STRUKTUR KOMUNITAS MANGROVEDI KABUPATEN MUNA

Abstract

Mangrove ecosystem in Muna Regency,includingKembarMaminasa village, has been started to be exploited by
the local community. Unfortunately information about mangrove status and their condition are still negligible.
The result of this study is useful to provide basic information for sustainable management of mangrove
ecosystems. A study of mangrove community structure was conducted at the Tembe River inKembar Maminasa
village, from September to November 2013. Mangrove community structure was analyzed using non-metric
multidimensional scaling technique and Bray-Curtis cluster analysis, while the most contributed species to
difference of fish community structure was analyzed using SIMPER (similarity of percentages) procedure. The
difference between the community structure in three different substrates(muddy, mud-sandy, sand-muddy) was
analyzed using ANOSIM. All the statistics analysis were carried out using PRIMER v6 software.The results of
the study showed that there were seven species found in the Desa Kembar Maminasa and they tended to
distribute differently among three different substrate, creating three slightly different zones of mangrove from
seaward to landward. The community structure of the mangrove trees were different among the three different
substrates. Similar results were found in community structure of mangrove saplings and mangrove seedlings.
Key words: District Muna, community structure of mangrove, mangrove tree, mangrove saplings, mangrove
seedlings.