GASTROPODS COMMUNITIES IN THE MANGROVE ECOSYSTEM WAISISIL BEACH SAPARUA DISTRICT MALUKU

  • Lady Tetelepta Universitas Pattimura
Keywords: gastropods, mangroves, ecosystem.

Abstract

The gastropods community in the mangrove ecosystem on the Waisisil beach, Saparua District, Maluku consists of 14 gastropod species, namely Clypeomorus batillariaeformis, Cypraea annulus, C. moneta, Hebra corticata, Littorina scabra, Morula margariticola, Nasarius olivaceus, Natica euzona, Nerita chamaeleon, N, signata, Otoplueura auriscati, Pyrene ocellata, Strombus labiatus, Terebralia sulcata. The species with the highest number of individuals was C. batillariaeformis and the species with the lowest number of individuals was C. annulus. The gastropod community in the mangrove ecosystem on the Waisisil beach has a species diversity index (H') = 1.8, evenness index (E) = 0.7, and dominance index (D) = 0.3.

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Published
2019-09-25
How to Cite
Tetelepta, Lady. 2019. “GASTROPODS COMMUNITIES IN THE MANGROVE ECOSYSTEM WAISISIL BEACH SAPARUA DISTRICT MALUKU”. RUMPHIUS Pattimura Biological Journal 1 (2), 063-065. https://doi.org/10.30598/rumphiusv1i2p063-065.