Abstract:
The study of chlorophyll a and plant biomass allocation was conducted on Cryptocoryne
cordata at the stream and swamp habitats at Lata Belatan, Terengganu in May and
September 2007. The value of chlorophyll a at the stream populations range from 12.38 ±
4.65 µg/ml to 28.65 ± 4.65 µg/ml per plant in the dry seasons and 9.33 ± 7.40 µg/ml to
31.31 ± 7.40 µg/ml per plant in the wet seasons while at the swamp area, the chlorophyll
a value range from 7.47 ± 6.49 µg/ml to 31.79 ± 6.49 µg/ml per plant in the dry seasons
and 8.54 ± 5.38 µg/ml to 27.52 ± 5.38 µg/ml per plant in the wet season. T-test paired
two samples shows that there were no significant different between stream and swamp
area in the dry seasons (a =0.05 > 0.020) and significant different in the wet seasons for
chlorophyll a value (a =0.05 < 0.177).
