Abstract:
A study on the zooplankton collected by cost-effective light traps near a coral reef was
conducted in Teluk Bakau, Pulau Redang. In Experiment A, a light trap with white LEDs
was deployed weekly over the course of one month. The third quarter of the moon phase
recorded 13 taxa of zooplankton whereas only four taxa of zooplankton were trapped
during full moon. Consequently, zooplankton diversity was highest during the third
quarter (0.5732) and lowest during full moon (0.1121). A total of 13,446 individuals of
zooplankton were collected during the lunar cycle, of which 6,885 individuals were
collected during the new moon ( 51 % ). A low abundance of individuals was recorded
during full moon (1 % ). In Experiment B, colour LEDs ( white, green, yellow, red and
blue) were used.
