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Pulau Hantu Coral Reef Survey Data

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2003

Site name: Hantu West (HW2) Date: 09 July 2003
Shallow transect depth: 0.0m Deep transect depth: 3.0m

GCRMN Benthic Summary

Replicate: 5 x 20m

Collected by NUS Marine Bio Lab

Benthic Lifeform Categories

Codes

% cover-crest

Subtotal-crest

% cover-deep

Subtotal-deep

Live coral

Acropora

Branching

ACB

0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00

Encrusting

ACE

0.00 0.00

Submassive

ACS

0.00 0.00

Digitate

ACD

0.00 0.00

Tabulate

ACT

0.00 0.00

Non-Acr

Branching

CB

0.00
13.29
0.00 1.03

Encrusting

CE

1.95 0.20

Foliose

CF

5.29 0.75

Massive

CM

5.07 0.00

Submassive

CS

0.85 0.04

Mushroom

CMR

0.14 0.04

Millepora

CME

0.00 0.00

Heliopora

CHL

0.00 0.00

Dead coral

Dead coral

DC

0.00
17.31
0.00 22.78

Dead coral with algae

DCA

17.31 22.78

Other Fauna

Soft coral

SC

0.00
8.43
0.00 0.23

Sponge

SP

7.30 0.19

Zoanthid

ZO

0.15 0.00

Others

OT

0.99 0.04

Algae

Algal assemblage

AA

4.66
16.34
0.00 14.43

Coralline algae

CA

0.24 14.43

Halimeda

HA

0.00 0.00

Macroalgae

MA

11.32 0.00

Turf algae

TA

0.12 0.00

Abiotic

Sand

S

15.43
44.62
0.00 61.53

Rubble

R

20.33 28.34

Silt

SI

8.86 33.19

Rock

RCK

0.00 0.00

Total

100.00

100.00

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Site name: Hantu West (HW1) Date: 30 June 2003
Shallow transect depth: 0.0m Deep transect depth: 3.0m

GCRMN Benthic Summary

Replicate: 5 x 20m

Collected by NUS Marine Bio Lab

Benthic Lifeform Categories

Codes

% cover-crest

Subtotal-crest

% cover-deep

Subtotal-deep

Live coral

Acropora

Branching

ACB

0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00

Encrusting

ACE

0.00 0.00

Submassive

ACS

0.00 0.00

Digitate

ACD

0.00 0.00

Tabulate

ACT

0.00 0.00

Non-Acr

Branching

CB

18.38
43.20
0.00 16.83

Encrusting

CE

0.75 0.27

Foliose

CF

15.57 2.27

Massive

CM

1.87 0.18

Submassive

CS

5.86 0.00

Mushroom

CMR

0.77 14.12

Millepora

CME

0.00 0.00

Heliopora

CHL

0.00 0.00

Dead coral

Dead coral

DC

0.00
37.49
0.00 8.71

Dead coral with algae

DCA

37.49 8.71

Other Fauna

Soft coral

SC

0.00
1.39
0.00 0.37

Sponge

SP

0.23 0.18

Zoanthid

ZO

0.00 0.00

Others

OT

1.16 0.18

Algae

Algal assemblage

AA

1.68
3.08
0.00 3.07

Coralline algae

CA

0.56 3.07

Halimeda

HA

0.00 0.00

Macroalgae

MA

0.84 0.00

Turf algae

TA

0.00 0.00

Abiotic

Sand

S

0.13
14.84
1.32 71.02

Rubble

R

14.00 69.63

Silt

SI

0.71 0.07

Rock

RCK

0.00 0.00

Total

100.00

100.00

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Site name: Pulau Hantu (H1) Date: 11 June 2003
Shallow transect depth: 0.0m Deep transect depth: 3.0m

