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Author: Waheed, Zarinah
Title: Patterns of coral species richness and reef connectivity in Malaysia Issue Date: 2016-11-22
Patterns of coral species richness and
reef connectivity in Malaysia
Waheed, Z.
Patterns of coral species richness and reef connectivity in Malaysia PhD thesis, Leiden University
Cover design: Yee Wah Lau Printed by: Gildeprint, Enschede ISBN: 978 94 6233 460 1
© 2016 by Z. Waheed, all rights reserved.
Funding. This thesis was accomplished with financial support from the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, with additional support from Universiti Malaysia Sabah, WWF-Malaysia, the A.M. Buitendijkfonds, and TREUB-maatschappij (Society for the Advancement of Research in the Tropics).
Disclaimer. Following the recommendation of Article 8.2 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, I declare that this publication is not issued for public and permanent scientific record, or for purposes of zoological nomenclature, and therefore not published within the meaning of the Code.
Patterns of coral species richness and reef connectivity in Malaysia
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van de Rector Magnificus prof. mr. C.J.J.M. Stolker,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op dinsdag 22 november 2016
klokke 13:45
door Zarinah Waheed
geboren te Kota Kinabalu, Maleisië in 1978
Promotiecommissie
Prof. dr. L.M. Chou (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Prof. dr. M. Schilthuizen (Universiteit Leiden & Naturalis Biodiversity Center) Prof. dr. H.P. Spaink (Universiteit Leiden)
Prof. dr. P.C. van Welzen (Universiteit Leiden & Naturalis Biodiversity Center) Dr. F. Benzoni (University of Milano-Bicoca, Italy)
Dr. C.H.J.M. Fransen (Naturalis Biodiversity Center) Promoter
Prof. dr. E. Gittenberger (Universiteit Leiden & Naturalis Biodiversity Center) Copromoter
Dr. B.W. Hoeksema (Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
For my parents
Contents
Chapter 1 General Introduction 9
Chapter 2 A tale of two winds: species richness patterns of reef corals around the Semporna peninsula, Malaysia
29
Chapter 3 Coral reefs at the northernmost tip of Borneo: an assessment of scleractinian species richness patterns and reef benthos assemblages
49
Chapter 4 Diversity patterns of scleractinian corals at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, in relation to depth and exposure
77
Chapter 5 Scleractinian corals (Fungiidae, Agariciidae and Euphylliidae) of Pulau Layang-Layang, Spratly Islands, with a note on Pavona maldivensis (Gardiner, 1906)
97
Chapter 6 Reef coral species richness gradient across Malaysia 129
Chapter 7 Connectivity of reef invertebrate populations in Malaysia:
perspectives of a mushroom coral, a blue seastar and a boring giant clam
161
References 193
Affiliation of co-authors 219
Summary 221
Nederlandse samenvatting 225
Ringkasan Bahasa Malaysia 229
Acknowledgements 233
Curriculum vitae 235
Publications 237
