Diversity of Macroalgae - The Journal of Tropical Life Science
Diversity of Macroalgae - The Journal of Tropical Life Science
Diversity of Macroalgae - The Journal of Tropical Life Science
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doi: 10.11594/jtls.06.02.06
Diversity of Macroalgae in Kasiak Gadang Island Nirwana Beach, Padang - West Sumatra,
Indonesia
Faisal Hadi*, Indra Junaidi Zakaria, Zuhri Syam
Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
ABSTRACT
This study had been conducted in October November 2014. This study aims to know about the diversity of
macroalgae in Kasiak Gadang Island, Nirwana Beach, Padang, West Sumatra Indonesia. The method used in this
research is line and belt transect. The result of this study is five species of macroalgae founded on this island.
There are Padine minor, Sargassum crassifolium, Sargassum cristaefolium, Turbinaria decurrens, and Halimeda
sp. Based on relative density, P. minor had 67.15% at Station I and 51.72% at Station II. S. crassifolium had
83.52% at Station III. T. decurrens had 50.86% at Station IV. The index of diversity of macroalgae in Kasiak
Gadang Island is about 0.48 1.27. According to the diversity index criteria, macroalgae diversity in this island is
considered being in low.
Keywords: Diversity, index of diversity, Kasiak Gadang Island, macroalgae, Nirwana Beach
INTRODUCTION
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How to cite:
Hadi F, Zakaria IJ, Syam Z (2016) Diversity of macroalgae in
Kasiak Gadang Island Nirwana Beach, Padang - West Sumatra,
Indonesia. J. Trop. Life. Science 6 (2): 97 100.
H : Index of diversity
pi : ni/N
ni : Quantity of species individual of the it
species
N : Quantity of total individual
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Figure 4. Diversity index of macroalgae in Kasiak Gadang Island, Nirwana Beach, Padang
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