KARAKTERISTIK IKLIM DAN VEGETASI SEKITAR LOKASI WISATA BATU DINDING DI KABUPATEN MINAHASA SELATAN CHARACTERISTICS OF CLIMATE AND VEGETATION AROUND BATU DINDING TOUR LOCATED IN SOUTHERN REGENCY MINAHASA

Abstract

ABSTRACT  
Characteristics of land consisting of soil characteristics, topography, climate and vegetation. This study aims to investigate the characteristics of climate and vegetation around the tourist sites Batu Dinding South Minahasa regency. This research uses descriptive quantitative method which consists of a field survey. Variable Climate observations comprise elements are rainfall and the state of vegetation. The results showed that the average monthly rainfall highest in January and December for the last 5 years from 2012 to 2016 with the tropical rainy climate that have monthly rainfall > 60 mm. The state of the vegetation around the site Batu Dinding has INP value is highest on the type of plant vegetation Coconut by 33.37%, which is the main constituent of plant communities in Batu Dinding.  
Keywords: Characteristics of Land, Climate, Vegetation, Batu Dinding