Canopy Density of Mangrove Distribution in Mangrove Center Graha Indah (MCGI) North Balikpapan District of Balikpapan City, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia

Abstract

One of the mangrove forest in Indonesia is in the province of East Kalimantan, precisely in Graha Indah Village, North Balikpapan District, Balikpapan City so it is called Mangrove Center Graha Indah (MCGI) the which is a mangrove growing environment. This mangrove forest has a total area of about 150 hectares with one of the features it has is the location right on the edge of existence residential area and within 1 (one) kilometer from the center of Balikpapan city. Mangrove forests at this location is very potential as a protector with beautiful panoramic coastline that is ideal for the development of eco-tourism, fish farming waters and other benefits such as breeding fish for fishermen residing in coastal areas. Sustainable management of mangrove forest in Mangrove Center Graha Indah of Balikpapan City required a study on the strategy management policy based on the status of sustainability and sensitive indicators that influence it. In this regard, in the National Strategy Mangrove Ecosystem Management explained that the focus is on a mangrove management policy synergies in the main dimensions items, namely the management of the ecological, economic and social, institutional and legislation. The results of the analysis of the sustainability status of mangrove forest management can then beused as the basis for building a management policy scenarios based on existing conditions. Therefore, the expected results of this study can provide a picture of the existing condition and scenarios Also managing to do in supporting the implementation of sustainable development. The purpose of this study was to Determine and analyze the mangrove canopy density distribution in the Mangrove Center Graha Indah (MCGI) Balikpapan. The man grove forest in Mangrove Center Graha Indah (MCGI) Balikpapan has dense canopy density area of 1.546.900m 2 (48.41%); medium canopy density area of 573 400m 2 (17.94%), and sparse canopy density area of1.075 200m 2 (33.65%). Based on the distribution, mangrove forests with sparse canopy densityis spread throughout the delta area. In the middle of the delta, mostly man grove forests have those kind of canopy density. The existence of man grove forest with medium canopy density was more prevalent on the edge of the deltaarea, especially in the delta branching of the southern part. Mean while, the existence of man grove forest with densecanopy densityis found only in a small portionedge of the delta in the south and the edge of the branching streams with a smallerarea.