Photographic assessment of coral stress: Effect of low salinity to Acropora sp. Goniopora sp. and Pavona sp. at Sichang Island, Thailand

Sompop Rungsupa, Petchporn Chawakitchareon, Aran Hansuebsai, Shiori Sasaki, Yasushi Kiyoki

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Abstract

Three species of corals at Sichang Island i.e. Acropora sp. Goniopora sp. and Pavona sp. were subjected to a stress test with low salinity and normal salinity at concentration 10, 20 and 30 psu, respectively. Under water photograph and eye observation of coral activity were recorded at 12, 24 and 48 hours. The entropy or surface roughness and percent polyp activity were analyzed with comparison to eye observation of coral activity. The experiment was carried out under continuously water temperature and underwater light intensity controlled. The results indicated that “Healthy” entropy values for Acropora sp. are 1.57-1.62 and for Goniopora sp. are 4.26-4.46. In contrast, for Pavona sp., short polyp coral, there was no “Healthy” entropy value resulted from any photographic assessment in this study. The “Healthy” value of Acropora sp. evaluated from percent active polyp was more than 52.4. For conclusion, The Entropy and percent active polyp values were suitable tools for Acropora sp. and Pavona sp., a short polyp coral’s healthy identification. Whereas the eye observation of coral activity both percent polyp extend and percent polyp long was suitable for Goniopora sp., a long polyp coral.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInformation Modelling and Knowledge Bases XXIX
EditorsBernhard Thalheim, Hannu Jaakkola, Virach Sornlertlamvanich, Yasushi Kiyoki, Aran Hansuebsai, Chawan Koopipat, Petchporn Chawakitchareon, Naofumi Yoshida
PublisherIOS Press
Pages137-148
Number of pages12
ISBN (Electronic)9781614998334
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event27th International Conference on Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases, EJC 2017 - Krabi, Thailand
Duration: 2017 Jun 52017 Jun 9

Publication series

NameFrontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
Volume301
ISSN (Print)0922-6389

Conference

Conference27th International Conference on Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases, EJC 2017
Country/TerritoryThailand
CityKrabi
Period17/6/517/6/9

Keywords

  • Coral stress
  • Pavona sp
  • Photographic assessment
  • Salinity Acropora sp. Goniopora sp

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence

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