Skripsi
ANALISIS KESESUAIAN HABITAT BERTELUR PENYU LEKANG (Lepidochelys olivacea) MENGGUNAKAN ANALISIS PEMBOBOTAN DENGAN SISTEM INFORMASI GEOGRAFIS DI PANTAI PEKIK NYARING, KABUPATEN BENGKULU TENGAH, BENGKULU
Turtles are biota that have been declared endangered according to the Convention and International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the International Union for Conservation of Nature, one of the turtle species in Indonesia is the Lekang Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea). Habitat damage due to natural and human factors also supports the reduction of the total population of turtles, so it is necessary to take measures with information about the suitability of turtle spawning habitats and the existence of conservation centers such as in Pekik Nyaring. This study aims to analyze the suitability of the egg-laying habitat of the Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) in the North Square Turtle Conservancy, Pekik Nyaring Beach, Central Bengkulu Regency. The study was carried out for 4 weeks using score weighting analysis based on 5 influential parameters. The biophysical characteristics found on Pekik Nyaring Beach have a relatively Somewhat Steep and Steep beach with the dominance of steep beach stations, have a relatively cold temperature for turtle eggs with the highest temperature at 8 which is 24.9 oC, and the lowest at station 1 which is 23.9 oC. It has a low reflectance value and land cover dominated by medium-density vegetation. As well as having a fine sand grain size and a dominant fraction to sand with an average sand composition of 98.7%. The results of the study show that the percentage of habitat suitability at Pekik Nyaring Beach is no longer suitable to be used as a habitat for laying eggs for Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea).