MANGROVE HEALTH CONDITION STATUS BASED ON CANOPY COVER IN COSTAL ECOTOURISM AREAS IN KERSIK VILLAGE, KUTAI KARTANEGARA DISTRICT, AND MANGROVE ECOTOURISM IN KAMPUNG BARU, PENAJAM PASIR UTARA DISTRICT

Abstract

Mangroves are plants that can live in areas that have salinity and are influenced by tides. Kersik Village and Kampung Baru are areas that have mangrove ecosystems in them. One of the parameters is knowing the health condition of the mangrove ecosystem by analyzing the mangrove canopy cover. This research was conducted using the Hemispherical Photography method and analyzed using ImageJ Software. From the results of the study found 10 types of mangroves at the research station in Kersik Village including Rhizophora mucronata, Rhizophora apiculata, Avicennia alba, Avicennia marina, Soneratia alba, Ceriop tagal, Acrostichum speciosum, Lumnitzera littorea, Lumnitzera racemose, and Aegiceras floridum. Then in the Kampung Baru, 9 of the same species were found except for the mangrove species. While the percentage value obtained in Kersik Village is 71.04% with good criteria (medium) and in Kampung Baru 74.28% with good criteria (medium).