Damage level and area suitability of mangrove in small island Indonesia

Abstract

The mangrove ecosystem has functions that important for econimic and ecology. Increased utilization activities that are damaging accompanied decline mangrove area, it is appropriate rehabilitaion condition and maintenance mangrove ecosystem. Improvement effort rehabilitation mangrove ecosystem. The aim mangrove rehabilitation effort for restore ecosystem. Study aimed to determine the extent of damage level, area suitability biophysical and mangrove specieses planted. The survey method used measurement directly to determine the damage level and area suitability biophysical assesment. The Results showed mangrove ecosystem destruction overall research stations are medium damaged condition. Analysis suitability index (IKW) showed that mangrove ecosystem overall stations were suitable rehabilitation area. The mangrove specieses are Rhizophora sp, Bruguiera sp, Sonneratia sp, Xylocarpus sp, Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea and Heritiera littoralis sustable to planting.