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Biomass Determination of Corals in Artificial Reefs in Northwest of the Persian Gulf (Bahrekan)
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Fariba Heidari   , Ahmad Savari , Simin Dehghan Madiseh , Mohamad Bagher Nabavi |
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| This study was carried out in order to biomass determination of stony and soft corals in 7 and 6 year old
artificial substrate in Bahrekan coastal water in Northwest of the Persian Gulf. Seasonal sampling from 4
stations was done by SCUBA diving from May 2009 to February 2010. The samples were randomly
obtained by using quadrates of 0.25×0.25 m. Determination of wet weight showed that these artificial reefs
were strongly dominated by soft corals. Moreover, total biomass of cnidarians did not shown any
significant differences for the sampling months (P<0.05). Biomass of soft corals shows that this
substratum provide optimum conditions required for successful colonization, which include spatial
orientation, an adequate light regime and exposure to flow. |
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| Keywords: Artificial habitats, Biomass, Corals, Persian Gulf. |
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Type of Study: Research/ Original/ Regular Article |
Received: 2012/12/11 | Revised: 2012/12/12 | Accepted: 2013/09/22 | ePublished: 2013/09/22
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