Mohd. Rozali Othman
School of Chemical Science and Food Technology,
School of Environmental Science and Natural Resource, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia-43600, Bangi, Malaysia
Abdullah Samat
School of Environmental Science and Natural Resource, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia-43600, Bangi, Malaysia
Lim Sun Hoo
School of Environmental Science and Natural Resource, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia-43600, Bangi, Malaysia
ABSTRACT
Determination of bed-sediment quality and macrobenthos abundant were carried out in Labu River System and two selected sites in Langat River. The study area is situated in Langat Basin which has a total area of 2938 km2 . Identification and quantitative analysis revealed that only macrobenthos from the family of Tubificidae was dominating along the rivers. Tubificidae was strong correlated (r=0.97) with sediment grain size 125-63 μm compared to 63-38 μm (r=0.90) and < 38 μm (r=0.81). High correlation (r=0.82) was observed between Tubificidae abundant and organic content in the bed-sediments. Labu River System and selected sites in Langat River were polluted with organic constituent for a long period of time based on quantity of Tubificidae acquired.
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Mohd. Rozali Othman, Abdullah Samat and Lim Sun Hoo, 2002. The Effect of Bed-Sediment Quality on Distribution of Macrobenthos in Labu River System and Selected Sites in Langat River, Malaysia. Journal of Biological Sciences, 2: 32-34.
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2002.32.34
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2002.32.34
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2002.32.34
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2002.32.34
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