Secondary Data Data Collection
roller meters each biota. Identification was done at 20 stations in marine conservation areas. Then record the types of corals that offensive line transect
with accuracy up to centimeters. These data to calculate a percentage value of percent coral cover with the classification of coral communities based lifeform.
List of classification of the basic components of reef communities based lifeform Table 5.
Table 5. Structur community of coral base on lifeform and code
Category Code
Note Acropora
Branching ACB
At least have 2 branching axial and radial coralit Encrusting
ACE Usually the basis of the immature form of Acropora
Submassive ACS
Upright with a shape like a wedge Digitake
ACD Branching, not more than 2 brach
Tabulate ACT
Shapes such as flat table Non-
Acropora Branching
CB At least have 2 branching axial and radial coralit
Encrusting CE
Colonies that adhere and encrust the substrate Foliose
CF Colony life-like in appearance or composed of
plattened sheets which may be fused or convoluted to form whorls
Massive CM
Colony is of generally solid construction and the same shape in all direction hemispherical in shape
Submassive CS
Colony has knobs Mushroom
CMR Unattached easily moved solitary fungiid coral
Heliopora CHL
Coral of the genus Heliopora Mellepora
CME Coral of the genus Millepora
Tabipora CTU
Forms such as small pipes Dead Coral
DC Recently dead coral which has a white
Dead Coral with Algae DCA
Dead coral with algae Soft Coral
SC Soft Coral
Sponge SP
Includes all sponge SP Zoanthidae
ZO Zooanthids organism Platythoa, Protoplatyhoa
Others OT
Anemon,tripang,gorgonian, kima Algae
Algae Assemlage AA
More than 1 spesies Coralline algae
CA Algae that have a limestone structure
Halimeda HA
Grassy brown meat, red Macro algae
MA Such as grass thick, brown, red
Turf algae TA
Algae with filamen Abiotik
Sand S
Sand Rubble
R Rubble, with small size
Silt SI
Muddy sand Water
W Water or gaps not more than 50 m
Rock RCK
Rock Sumber : English et al. 1977