Facies Analysis and Sedimentary Architecture of Hybrid Event Beds in Submarine Lobes: Insights from the Crocker Fan, NW Borneo, Malaysia

Hybrid event beds represent the combined effect of multiple geological processes, which result in complex depositional geometries and distinct facies distribution in marine environments. Previous work on hybrid event beds highlights the classification, origin, and types of hybrid facies. However, in the present study, we discuss the development of hybrid event beds in submarine lobes with an emphasis on the analysis of proximal to distal, frontal to lateral relationships and evolution during lobe progradation. Detailed geological fieldwork was carried out in the classical deep-marine Late Paleogene Crocker Fan to understand the relationship between the character of hybrid bed facies and lobe architecture. The results indicate that hybrid facies of massive or structureless sandstone with mud clasts, clean to muddy sand, and chaotic muddy sand with oversized sand patch alternations (H1–H3) are well developed in proximal to medial lobes, while distal lobes mainly contain parallel to cross-laminated clean to muddy hybrid facies (H3–H5). Furthermore, lateral lobes have less vertical thickness of hybrid beds than frontal lobes. The development of hybrid beds takes place in the lower part of the thickening upward sequence of lobe progradation, while lobe retrogradation contains hybrid facies intervals in the upper part of stratigraphy. Hence, the development of hybrid beds in submarine lobe systems has a significant impact on the characterization of heterogeneities in deep-marine petroleum reservoirs at sub-seismic levels.

Diversifikasi Produk Olahan Buah Mangrove Dau (Bruguiera Gymnoorhiza) Untuk Cake Gulmerda Dan Sirup Dau Di Desa Maitara Utara Kota Tidore Kepulauan

Mangrove forests are biological resources found in coastal areas that have ecological and economic functions. Bruguiera gymnorrhiza is a type of mangrove that grows in the middle and back zones with a muddy sand substrate. The fruit can be used as a local food source, especially in coastal areas that have the potential of mangrove forests, but of course must pay attention to the sustainability of the mangrove ecosystem. This PKM aims to apply the technology of processing the Bruguiera gymnorrhiza mangrove fruit for gulmerda cake and syrup which has a high selling value. The methods used in the Community Partnership Program (PKM) activities are lectures, practice, hedonic testing and mentoring. The results of PKM have increased public knowledge in utilizing raw materials that are around their environment to be processed into products that have a selling value, motivating people to be more independent and confident in developing businesses to improve community welfare, organoleptic testing, Cake gulmerda products are products that have higher score. The formation of the entrepreneurial group "Let's Feel Creative" in the context of the sustainability of training activities.Keywords: Diversification, processed mangrove fruit, gulmerda cake, Dau syrup, North Maitara

Manifestation And Endoparacitic Intensity On Gonggong Conch (Laevistrombus turturella)

Habitat the gonggong conch (Laevistrombus turturella) also known as Dog conch is a species from the Gastropod class that can be found in shallow waters with muddy sand substrate. In Kepulauan Riau Province, these animals are hunted by fishermen to sell to consumers since gonggong conch is a favourite culinary in this province. The availability of conch in the market has only relied on natural catches. The high consumption and natural fluctuations have decreased the conch population. To maintain the sustainability of the dog conch, it is necessary to carry out the cultivation activities. The cultivation begins with the selection of quality broodstock. The gonggong conch of natural origin needs to be determined before cultivation, in order to prevent the entry of disease in the cultivation system i.e. parasites. This study includes the determination, prevalence and infection intensity of endoparasites in conch from Madong Bay, Tanjungpinang. The results showed that the total length of the conch shells ranged from 55.5 to 79.5 mm with an average length of 67.72 mm and a frequency mode of 64.6 mm. The sex ratio between male and female conch is 1:1.1 (not ideal) n=30. Two kinds of parasites were found in the digestive tract of gonggong conchs are conoidacid oocysts and trematode sporocysts. The number of endoparasites, prevalence and intensity in wild caught has high numbers involving conoidacid oocysts (prev=100%; I=48.23 ind/conch) and trematode sporocysts (prev=100%; I= 135.33 ind/conch). It was concluded that the level of endoparasites infection in the dog conch from the Madong Bay was categorized as moderate-to-severe.

Sharing Electrons: An Extraordinary Friendship Between Bacteria

Did you know that iron is one of the most important elements on Earth? It is assumed that life evolved close to iron sources. This means that the earliest life forms—and therefore oldest creatures—were able to use iron to obtain energy the way we use food. These tiny organisms are called iron microorganisms and can occur in sediments, which are mainly muddy sand. But less was known about where iron microorganisms live in these sediments—are they located close to the water surface or deep in the sediment? In this study, a team from the University of Tübingen investigated the distribution and variety of iron microorganisms. The scientists discovered that iron microorganisms live independent from their favorite foods: iron, oxygen, and light! This independence might be explained by an unexpected extraordinary friendship with a “living cable.” Are you curious about what a living cable is?

