PENYEBARAN STRATA POHON MANGROVE DI DESA API-API, KECAMATAN BANDAR LAKSAMANA, KABUPATEN BENGKALIS

Abstract

Mangroves are very productive forests, have high diversity and play an important role in the ecosystem. This study aimed to determine the distribution of mangrove tree strata in Api-Api Village, Bengkalis Regency. This study used survey method. Experimental plots were determined by purposive sampling with a plot size of 10 m x 10 m. Results of the study found eight families. The study also analyzed secondary data such as type of substrate, salinity, pH, temperature and light intensity. Those environmental factors influence the distribution of mangrove tree strata in Api-Api Village, Bengkalis Regency. R. apiculata species were distributed throughout the zone, E. agallocha was grown in the middle and back zones, while the species N. fructicans was only found in the back zone.