Anita, Muli and Jongkar, Grinang and Cindy, Peter and Jacqleen, Mik and Lee, Nyanti and Ling, Teck Yee and Sim, Siong Fong (2024) MACROFAUNA. In: BALEH : Heart of Sarawak’s Wilderness. Life from Headwaters to the Coast . UNIMAS Publisher, Sarawak Energy Berhad and Natural History Publications (Borneo) Sdn. Bhd., pp. 69-76. ISBN 978-967-0054-70-4
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Abstract
MACROFAUNA (comprising crustaceans, mollusks, aquatic insects and annelids) constitute an important ecological community in the Baleh basin, regulating ecosystem functions through their activities in nutrient cycles, decomposition and food chains. They occupy a wide range of habitats and show tolerance limit to disturbance and pollution, and therefore, serve as useful biological indicators for stream health assessments. The first major collection of macrofauna made in the Rajang basin was in 2004, which recorded a total of 119 genera comprising marine and freshwater taxa. The survey did not include the Baleh basin.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Macrofauna, regulating ecosystem, marine and freshwater taxa. |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QL Zoology |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation |
| Depositing User: | Peter |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Oct 2024 02:01 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Oct 2024 02:01 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46281 |
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