Human Interaction at Pantai Morib-
During our excursion to Pantai Morib, we observed lots of evidence of human activity on the beach.We did not see many people though. There were restaurants , souvenir shops, playgrounds for children and a hotel although most of them were closed on our visit,
The presence of food stalls, recreational facilities and a hotel are the most obvious signs of human activity but also justify the amount of litter found on the beach itself. As there were more people on the end of the beach closer to the hotel and recreational facilities, the most litter was found on that end. However, we did observe that there was a lot of litter stuck inside the mangroves, possibly due to longshore drift. The litter along the beach are indications of the amount of human activity along the beach.
We also assessed the human interactions with the beach by creating beach profiles. We did so by using inclinometers and meter wheels to measure the length and fluctuations of the surface of the beach, in 9 different sections. Our data showed us that the half of the beach closer to the restaurants was rather flat, while the other half had a lot more fluctuations, constantly inclining and declining. This lead us to the conclusion that the half nearer to the recreational area had a lot more human activity than the half closer to the mangroves. These conclusions from both sets of data are consistent, therefore confirming that once again, there was more activity near the recreation, and less interaction near the mangroves also telling us that longshore drift has indeed occurred on this coast.
During our excursion to Pantai Morib, we observed lots of evidence of human activity on the beach.We did not see many people though. There were restaurants , souvenir shops, playgrounds for children and a hotel although most of them were closed on our visit,
The presence of food stalls, recreational facilities and a hotel are the most obvious signs of human activity but also justify the amount of litter found on the beach itself. As there were more people on the end of the beach closer to the hotel and recreational facilities, the most litter was found on that end. However, we did observe that there was a lot of litter stuck inside the mangroves, possibly due to longshore drift. The litter along the beach are indications of the amount of human activity along the beach.
We also assessed the human interactions with the beach by creating beach profiles. We did so by using inclinometers and meter wheels to measure the length and fluctuations of the surface of the beach, in 9 different sections. Our data showed us that the half of the beach closer to the restaurants was rather flat, while the other half had a lot more fluctuations, constantly inclining and declining. This lead us to the conclusion that the half nearer to the recreational area had a lot more human activity than the half closer to the mangroves. These conclusions from both sets of data are consistent, therefore confirming that once again, there was more activity near the recreation, and less interaction near the mangroves also telling us that longshore drift has indeed occurred on this coast.