THE ABUNDANCE OF MUD CRAB (Scylla serrata FORSKAL, 1775) IN SUNGAI PISANG MANGROVE FOREST, PADANG CITY, WEST SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Journal Title: World Journal of Pharmaceutical and life sciences - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Mud Crab (Scylla serrata Forskal 1775) is an animal that live in the mangrove forest region. This study aims to know and to analyze abundance the population of mud crab (Scylla serrata Forskal 1775) at the Sungai Pisang mangrove forest, Padang City, West Sumatera, Indonesia. This study has been done in May 2017. The methods was survey with taking sample purposively random sampling. There are three stations for fields were used, and each of station was placed randomly five unit traps in size 40 x 20 cm with fish head and chicken entrails for baits. The highest abundance is at station 1 with 10 individuals in 20 work units, while for station 2 with 6 individuals in 20 work units and for station 3 with 6 individuals in 20 work units, respectively, but there were not significant (P>0.05) between stations.
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Dr. Indra Junaidi Zakaria
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