Mangrove condition at a marine conservation area at Moramo Bay, Sulawesi, Indonesia
##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.main##
Abstract
Abstract. Oetama D, Hakim L, Lelono TD, Musa M. 2023. Mangrove condition at a marine conservation area at Moramo Bay, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 24: 6536-6544. The mangrove ecosystem is one ecosystem that supports biodiversity at the Marine Conservation Area (MCA) in Moramo Bay, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The area of the mangrove ecosystem in Moramo Bay is approximately 1,933.09 hectares, with an MCA of 1,281.46 hectares. This ecosystem plays an important role in protecting the coastline from erosion due to the seawater filtration process in the bay. This study aims to provide information regarding the status of mangrove ecosystem in the MCA, including species, density, basal area, dominance, and canopy cover percentage, which was used to state the standard criteria for mangrove ecosystem damage. The methods involved a 10×10 m² transect and hemispherical photography using a fisheye lens with a 180° field of view. Seven species of mangrove were found in Moramo Bay MCA, including Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lam. (dominating with a basal area value of 136,963.66), followed by Sonneratia alba Sm. (153,111.90), Rhizophora mucronata Lam. (113,708.04), Rhizophora stylosa Griffith (28,869.95), Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem. (9,326.59), Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. (3,419.46), and Rhizophora apiculata Blume with a basal area value of 1,690.11. The density of mangrove vegetation was in the criteria of rare to dense, with approximately 800-4,200 individuals per hectare. Furthermore, the mangrove ecosystem in the MCA was found to be damaged up to good condition, with canopy cover percentage values of 45.85%-98.88%. The condition of the mangrove ecosystem in Moramo Bay MCA preserves a basic deliberation for the Indonesian government for adaptive and sustainable management of conservation areas. Protection, preservation, and utilization of mangrove ecosystems should be maximized in all coastal areas to improve the quality of biodiversity.
##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.details##
Most read articles by the same author(s)
- MUHAMMAD MUSA, EVELLIN DEWI LUSIANA, NANIK RETNO BUWONO, SULASTRI ARSAD, MOHAMMAD MAHMUDI, The effectiveness of silvofishery system in water treatment in intensive whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) ponds, Probolinggo District, East Java, Indonesia , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 21 No. 10 (2020)
- SULASTRI ARSAD, KHABIB TAUFIQ PUTRA, NURUL LATIFAH, MIFTAHUL KHAIR KADIM, MUHAMMAD MUSA, Epiphytic microalgae community as aquatic bioindicator in Brantas River, East Java, Indonesia , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 22 No. 7 (2021)
- EVELLIN DEWI LUSIANA, MUHAMMAD MUSA, SYAHRIL RAMADHAN, Determinants of Nile tilapia’s (Oreochromis niloticus) growth in aquaculture pond in Batu, Indonesia , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 22 No. 2 (2021)
- YOSEPH NAHAK SERAN, SUDARTO SUDARTO, LUCHMAN HAKIM, ENDANG ARISOESILANINGSIH, Sandalwood (Santalum album) growth and farming success strengthen its natural conservation in the Timor Island, Indonesia , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 19 No. 4 (2018)
- DEDY OETAMA, MUHAMMAD FAJAR PURNAMA, Freshwater gastropod community in South Konawe District, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 23 No. 7 (2022)
- IHWAN, USLAN, WIDODO, LUCHMAN HAKIM, Genetic diversity of Rhizophora mucronata in eastern region of Timor Island, Indonesia as revealed by RAPD , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 20 No. 11 (2019)
- ASUS MAIZAR SURYANTO HERTIKA, SRI SUDARYANTI, MUHAMMAD MUSA, KASYFUL AMRON, RENANDA BAGHAZ DZULHAMDHANI SURYA PUTRA, MUHAMMAD ASNIN ALFARISI, M. ROSYIDI HIDAYAT, MAYA PERTIWI, MARSA FATIN HALIMAH, Benthic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators to detect the level of water pollution in the upstream segment of Brantas River Watershed in Malang, East Java, Indonesia , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 25 No. 2 (2024)
- SLAMET MARDIYANTO RAHAYU, JATI BATORO, KURNIASIH SUKENTI, LUCHMAN HAKIM, Ethnobotanical study of peraq api ritual in Sasak Tribe of Lombok Island, Indonesia and its potential for sustainable tourism , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 24 No. 10 (2023)
- CATUR RETNANINGDYAH, SATRIA CAHYA FEBRIANSYAH, LUCHMAN HAKIM, Evaluation of the quality of mangrove ecosystems using macrozoobenthos as bioindicators in the Southern Coast of East Java, Indonesia , Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. 23 No. 12 (2022)