KOMPOSISI DAN STRUKTUR RERUMPUTAN DI KAWASAN DANAU TOBA DESA HARANGGAOL KECAMATAN HARANGGAOL HORISON KABUPATEN SIMALUNGUN SUMATERA UTARA

Abstract: The  composition  and  structure  of  Grasses  in  Haranggaol  Village  Haranggaol  Horison  Subdistrict Simalungun  Regency  North  Sumatra  has  been  studied  from  April  to  July  2012.  The  objective  of  the  study was to determine the composition and structure of grasses at different altitudes. Sampling area was defined by purposive sampling method  and divided into three locations based on altitude with 20 plots  of 1 x 1 m size for each area. From the study it was found 24 species of grasses that belong to two families. The first location  was  dominated  by  Microstegium  ciliatum  (81.095%),  the  second  was  dominated  by  Deyeuxia brachyathera (68.504%) and the third was dominated by  Leersia hexandra (79.158%). The diversity index (H')  of grasses are 1.557, 1.790 and 1.414 in the location I, II and III, respectively and equitability index (E) of grasses are 0.607, 0.661, 0.726 in the location I, II and III, respectively. The similarity index ranges from 30 to 50%, with the highest similarity index is 50% that was found between location I and II.
Keyword: composition, grass, Haranggaol, structure
Penulis: Novia Wulandari Tarigan, M. Zaidun Sofyan, Nursahara Pasaribu
Kode Jurnal: jpbiologidd130014

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