GCRMN Benthic Summary

Replicate: 5 x 20m

Collected by NUS Marine Bio Lab

Benthic Lifeform Categories

Codes

% cover-crest

Subtotal-crest

% cover-deep

Subtotal-deep

Live coral

Acropora

Branching

ACB

0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00

Encrusting

ACE

0.00 0.00

Submassive

ACS

0.00 0.00

Digitate

ACD

0.00 0.00

Tabulate

ACT

0.00 0.00

Non-Acr

Branching

CB

0.00
8.57
0.00 5.49

Encrusting

CE

0.46 1.08

Foliose

CF

4.01 2.40

Massive

CM

2.99 2.01

Submassive

CS

0.87 0.00

Mushroom

CMR

0.24 0.00

Millepora

CME

0.00 0.00

Heliopora

CHL

0.00 0.00

Dead coral

Dead coral

DC

0.00
18.54
0.00 10.96

Dead coral with algae

DCA

18.54 10.96

Other Fauna

Soft coral

SC

0.00
5.78
0.00 0.56

Sponge

SP

4.15 0.23

Zoanthid

ZO

0.23 0.00

Others

OT

1.40 0.33

Algae

Algal assemblage

AA

7.60
11.46
0.87 3.46

Coralline algae

CA

0.07 2.19

Halimeda

HA

0.00 0.00

Macroalgae

MA

3.79 0.40

Turf algae

TA

0.00 0.00

Abiotic

Sand

S

7.52
55.65
2.98 79.53

Rubble

R

36.60 43.01

Silt

SI

11.53 33.54

Rock

RCK

0.00 0.00

Total

100.00

100.00

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Site name: Pulau Hantu (H2) Date: 16 May 2003
Shallow transect depth: 0.0m Deep transect depth: 3.0m

GCRMN Benthic Summary

Replicate: 5 x 20m

Collected by NUS Marine Bio Lab

Benthic Lifeform Categories

Codes

% cover-crest

Subtotal-crest

% cover-deep

Subtotal-deep

Live coral

Acropora

Branching

ACB

0.00
0.51
0.00 0.00

Encrusting

ACE

0.00 0.00

Submassive

ACS

0.00 0.00

Digitate

ACD

0.00 0.00

Tabulate

ACT

0.51 0.00

Non-Acr

Branching

CB

2.21
46.26
0.00 26.22

Encrusting

CE

0.98 2.29

Foliose

CF

27.90 17.90

Massive

CM

3.72 2.84

Submassive

CS

10.29 2.35

Mushroom

CMR

1.16 0.84

Millepora

CME

0.00 0.00

Heliopora

CHL

0.00 0.00

Dead coral

Dead coral

DC

0.00
22.36
0.00 29.57

Dead coral with algae

DCA

22.36 29.57

Other Fauna

Soft coral

SC

0.00
4.49
0.00 1.53

Sponge

SP

3.15 0.70

Zoanthid

ZO

0.61 0.00

Others

OT

0.73 0.83

Algae

Algal assemblage

AA

5.42
12.84
3.01 4.42

Coralline algae

CA

0.00 0.43

Halimeda

HA

0.00 0.00

Macroalgae

MA

7.41 0.98

Turf algae

TA

0.00 0.00

Abiotic

Sand

S

0.00
13.54
0.08 38.26

Rubble

R

11.29 27.96

Silt

SI

2.25 10.22

Rock

RCK

0.00 0.00

Total

100.00

100.00

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Site name: Pulau Hantu west fringing reef Date: 9 March 2003
Shallow transect depth: 3.0m Deep transect depth: 7.0m
Scientific Officer: Jani  
Data collected by Reef Friends, Blue Water Volunteers

Benthic Data
Lifeform Shallow- Percentage cover (%) Deep (%)
HC

61.25

9.38
SC 1.88 0.625
RKC 0 0
NIA 0 0
SP 0.63 0.63
RC 13.13 3.75
RB 10.63 21.25
SD 11.88 63.75
SI 0.63 0.63
OT 0 0

Number of Reef Check Target Fish and Invertebrates over four 20m transects

Fish Shallow Deep
Butterflyfish 22 8
Sweetlips 0 0
Barramundi Cod 0 0
Other Groupers (>30cm) 0 0
Napolean Wrasse 0 0
Bumphead parrotfish 0 0
Other parrotfish (>20cm) 0 0
Moray eels 0 0
Snapper 4 0

Invertebrates Shallow Deep
Banded coral shrimp
0 2
Diadema urchin 0 0
Pencil urchin 0 0
Sea cucumber 0 0
Crown of Thorns 0 0
Giant clam 0 0
Triton shell 0 0
Tripnustes 0 0
Lobster 0 0

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2000

Site name: Pulau Hantu (H1) Date: 28 August 2000
Shallow transect depth: 0m crest

GCRMN Benthic Summary

Replicate: 5 x 20m

Collected by Jeffrey Low & Karenne Tun

Benthic Lifeform Categories

Codes

% cover-crest

Subtotal-crest

   

Live coral

Acropora

Branching

ACB

0.00
0.00
   

Encrusting

ACE

0.00
 

Submassive

ACS

0.00
 

Digitate

ACD

0.00
 

Tabulate

ACT

0.00
 

Non-Acr

Branching

CB

0.00
5.69
   

Encrusting

CE

0.00
 

Foliose

CF

1.87
 

Massive

CM

2.33
 

Submassive

CS

1.06
 

Mushroom

CMR

0.43
 

Millepora

CME

0.00
 

Heliopora

CHL

0.00
 

Dead coral

Dead coral

DC

0.00
24.13