Open AccessMangrove litter production in correlation to environmental properties of water in Pusong Cium, Seruway, Aceh Tamiang
Author(s) -
Irma Dewiyanti,
Syamsiaturrofiah,
Sayyid Afdhal El-Rahimi,
Adrian Damora,
Maria Ulfah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/674/1/012030
Subject(s) - mangrove , litter , mangrove ecosystem , salinity , environmental science , ecosystem , plant litter , vegetation (pathology) , positive correlation , zoology , forestry , ecology , biology , geography , medicine , pathology
The purposes of the present study were to analyze the litter production of mangrove ecosystem in Pusong Cium Island, Suruway, Aceh Tamiang, and to analyze the relationship between physical and chemical factors of water to the litter production. The research was conducted from October until December 2019 in Mangrove ecosystem. The method used in determining the location was Stratified Random Sampling. This research was conducted at three stations distinguished from the density of mangrove vegetation with high density, medium and rare categories. The results showed that the total amount of litter production at Pusung cium was 35.65 g/m 2 /day and the highest contributor obtained was at station 1 and continued station 2 and 3 with the value 15.17 g/m 2 /day, 11.49 g/m 2 /day, and 8.99 g/m 2 /day, respectively with the highest mangrove density of 119 ind / 100m 2 in station 1. The average mangrove litter production in study area of 2.74 g / m 2 /day categorized as moderate and not high enough compared to other research areas. The highest species contributed of litter production and carbon content in mangrove leaves were found in Avicennia alba by 29.64%. There was a significant correlation between temperature parameters, mangrove density, salinity and litter production, which was 0.677, 0.672 and -0.470. The correlation was positive and strong between temperature, mangrove density with litter production, and negative correlation between salinity and litter production.