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Pengaruh Intensitas Cahaya Terhadap Kelimpahan Zooxanthellae Pada Karang Bercabang (Acropora Sp.) Di Perairan Pulau Pagang, Sumatera Barat
Zooxanthellae are symbiotic microalgae that live within coral tissue, playing a vital role in photosynthesis and providing energy to the coral through their metabolic products. The abundance of Zooxanthellae in coral can be influenced by various environmental factors, one of which is light intensity. The aim of this study was to determine the abundance of Zooxanthellae in branching corals (Acropora sp.) based on different light intensities and to analyze the effect of light intensity on the abundance of Zooxanthellae in branching corals (Acropora sp.). This research was conducted in May 2025 at Pagang Island Waters, West Sumatra. The method used in this research is the field experiment method. The coral colonies that were the objects of the research were given 4 treatments which aimed to obtain various light intensities for the samples. The results of this study indicate that there are differences in the abundance of Zooxanthellae in branching corals (Acropora sp.) based on different light intensities. The average abundance of Zooxanthellae in treatment 1 (control = 694-702 µE/m2s) was 9,961,707 cells/cm2, in treatment 2
(200 µE/m2s) was 5,715,698 cells/cm2, in treatment 3 (100 µE/m2s) was 3,589,326 cells/cm2, and in treatment 4 (0 µE/m2s) was 1,530,447 cells/cm2. Based on the results of this study, it also shows that there is a very strong influence between light intensity and the abundance of Zooxanthellae in branching corals (Acropora sp.).
Keywords: Zooxanthellae, light intensity, abundance, branching coral (Acropora sp.), field experiment.
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