Journal article

Studi Kelimpahan Dan Keanekaragaman Kepiting di Hutan Mangrove Dan Padang Lamun di Pantai Mertasari

I Gusti Ayu Dian Indra Swari I GUSTI NGURAH PUTRA DIRGAYUSA Elok Faiqoh

Volume : 4 Nomor : 1 Published : 2018, June

Journal of Marine and Aquatic Science (JMAS)

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Abstract The ecosystem of mangroves and seagrass in Mertasari Beach are located nearby and and inhabited with various species that coexist, One of the association’s creature in mangrove ecosystem and seagrass ecosystem is crab. There were a habitat selection of crabs, so it does possible to find the same species in the mangrove ecosystem and seagrass ecosystem. This research aims to know the type, abundance and diversity of crabs in the Mertasari Beach on two different ecosystems such as mangrove and seagrass ecosystem. The research were conducted in January until February 2017. In this research the Random sampling method was used to create a 1x1m2 square placed on 5 substations at each research station. Crab sampling was conducted at the lowest tide and has been done twice in a month. The results showed there were 7 families with 20 species. In both ecosystem were found 3 spesies such as Scylla serrata, Grapsus albolineatus and Myomenippe fornasinii. This happens because of several factors, like the tidal and the flow of the river into habitat removal by crabs. The highest abundance of crabs was found in mangrove stations of 411 individuals/m2, while at the seagrass station were 93 individuals/m2 due to food availability and environmental conditions. The highest value diversity index (H) at mangrove station was 1.94 and seagrass station of 1.73 with moderate category indicated in those area had sufficient productivity, conditions of the ecosystem is pretty balanced and moderate ecological pressure. Keywords:Crabs; Mangrove; Seagrass Abstrak Ekosistem mangrove dan padang lamun di Pantai Mertasari letaknya berdekatan dan dihuni berbagai macam biota yang hidup berdampingan, dimana salah satu biota asosiasi pada ekosistem mangrove dan padang lamun adalah kepiting. Terdapat adanya pemilihan habitat dari kepiting, sehingga tidak menutup kemungkinan akan ditemukan jenis yang sama di ekosistem mangrove dan ekosistem padang lamun. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui jenis, kelimpahan dan keanekaragaman kepiting di Pantai Mertasari pada dua ekosistem yang berbeda yakni, ekosistem mangrove dan padang lamun. Pengamatan dilakukan pada bulan Januari-Februari 2017. Pada pengamatan in digunakan metode Random sampling dengan membuat kwadrat 1x1m2 yang di letakkan pada 5 substasiun pada masing-masing stasiun pengamatan.Pengambilan sampel kepiting dilakukan pada surut terendah dan dilakukan sebanyak dua kali dalam sebulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat 7 famili dengan 20 spesies. Dimana pada kedua ekosistem tersebut ditemukan 3 spesies yang sama yakni Scylla serrata, Grapsus albolineatus dan Myomenippe fornasinii. Hal ini terjadi karena beberapa faktor, salah satunya pasang surut serta adanya aliran sungai yang menjadi media pemindahan habitat dari kepiting tersebut. Kelimpahan kepiting tertinggi terdapat pada stasiun mangrove sebesar 411 individu/m2 sedangkan pada stasiun lamun sebesar 93 individu/m2 yang disebabkan factor ketersediaan makanan dan kondisi lingkungan. Nilai Indeks Keanekaragaman (H?) tertinggi pada stasiun mangrove sebesar 1.94 dan stasiun lamun sebesar 1.73 dengan kategori sedang. Kata Kunci:Kepiting; Mangrove; Lamun