Seagrass Potential as Supporting Ecotourism in Sibu Island, Subdistrict North Oba, North Maluku Province

Seagrass Ecotourism is a tourism activities based on the ecosystem of seagrass. Component of seagrass consist of vegetation and biota that associated with the seagrass. The purpose of this research is to understand the condition biophysics of seagrass (Types of seagrass, Cover of seagrass, fish, makrozoobenthos, types of substrat, water brightness, the depth of the seagrass) and to establish the suitability of seagrass to support nautical ecotourism. This research have been done in Sibu island, Guraping village, north oba district, Tidore city for 6 month from April – September 2020. The method that used is a survey method consist of direct measuring of types seagrass, cover of seagrass, fish, makrozoobenthos, types of substrat, water brightness, the depth of the seagrass. The data analysis includes percentage of cover seagrass and the suitability index of seagrass ecotourism. The result of the biophysical study were obtained are 8 types of seagrass, cover of seagrass (51,04- 92,71%), fish (12 types), makrozoobenthos (17 types), brightness (77-100%), substart (sand, muddy sand, mud) flow speed (0,01- 0,06 m/dt) and the depth of the seagrass (1-2,5 m). Sibu island could be developed as a region of Seagrass Ecotourism with index suitability tourism (IKW) station 1,3,4 and for the whole are located in category S1 (very suitable) and station 2 is in the suitable category.

Oyster culture (Crassostrea lugubris) in Lang Co Lagoon, Vietnam.

Grow-out culture of oyster (Crassostrea lugubris) is developing spontaneously at Lang Co lagoon (Thua Thien Hue province). Various culture systems are used: culture on cement block stakes as a holdfast connected to a trellis, culture in a small cage hanging on a trellis, culture on wooden stakes (bamboo or cajeput stakes), culture on rubber tyres, and culture on stones. The culture depth differs depending on the culture style: about 4-6 m on a trellis and 1.5-2 m on wooden stakes and on stones. The chosen substrate is muddy bottom or muddy sand. The salinity of the culture area is 4-5‰ in the rainy season and 27-30‰ in the dry season. Oyster seed is collected from the wild, two times per year: in April and July. The culture duration is prolonged, at about 10-12 months. The commercial size of oyster is 9-11 cm long and about 200 g per piece. The price of commercial oyster is VND 5,000 kg-1 (about US$ 0.30 kg-1).

Sedimentology and Geochemistry of Quaternary Sediments and Determination of Sediment Transport, Tectonic setting in the wetland of Saghalak-Sar Rasht

Wetlands as unique, rich, and fertile ecosystems are among the most vital environments in the world. Quaternary sediments of wetlands are the main components of our environment and an essential source of clastic, organic, and chemical substances that can be caused by natural processes and erosion or created by human intervention. This article broadly deals with the grain size and geochemistry of Quaternary sediments in Saghalak-Sar as one of the wetlands in Guilan province in the north of Iran. The 74 surface and subsurface samples (from 10 core) of the sediments were graded, and sedimentationparameters of the particles (Sorting, Skewness, and Kurtosis) were determined. Also, the frequency of elements oxides and subelements oxides were determined by ICP and XRF, respectively. The sediments were classified into eight sedimentary types including Slightly Gravelly Muddy Sand, Slightly Ggravelly Sandy Mud, Sandy Mud, Gravelly Muddy Sand, Gravelly Mud, Slightly Gravelly Sandy Mud, and Gravelly Sand. On the east of the wetland (core 1 to 8), the percentage of sand is less the mud, and on the south and west of the wetland (core 9 to13), the sand is higher, indicating more energy in the south and west. Sorting of sediments is poorly to moderately sorted and the Skewness in most samples is coarse Skewed. The number of sediment content is 2 to 3, but the sand content is the majority of the samples. According to these data, the sediments are transmitted to sedimentary basins by the river or muddy streams. The comparison of the oxide elements of the above samples with upper continental crust (UCC) indicated the mean value of SiO2 (63.1%) in the wetland sediments is slightly less than the average of this oxide in the upper continental crust (66.6%), the average of CaO (0.8) less than the average of upper continental crust (except the 12 core and surface sediments sw1) and the amount of Na2O (0.8) and K2O (2.1) are less than the upper continental that indicates the destruction of plagioclases as a result of chemical weathering in the source or during the transport process. The comparison of MgO, Fe2O3, TiO2 sediment samples at different depths and upper continental crust shows that the average of MgO (1.2) is lower than the upper continental crust ten but Fe2O3 ( 7.2), TiO2 (1.2) arehigher than the upper continental crust. The decrease of CaO, Na2O, and SiO2 and the increase of Al2O3 and Fe2O3 indicate an increase in weathering during the transport process and the production of clay and aluminum oxide and iron oxide due to the decomposition of complex clays and non-clay minerals. Matching sediment samples on the two-axial diagrams of the main elements oxides, i.e., (Fe2O3+ MgO) versus Al2O3/ SiO2 and TiO2 and log (K2O / Na2O) versus SiO2, as well as the triangular diagrams of the sub-elements Zr, Th, La, and Sc, indicate that the wetland sediments are more inclined towards the range of oceanic arc islands and continental arcs, and are composed of subduction rocks.

