marine life in singapore (east and ne)
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Introducing some of the marine life that can be found along the Eastern and Northeastern coast of Singapore. - Pasir Ris, Chek Jawa (Pulau Ubin), Changi, Tanah Merah / East Coast Park beachTRANSCRIPT
Marine Life in SingaporeAre you sure?
Singapore: Overview2012 statistics:
Land area: 715.8 sq km
Territorial seas: 700 - 750 sq km
36 islands
about 20 submerged reefs
Southern ReefsTaken from Neo & Todd (2012) Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
Southern Reefs (Colour coded)
Taken from Coral Reefs of Singapore, http://coralreef.nus.edu.sg/map.htm
Northeastern ShoresTaken from http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/marinefish/text/117d.htm
Singapore’s Biodiversity
Estimate of over 40,000 species
More species are being discovered / re-discovered
Species found only in Singapore
Info taken from Living in a Garden: The Greening of Singapore (2013)
Singapore’s Biodiversity
vascular plants 3,971
lichens 296
mammals 52
birds 364
reptiles 103
amphibians 28
butterflies 301
dragonflies 127
freshwater fish 66
reef fish 107
gobies 149
hard corals 255
sponges ~200
molluscs 1,264
echinoderms 90
seagrass 12
Info taken from Living in a Garden: The Greening of Singapore (2013)
East Coast Park beach / Tanah Merah
Otters!YouTube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcxVlOgQwjk
Hermit crabs
Dubious nerite snails on seagrass
Sheltered place for juvenile fish
Shrimps
Broad-nose halfbeak
Ghost crab
Pasir Ris Mangrove
Map of Pasir Ris Park
Tree climbing
crabs(Vinegar crabs)
Mating tree-climbing crabs
Face-band crab
Giant mudskipper
Dog-faced water snake
Burrowing snake-eel
Fishing spider
Heavy jumper spider
Buffy fish owl
Oriental pied hornbill
Cicada
Pasir Ris Beach
OttersYouTube links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43cONZY5fjs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Wl-g-_IHw
Zebra corals
Flower crab
Glass anemone
Mantis shrimp
Black eel-tail catfish
Smooth seagrass octopus
Cake seastar
Snapping shrimp
Estuarine seahorse
Mudskipper
Dog-faced water snake
Sand bubbler crab
Soldier crab
Changi Beach
Orange-striped hermit crab
Pink warty sea cucumber
Biscuit seastar on seagrass
Coastal horseshoe crab
Big-head seagrass octopus
Fire worm (dead)
Solitary tubeworm
Estuarine seahorse
Spiky sea pen (damaged by rusting fishing
hook)
Chek JawaPulau Ubin
Map of Chek Jawa
Easy for families
Many things to see at
different tide timings
Blue-spotted mudskipper
Mud lobster
Smooth coated otter
Long tailed macaque
White bellied sea eagle
Seagrass meadow
(Dugong feeding trails!)
Why a need to conserve?
Food (For humans and other animals)
Why a need to conserve?
Education, Outreach and Research
Why a need to conserve?
Nature’s classroom
Why a need to conserve?
Future generations to enjoy and appreciate
Why a need to conserve?
Nature’s environment indicators
ThreatsSedimentation
Land reclamation, dredging…
Accidental oil spills
Human impact
Fishing, Recreational, tourist-related, boats… etc
Climate change
Mass coral bleaching, mass death… etc