INFAUNAL MANGROVE SWAMP FORAMINIFERA IN THE SETIU WETLAND, TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA

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Research Article| July 01, 2013 INFAUNAL MANGROVE SWAMP FORAMINIFERA IN THE SETIU WETLAND, TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA Stephen J. Culver; Stephen J. Culver 4 1Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA 4Correspondence author. E-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Eduardo Leorri; Eduardo Leorri 1Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar D. Reide Corbett; D. Reide Corbett 1Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA2Institute for Coastal Science and Policy, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar David J. Mallinson; David J. Mallinson 1Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Noor Azhar Mohd Shazili; Noor Azhar Mohd Shazili 3Institute of Oceanography, University Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Mohd Nasir Mohammad; Mohd Nasir Mohammad 3Institute of Oceanography, University Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Peter R. Parham; Peter R. Parham 3Institute of Oceanography, University Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Rosnan Yaacob Rosnan Yaacob 3Institute of Oceanography, University Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Stephen J. Culver 4 1Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA Eduardo Leorri 1Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA D. Reide Corbett 1Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA2Institute for Coastal Science and Policy, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA David J. Mallinson 1Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA Noor Azhar Mohd Shazili 3Institute of Oceanography, University Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia Mohd Nasir Mohammad 3Institute of Oceanography, University Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia Peter R. Parham 3Institute of Oceanography, University Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia Rosnan Yaacob 3Institute of Oceanography, University Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia 4Correspondence author. E-mail: [e-mail] Publisher: Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research Received: 31 Jul 2012 Accepted: 26 Feb 2013 First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-264X Print ISSN: 0096-1191 © 2013 Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research Journal of Foraminiferal Research (2013) 43 (3): 262–279. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.43.3.262 Article history Received: 31 Jul 2012 Accepted: 26 Feb 2013 First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Stephen J. Culver, Eduardo Leorri, D. Reide Corbett, David J. Mallinson, Noor Azhar Mohd Shazili, Mohd Nasir Mohammad, Peter R. Parham, Rosnan Yaacob; INFAUNAL MANGROVE SWAMP FORAMINIFERA IN THE SETIU WETLAND, TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA. Journal of Foraminiferal Research 2013;; 43 (3): 262–279. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.43.3.262 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyJournal of Foraminiferal Research Search Advanced Search Abstract The distribution and abundance of live (rose Bengal-stained) and dead infaunal foraminifera have been documented in short cores taken at four locations representing a narrow range of salinity settings in the mangrove swamps of the Setiu wetland, Terengganu, peninsular Malaysia. Cores were taken at mud-rich sites, two in the mid-swamp and two in the high swamp, from mainland-fringing mangrove swamps characterized by generally sandy substrates. Twenty-four taxa were recorded as live. Of these, two were restricted to the mid-swamp, eight were restricted to the high swamp, seven were restricted to shallow-infaunal depths (0–16 cm), and three were restricted to deep-infaunal depths (>16 cm). Thirteen taxa occurred both shallow and deep infaunally and 13 occurred at both high- and mid-swamp sites. Only six taxa, Ammobaculites exiguus, Bruneica clypea, Caronia exilis, Haplophragmoides wilberti, Siphotrochammina lobata, and Trochammina inflata were found live in all four cores.The down-core patterns of foraminiferal data in high swamp core SET10 SET1, high-swamp core SET09 TR2 15A and mid-swamp core SET09 TR3 7A are not significantly impacted by deep-infaunal contribution, down-core taphonomic loss, or bioturbation. This suggests that all three cores could record sea-level changes. In contrast, mid-swamp core SET 09 TR1 7A exhibits significant enrichment of down-core assemblages by deep-infaunal foraminifera and extensive down-core taphonomic loss of tests, thus precluding its use for sea-level reconstructions.It is arguable whether the basis for down-core sea-level reconstructions should be surface samples of transects across the mangrove swamp because an average of only 7% of the total number of live foraminifera in the four cores occurs in the 0–2 cm depth interval; most of the standing crop occurs in the 0–16 cm interval. However, because all abundant taxa occur both shallow (<16 cm) and deep (>16 cm) infaunally and assemblages in the 0–2 cm interval are very similar to those in the 0–16 cm interval, down-core sea-level reconstructions based on 0–2 cm surface samples, with a calculated error range of ca ±18 cm, could be attempted. Thus, it is possible that a sea-level signal could be preserved in foraminiferal assemblages from the mangrove swamps of Setiu, Malaysia, albeit with a relatively low resolution. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.