The improvement of molluscs population: as a parameter of success of local scale mangrove conservation on the south coast of Lombok

Abstract

Mangroves are known by local people as mangrove plants that contribute to the sustainability of the diversity of marine biota species, such as molluscs. At the study site, mangrove conservation activities have been carried out by the community and are thought to influence the development of molluscs populations significantly. The study aims to assess the results of local-scale mangrove conservation with the development of molluscs populations. The research method uses observation methods with transect methods for ecological data. Ecological data analysis uses the index of evenness, richness, and diversity. The analysis found 27 species of molluscs consisting of 21 species of gastropods and 6 species of bivalves. The highest evenness and diversity was found at 2.4 in Gerupuk, while the highest wealth index was 16.8 in Poton Bakau. Furthermore, the molluscs species found consists of two classes, namely bivalves and gastropods. The main factor in determining species richness, is more determined by the condition of the substrate. In this case, the presence of mangroves is very important in creating the substrate conditions needed by the diversity of mollusc species. Therefore, mangrove conservation is very important for the protection and preservation and diversity of molluscs species. Information on the ecological potential of mangroves on fauna diversity, especially molluscs, can be a major source of ecosystem-based marine resource management, such as at the study site.