STRUKTUR KOMUNITAS LAMUN DI PANTAI DESA BUDO KECAMATAN WORI KABUPATEN MINAHASA UTARA PROVINSI SULAWESI UTARA

Abstract

This research was conducted on the coast of Budo Village, Wori District, North Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi from March to December 2021. This study was conducted to determine the condition of seagrass beds on the coast of Budo village. The purpose of this study was to determine the types of seagrass and the structure of the seagrass community on the coast of Budo village. The method used in this research is the transect method measuring 50x50 cm squared at three different locations by considering coastal ecosystems Budo village that already exist. The observations found four species of seagrass, namely, Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle, Cymodocea rotundata (Asch. & Schweinf.), Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb.) Aschers, and Syringodium isoetifolium (Asch.) Dandy. It is also found that the ‘highest importance value index’ of seagrass is in the seagrass species Thalassia hemprichii and the lowest is Syringodium isoetifolium. The status of seagrass beds on the coast of Budo Village was classified as less rich/unhealthy with a value of 38.19%.

Keywords: Seagrass, Transect, Community Structure, Budo Village