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Journal Article 
Sedimentation Impacts on the Growth Rates of the Scleractinian Coral Acropora formosa from Fringing Reefs of Tioman Island, Malaysia 
Nakajima, R; Yoshida, T; Fuchinoue, Y; Okashita, T; Maekawa, T; Kushairi, MRM; Othman, BHR; Toda, T 
2013 
0 
Sains Malaysiana
ISSN: 0126-6039 
42 
9 
1201-1205 
WOS:000322814900001 
The rates of sedimentation and growth of the branching coral Acropora formosa at Marine Park, Tulai and Renggis reefs in Tioman Island, Malaysia were surveyed between November 2000 and October 2001. The sedimentation rates were measured using sediment traps and the coral growth rates were measured using digital photography and computer image analysis. The rates of sedimentation at Marine Park (17.3 +/- 18.7 mg dry weight cm(-2) d(-1)) were 5.0 times higher than the Tulai site and 11.4 times higher than the Renggis site. In contrast, both the linear extension (3.9 +/- 0.9 mm month-1) and areal growth rates (3.9 +/- 1.7 cm(2) month(-1)) of A. formosa at Marine Park were significantly less than at Tulai and Renggis. The higher sedimentation and consequent lowered light levels at Marine Park may have resulted in the lower growth of the Acropora corals. 
Branching coral; linear extension growth; sedimentation; Tioman Island