Publication Date:
2021-05-19
Description:
Persian Gulf waters (Hormuzgan Province) were studied from seasonally to determine the
best locations for installation of artificial reefs. The area was stratified for 10 transects and
each transect was divided into three stations: Station 1 for waters below 10m, station 2 for
waters between 10 and 20m and station 3 for waters between 20 and 30m deep. Habitats of
fauna and flora including communities of corals, seaweeds, sea cucumbers and sea grasses
and sedimentation depth through scuba diving were studied in each transect and sub-transects. Sea grass communities existed in some spots within station 1 in Bandar Mesan, Bandar
Lengeh, Kish Island and Bandar Chirooyeh transects, while for station 2, sea grasses were
absent from Chirooyeh transect and present in Bandar Mesan, Bandar Kong and Kish Island
transects. Also, seaweed habitats existed in station 1 in Bandar Mesan transect and some areas
in Bandar Lengeh transect. Study of coral and sea cucumber communities indicated existence
of Acropora sp. habitats in Bahman jetty, Bandar Mesan and Bandar Bostaneh transects,
Porites sp. habitat in Hengam Island transect, Holothuria sp. habitats in Bandar Mesan and
Bandar Lengeh transects and Stichopus sp. habitat in Hengam Island transect. All of these
habitats were located in station 1 and had patchy distribution which was drawn in GIS
software. Calculated sedimentation depth using degree scale in different transects
demonstrated statistically significant differences between station 1 in Bandar Salakh transect
and the same stations in other transects, also between station 2 and station 3 in other transects
(P〈0.05). The result of sedimentation depth assessment showed that station 2 in Bandar
Lengeh area up to Hendurabi Island were better for artificial reefs installation compared to
south of Gheshm Island with the exception of Bandar Kong and Bandar Chirooyeh transects.
Description:
Published
Keywords:
Artificial reefs
;
Placement
;
GIS
;
Sea grass
;
Biotic
;
Communities
;
Water
;
Seaweed
;
Sea Cucumber
;
Coral
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
Journal Contribution
,
Refereed
Format:
pp.9-16
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