Reef foraminifera as bioindicators of coral reef health in southern South China Sea

Abstract Pulau Tioman is a famous tourist island off Peninsular Malaysia with beautiful coral reefs. This study aims to assess the health of the coral reefs surrounding Pulau Tioman based on the application of the Foraminifera in Reef Assessment and Monitoring Index (FI). Ten sampling sites around P...

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Main Authors: Aishah Norashikin Abdul A’ziz, Fatin Izzati Minhat, Hui-Juan Pan, Hasrizal Shaari, Wan Nurzalia Wan Saelan, Nazihah Azmi, Omar Abdul Rahman Abdul Manaf, Md Nizam Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88404-3