STRUKTUR KOMUNITAS IKAN FAMILY CHAETODONTIDAE SEBAGAI INDIKATOR KONDISI KESEHATAN LINGKUNGAN EKOSISTEM TERUMBU KARANG DI ZONA TRADISIONAL PULAU BUNAKEN TAMAN NASIONAL BUNAKEN

The presence of coral reef fishes, especially family Chaetodontidae is one of bioindicators to environment health condition of coral reef. Fish indicator research in Bunaken Island waters aims to find out the community structure, such as the composition, abundance, density, equality, diversity and dominance. Data collection was conducted at 5 (five) locations in the Bunaken Island Traditional Zone where there are 5 (five) observation points respectively, namely TP-1 Mandolin, TP-2 Alung Banua, TP-3 Sachiko, TP-4 Muka Kampung, and TP-5 Bunaken Timur. Data collection by underwater visual census (UVC) techniques using SCUBA. The results showed there were 23 species of indicator fish from family Chaetodontidae, total individuals number of each species in 5 research sites as many as 97 individuals. The highest fish density is 0.06 at TP-5 while the lowest value in TP-2 with density value 0.02. Through indicator fish community structure indicates that the coral reef quality conditions is stable indicated by diversity values (H') in all locations were moderate category and inversely proportional by low dominance values, high leveling values (E). The similarity rate (IS) of indicator fish species in all locations differs from each other indicating the condition of coral reefs in each location grows independently without being influenced by other locations.Keywords: Reef Fish, Coral Reef, Indicator Fish

STRUKTUR KOMUNITAS DAN ZONASI VEGETASI MANGROVE DESA DARUNU KECAMATAN WORI KABUPATEN MINAHASA UTARA

Mangrove ecosystem is a collection of distinctive plant types that contained in tropical and subtropical coastal region. The purpose of research was to find out the community structure and mangrove zonation at Darunu Village, Wori District, North Minahasa Regency. The research was conducted by   the quadrant transect line method. It was done by pulling a straight line, perpendicular from the outermost mangrove area to the land direction, along 100 m by determining three data retrieval Station. To determine the condition of mangrove then density, species frequency, species coverage, important value index, diversity index and equality types were analyzed. The result found 5 mangroves species, namely: Rhizophora apiculata, R. mucronata, Sonneratia alba, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Avicennia officinalis. The highest density value was R.apiculata, as well as species frequency, while the species coverage value  found in S. alba. The diversity value found at Station 2. The zonation of mangrove vegetation in Darunu village respectively, at Station 1 and 2 in the front was overgrown by R.apiculata species with sandy mud substrate.  The Station 3 was overgrown by S.alba species with sandy mud. Generalyl, this location substrate contains of sandy mud and mud.Keywords : Mangrove, community structure, zonation

Distribusi Vertikal Karang Batu (Scleractinia) Di Perairan Desa Kalasey, Kabupaten Minahasa

Penelitian ini dilaksanakan dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui struktur komunitas dan distribusi vertikal karang scleractinia di perairan Desa Kalasey.Jumlah spesies yang ditemukan pada lereng terumbu berjumlah 48 dan pada rataan terumbu 38.Jumlah koloni pada lereng terumbu berjumlah 190 dan pada rataan terumbu 133.Spesies Porites lobata memiliki kepadatan relatif tertinggi pada lereng terumbu dan Favites halicora pada rataan terumbu, masing-masing dengan nilai 20%. Nilai indeks keanekaragaman menunjukkan keanekaragaman tinggi pada lereng terumbu (3,12) dan keanekaragaman sedang pada rataan terumbu (2,95). Secara umum, kedua loaksi tersebut memiliki pola penyebaran seragam. Hasil indeks kemerataan pada lereng terumbu 0,80 dan rataan terumbu 0,81. Kedua nilai tersebut digolongkan pada komunitas yang stabil