MANAJEMEN HUTAN TROPIKA Journal of Tropical Forest Management
Vol. 25 No. 3 (2019)

The Physiochemical Condition of Mangrove Ecosystems in The Coastal District of Sulamo, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Erny Poedjirahajoe (Department of Forest Resources Conservation, Forestry Faculty, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Agro No.1 Bulaksumur, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 55281)
Jeriels Matatula (Forestry Field Program, Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Kupang. Jl. Prof. Herman Johanes, Lasiana, Kupang, Indonesia 85011)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Dec 2019

Abstract

Various rehabilitation and restoration of mangrove forests have been done, but there have not been any significant results. The main reason for the various failures in this activity is that the effort is not based on scientific data such as the suitability of the physicochemical conditions of mangrove habitats along the beach coast of  Sulamo District. The purpose of this research is to analyze the condition of salinity, the thickness of mud, and the beach slope of the selected mangrove locations Oeteta, Pariti, Beringin, and Pitai beaches.  The salinity conditions show variations, ranging from 19 ppm to 42.33 ppm. The thickness of the mud shows the highest value at 79.11 cm and the slope of mangrove coastal 1–4%. This research shows that the condition of the mangrove ecosystem in the coastal district of Sulamo is still suitable for mangrove growth. This research provides a basic overview of mangrove ecosystem conditions located on the beach coast of the Sulamo district as the basis for planning rehabilitation programs and mangrove restorations in the research area.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jmht

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

Description

Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika is a periodic scientific articles and conceptual thinking of tropical forest management covering all aspects of forest planning, forest policy, utilization of forest resources, forest ergonomics, forest ecology, forest inventory, silviculture, and management of ...