Changes in particle sizes and geochemistry of Siyah Keshim lagoon sediment of Gilan province to determine origin and tectonic position of sediment

Useful information was obtained about the environmental condition of this region such as energy, sediment location, origin, sediment carrying path, pond evolutionary process, and tectonic conditions and origins of sediments by studying physical and geochemical sediment changes processes in place and time, distribution of sediments and elements in lagoon bed, and also identification the effective factors on sediment distribution model. In this regard, 59 sediment samples were taken from Siyah Keshim lagoon and were analyzed chemically and aggregation by XRF and ICP-MS technic. Adaptation of data by Folk diagrams showed that this region is placed in a range of sand, muddy sand, sand with a little gravel, muddy sand with a little gravel, and silty sand. Weak to medium sorting and negative tilting shows sediment in a coastal area. Geochemical evidence shows that SiO2/Al2O3 ratio in these sediments is 2.6-3.7. In addition, Na2O value shows relatively low sediment investigation for sediments of this lagoon. Moreover, determination of the weathering effect in origin place by the chemical index of alteration (CIA) and chemical weathering index (CWI) shows intensive chemical alternation on sediments. Index of combined variety was averagely 1.54 in the studied sediments and show that sediments resulted from the first cycle sediment. Using tectonic separating diagrams based on the primary and secondary oxidants percentage show the sediment in the active continent margin (ACM), continent-island arc (CIA), and oceanic island arc (OIA) and shows that the studied sediments are related to subduction margin.

Mollusca’s Density and Distribution Pattern in Kalangan Mangrove Forest Ecosystem

Shellfish is one of the organisms that have habitat in mangrove forests because it has a muddy substrate. However, mangrove forests in the coastal area of Kalangan, Central Tapanuli Regency have suffered environmental damage. Therefore, a research on the density and pattern of shellfish distribution is needed to be a recommendation for optimal, sutainable mangrove forest management. This research was conducted in September 2020. The method used in determining the location of sampling is purposive sampling method using 1x1m2 plot on the surface of muddy sand substrate. The results showed that the population density of Anodentia edentula 32 ind/m2 at Point I with grouping distribution patterns; Cerithidea cingulata 74 ind/m2 at Point I (grouping), 156 ind/m2 in Point II (grouping), and 126 ind/m2 in Point III (grouping); Cerithidea quadrata 2 ind/m2 in Point I (uniform); Clypeomorus sp 12 ind/m2 at Point I (uniform); Nerites sp 178 ind/m2 at Point I (group), 94 ind/m2 at Point II (group), and 418ind/m2 at Point III (grouping); Donax trunculus 3 ind/m2 at Point I (uniform); Sulcospira testudinaria 1 ind/m2 at Point I (uniform), 79 ind/m2 at Point II (grouping), and 32 ind/m2 at Point III (random), and Telescopium telescopium 2 ind/m2 at Point I (uniform), and 1 ind/m2 at Point III (random). So it can be concluded that the biodiversity of mollusca in mangrove forest ecosystems in the coastal area of Kalangan, Central Tapanuli Regency, is of low value so that it needs to be maintained for the sake of ecosystem balance and the availability of germplasm for future generations.

Relationship Between Length-Weight, Condition Factor and Diversity Sex of Blood Cckle in Sedati, Sidoarjo, East Java

Sidoarjo regency is a district that has marine waters and has the potential to capture the resources of the shell. It is very influential in the livelihoods of the community, especially people sedati, sidoarjo. One of the resources in Sedati is the blood cockle (Anadara sp.), These shells include bivalves that live on the bottom substrate with muddy sand conditions. Catching of the shell has been done in hereditary by Sedati community. This catching activity can have an adverse effect if the capture of blood cockle (Anadara sp.) Is not controlled in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner and the pollution of the marine environment in Sedati also has an effect on the quality of the Sedati sea waters. This study examines the growth aspect of long-range distribution, long relationship of weight, condition factor and sex ratio of blood cockle (Anadara sp.) in sedati waters, Sidoarjo, East Java.