PREDICTED IMPACTS TO MANGROVE AREA AT PULAU DUYONG, SABAH
The mangrove forest covers almost 70% of the coastal vegetation at Pulau Duyong, Sabah. The sheltered area of Terusan Duyong provided a conducive habitat for the mangroves to flourish and occupies almost the entire low lying areas of this island. The changes of coastal dynamics which is the increase in sea level can lead to changes in salinity, inundation area, current and wave patterns. Knowing the changes in these variables could affect the mangrove distribution on this island. A study has been conducted to predict the potential adverse impacts to mangrove area at Pulau Duyong in the years. It was estimated that the loss of mangrove area is about 133 ha, 508 ha, and 958 ha in the years of 2020, 2040 and 2060, respectively, due to inundation.
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The mangrove forest covers almost 70% of the coastal vegetation at Pulau Duyong, Sabah. The sheltered area of Terusan Duyong provided a conducive habitat for the mangroves to flourish and occupies almost the entire low lying areas of this island. The changes of coastal dynamics which is the increase in sea level can lead to changes in salinity, inundation area, current and wave patterns. Knowing the changes in these variables could affect the mangrove distribution on this island. A study has been conducted to predict the potential adverse impacts to mangrove area at Pulau Duyong in the years. It was estimated that the loss of mangrove area is about 133 ha, 508 ha, and 958 ha in the years of 2020, 2040 and 2060, respectively, due to inundation.
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Ikmalzatul Abdullah, Amri Md Shah, Nor Aslinda Awang, Mohd Radzi Abd Hamid, Lee Hin Lee. 2016. PREDICTED IMPACTS TO MANGROVE AREA AT PULAU DUYONG, SABAH. Digital NAHRIM Publication Repository.