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Title: | Spatial and temporal patterns in the recruitment of the intertidal barnacle Chthamalus malayensis Pilsbry (Crustacea: Cirripedia) on the equatorial shores of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore | Authors: | Lee, W.-J. O'Riordan, R.M. Koh, L.L. |
Keywords: | Chthamalus malayensis Recruitment Spatial variation Temporal variation Tropics |
Issue Date: | 13-Jun-2006 | Citation: | Lee, W.-J., O'Riordan, R.M., Koh, L.L. (2006-06-13). Spatial and temporal patterns in the recruitment of the intertidal barnacle Chthamalus malayensis Pilsbry (Crustacea: Cirripedia) on the equatorial shores of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 333 (2) : 296-305. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2006.01.008 | Abstract: | Spatial and temporal variation in the recruitment of the intertidal barnacle Chthamalus malayensis was examined over one year (September 2003-August 2004) on the equatorial shores of southern Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. A nested sampling design was applied for the first time on these shores, over three spatial scales - hundreds of kilometres, kilometres to tens of kilometres and tens of metres - and temporal variation was determined through monthly sampling of recruits. Shores within 2° north of the equator on the East and West coasts of southern Peninsular Malaysia and the southern coast of Singapore were selected as study sites. Generally, all three coasts recruited throughout the year, with varying intensities. There was a clear regional pattern, where the largest number of recruits was found on the East Coast of Malaysia, and the least in Singapore. Analyses of variance (ANOVA) showed that variability occurred on the smallest scale, but only in nine of the twelve months examined, consequently resulting in significant temporal and spatial interaction. Calculated variance components indicated that small-scale variation accounted for most of the overall variability. The potential causes of the spatial and temporal patterns of C. malayensis recruitment, and implications on tropical-temperate comparisons will be discussed. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | Source Title: | Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/101705 | ISSN: | 00220981 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.01.008 |
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