Payung Island has an important role for the Sungsang village community. Pulau Payung which is dominated by mangroves and nipa palm is a habitat for several species of reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish and crabs. The mangrove vegetation on Payung Island is dominated by Sonneratia alba, Avicennia marina, Kandelia candel, and Rhizopora mucronata. The moist mangrove ecosystem and the abundance of l…
Lahan basah di pesisir laut menyediakan habitat untuk burung air. Habitat natural seperti mudflats semakin berkurang luas wilayahnya dan lahan basah buatan seperti tambak semakin bertambah. Muara Sungai Jeruju, Sungai Pasir, dan Sungai Lumpur secara geografis segaris dengan Taman Nasional Sembilang berpotensi menjadi daera penting burung (IBA) namun memiliki data yang minim. Diperlukan inventar…
Herbal medicines are described as products derived from plants with pharmacological effects. Purslane is one of the plants that has good properties for health. Purslane has many species including Portulaca oleracea L. and Portulaca grandiflora Hook. This study aims to determine the abundance of metabolites, dominant compounds and bioactive functions in purslane species P.oleracea and P.grandifl…
South Sumatra save high diversity of orchid, one of them is Isau-Isau Wildlife Conservation. This area has various types of plants, including orchids. Diversity orchids in the area have not gotten any attention, so the data regarding orchids in the Isau-Isau Wildlife Conservation, especially in Resort Conservation Area IX Lawang Agung Village, Mulak Ulu Districts, Lahat Regency, South Sumatra s…
Bats (Chiroptera) are the only type of mammals that can fly. Bats have high mobility in foraging activities such as flowers, fruit, nectar, and insects at night. The Isau-Isau Wildlife Reserve (WR) Sumur Tinggi Area has a function as a protection area. Information about bats in Isau-Isau WR is not available until now. This study aims to determine and identify the types of bats in the Isau-Isau …
Swamp buffalo is a type of large ruminant livestock that has a number of advantages that are beneficial to local communities, but unfortunately buffalo have not received enough attention by the Indonesian people in general. The aim of this study was to analyze the daily behavior of the swamp buffalo (Bubalus bubalis carabanesis). The results of this study are expected to provide information and…
Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest area that has a lot of diversity of animal species, one of which is the diversity of bird species. The Isau-Isau Wildlife Sanctuary is an area with a mountainous rainforest type that is a habitat for birds in South Sumatra. Some areas of the Isau-Isau Wildlife Sanctuary are experiencing encroachment such as poaching and land conversion. This study was conducted to…
The use of maggot Hermentia illucens L. has recently increased among the public. Cultivation or rearing of the black army fly H. illucens has commercial prospects in the industrial sector (animal feed, medicine, cosmetics, sewage treatment, and organic liquid fertilizer), but still has various obstacles. This will result in a low population in the mass production of H. illucens flies. The study…
Suaka Margasatwa Padang Sugihan is a conservation forest area and includes an PusatLatihan Gajah. Elephant feces found in the SM Padang Sugihan PLG area were left to become a substrate for other organisms such as the fungus group. Coprophilous fungi are a large group of unique saprobic fungi that are able to adapt to grow and thrive in herbivorous manure. Among herbivorous feces, elephant feces…
The silvery langur (Trachypithecus cristatus) is one of the species of the Order Primate, Family Cercopithecidae and belongs to the Genus Trachypithecus. The silvery langur is a diurnal animal that is active during the day. This silvery langur lives in groups of 10 to 40 individuals consisting of one adult male langur and female langurs who communally raise langurs. Adult male langurs protect t…