Coastal Survey Data for The Study Area (Historic Data and BMT, May – December 2002)
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Group |
SWIMS 1994 (San Tau) |
Mott Connell 2000 (San Tau) |
BMT, June – July 2002 (San Tau) |
BMT, June 2002 (Tung Chung) |
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FLORA |
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Backshore |
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Agave angustifolia |
N/A |
Present |
/ |
/ |
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Caesalpinia crista |
N/A |
Present |
/ |
/ |
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Celtis biondii |
N/A |
Present |
/ |
/ |
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Cerbera manghas |
/ |
/ |
/ |
Present |
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Clerodendrum inerme |
/ |
/ |
/ |
Present |
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Hibiscus tiliaceus |
N/A |
Present |
Present |
Present |
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Limonium sinensis |
N/A |
Present |
Present |
/ |
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Opuntia sp. |
N/A |
Present |
/ |
/ |
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Pandanus tectorus (P. odoratissimus) |
N/A |
Present |
Present |
Present |
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Scaevola taccada |
/ |
/ |
Present |
Present |
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Sesuvium portulacastrum |
N/A |
Present |
Present |
/ |
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Suaeda australis |
N/A |
Present |
Present |
Present |
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Thespesia populnea |
N/A |
Present |
Present |
Present |
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Zoysia sinica |
N/A |
Present |
Present |
Abundant |
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Acanthus ilicifolius |
/ |
/ |
/ |
Present |
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Mangroves |
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Aegiceras comiculatum |
N/A |
Present |
Frequent |
Frequent |
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Avicennia marina |
N/A |
Present |
Present |
Present |
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Bruguiera gymnorhiza |
N/A |
Present |
Present |
Present |
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Excoecaria agallocha |
N/A |
Present |
Present |
Present |
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Kandelia candel |
N/A |
Present |
Frequent |
Frequent |
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Seaweed |
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Colpomenia sinuosa |
N/A |
Abundant |
/ |
/ |
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Enteromorpha sp. |
N/A |
Abundant |
/ |
/ |
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Ulva sp. |
N/A |
Frequent |
/ |
/ |
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Seagrass |
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Halophila ovata |
N/A |
Present |
Present |
/ |
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Zostera |
N/A |
Present |
Present |
/ |
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FAUNA |
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Gastropoda |
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Batillaria multiformis |
Present |
Abundant |
Abundant |
Abundant |
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Batillaria zonalis |
Present |
Abundant |
Abundant |
Abundant |
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Cassidula sp. |
Present |
/ |
Present |
Present |
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Cerithidea djadjariensis |
/ |
/ |
Abundant |
Abundant |
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Clithon faba |
Present |
/ |
Present |
Present |
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Clithon oualaniensis |
Present |
Abundant |
Abundant |
Abundant |
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Littoraria ardouiniana |
Present |
/ |
Present |
Present |
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Littoraria articulata |
Present |
/ |
Present |
Present |
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Littoraria melanostoma |
Present |
/ |
Present |
Present |
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Lunella coronata |
/ |
Frequent |
/ |
/ |
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Monodonata australis |
/ |
Frequent |
/ |
/ |
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Monodonta labio |
Present |
/ |
Present |
Present |
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Nerita albicilla |
/ |
Frequent |
Frequent |
Frequent |
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Nerita striata |
/ |
/ |
Present |
Present |
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Nerita undata |
/ |
Abundant |
Present |
Present |
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Bivalvia |
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Brachidontes variabilis |
Present |
/ |
/ |
/ |
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Cyclina orientalis |
Present |
/ |
/ |
/ |
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Geloina erosa |
Present |
/ |
Present |
Frequent |
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Isognomon sp. |
Present |
/ |
/ |
/ |
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Saccostrea cucullata |
/ |
Abundant |
Present |
Frequent |
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Crustacea |
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Alpheus sp. |
Present |
/ |
/ |
/ |
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Chiromanthes bidens |
Present |
/ |
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Clibanarius sp. |
Present |
/ |
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Grapsidae sp. |
/ |
Frequent |
/ |
/ |
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Ligia exotica |
/ |
/ |
Present |
Present |
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Macrophthalmus spp. |
Present |
/ |
/ |
Present |
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Metoprograpsus frontalis |
Present |
/ |
/ |
/ |
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Pagurus sp. |
Present |
/ |
/ |
/ |
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Parasesama pictum |
Present |
/ |
/ |
/ |
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Penaeus spp. (juveniles) |
Present |
/ |
Present |
/ |
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Portunus pelagicus |
Present |
/ |
/ |
/ |
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Scylla serrata |
Present |
/ |
/ |
/ |
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Thalamita crenata |
Present |
/ |
/ |
/ |
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Uca chlorophthalmus |
Present |
/ |
Abundant |
Abundant |
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Uca lactea |
Present |
/ |
Present |
Abundant |
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Uca vocans |
Present |
/ |
/ |
/ |
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Merostomata |
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Tachypleus tridentatus |
Present |
Rare |
Frequent |
Present |
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Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda |
/ |
/ |
/ |
Rare |
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Pisces |
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Glosssogobius spp |
/ |
/ |
Present |
/ |
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Hemiramphus spp |
/ |
/ |
Present |
Present |
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Mugil |
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Cephalus cephalus |
/ |
/ |
/ |
Frequent |
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Periophthalmus cantonensis |
Present |
Frequent |
Frequent |
Frequent |
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Siganus spp |
/ |
/ |
/ |
Present |
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Therapon jarbua |
Present |
Frequent |
Frequent |
Frequent |
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Tridentiger trigoncephalus |
/ |
/ |
Present |
/ |
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Unidentified goby |
Present |
/ |
/ |
/ |
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Nudibranch |
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Unidentified nudibranch |
/ |
/ |
/ |
Present |
Source: BMT (2002)
Notes: Order of relative abundance: Abundant > Frequent > Present > Rare (“/” signifies ‘not present’)