Table 1.
Summary description of the sampling sites. Degree of shading was estimated based on Harding et al. (2009), including the categories: unshaded (0%–30%), partly shaded (30%–60%), shaded (>80%).
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| Balik Pulau (BP) | Nearby area | Degree of shading | ||
| Kampung Pulau Betung (KPB) | BP-KPB1 | N5o18′28.4″ E100o11′44.7″ | Sungai Pulau Betung | Partly shaded |
| BP-KPB2 | N5o18′23.3″ E100o12′02.4″ | Residential area and shrimp aquaculture pond | Partly shaded | |
| BP-KPB3 | N5o18′33.3″ E100o11′52.4″ | Residential area and shrimp aquaculture pond | Partly shaded | |
| BP-KPB4 | N5o18′50.4″ E100o11′52.3″ | In mangrove forest | Unshaded | |
| Kampung Perlis (KP) | BP-KP1 | N5o18′59.2″ E100o11′52.5″ | Vegetable farm | Shaded |
| BP-KP2 | N5o19′24.7″ E100o11′48.7″ | Abandoned aquaculture pond | Shaded | |
| Kampung Sungai Burung (KSB) | BP-KSB1 | N5o19′40.6″ E100o11′48.3″ | Sungai Nipah | Shaded |
| BP-KSB2 | N5o20′13.6″ E100o11′46.9″ | Fishing jetty and residential area | Unshaded | |
| Kampung Jalan Baru (KJB) | BP-KJB | N5o21′01.2″ E100o11′44.5″ | Sungai Kongsi and residential area | Unshaded |
| Kampung Bagan Air Hitam (KBAH) | BP-KBAH | N5o21′42.1″ E100o11′30.9″ | Aquaculture pond | Shaded |
| Kampung Permatang Pasir (KPP) | BP-KPP | N5o22′14.4″ E100o11′27.4″ | Aquaculture pond | Unshaded |
| Kuala Sungai Pinang (KSP) | BP-KSP1 | N5o22′34.5″ E100o11′28.5″ | Between two aquaculture ponds | Partly shaded |
| BP-KSP2 | N5o23′28.1″ E100o11′42.6″ | Residential area and restaurant | Partly shaded | |
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| Kampung Masjid | G-KM | N5o26′34.3″ E100o18′28.9″ | Residential area, restaurant and water discharge | Unshaded |
| Kampung Raya Baharu | G-KRB | N5o26′37.2″ E100o18′28.4″ | Residential area | Shaded |