HABITAT TEMPAT BERTELUR PENYU HIJAU (Chelonia mydas) DI KAWASAN TAMAN WISATA ALAM SUNGAI LIKU KABUPATEN SAMBAS KALIMANTAN BARAT
Abstract: The research
objective is to examine the characteristics of green turtle nesting site
habitat, the research methods used were observation by conducting direct
observation of the object of study in which the data collection phase by
measuring the length of the beach, beach slope, distance nest, the highest
tide, low tide lowest, air temperature and humidity and vegetation as well as
the identification of turtles were found at the time of the study. Species of
sea turtle nesting activity on this beach is Chelonia mydas (green turtle).
Based on the results of research in the area of ??the River TWA Twists obtained
long beach 9893; slope of the beach 6%; distance of 8-22 meters nest; highest
tide 8-17 meters; lowest ebb 21-32 meters; highest with a mean air temperature
30 ? C and 26 lows ,4?C; humidity with the highest rates at 69.7% and the
lowest 73%; Casuarinaceae equisetifolia dominated vegetation (spruce) and
turtles were found at the time of the study was 4 Chelonia mydas (green turtle)
and 2 turtles Eretmochelys imbricate (hawksbill turtle).
Penulis: Ferry Akasa Pradana,
Syafruddin Said, Sarma Siahaan
Kode Jurnal: jpkehutanandd130148
