GROWTH EVALUATION OF RED MERANTI SPECIES IN RESTORATION AREA OF GUNUNG DAHU RESEARCH FOREST, BOGOR

Eggy Nugraha Ariansyah (Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, IPB University)
Prijanto Pamoengkas (Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, IPB University)
Rizki Ary Fambayun (Forest Research and Development Center Gunung Batu Bogor)
Henti Hendalastuti Rachmat (Forest Research and Development Center Gunung Batu Bogor)

Jurnal Penelitian Hutan dan Konservasi Alam
Vol 17, No 2 (2020): Jurnal Penelitian Hutan dan Konservasi Alam

The use of local species for revegetation activities is expected to accelerate the natural regeneration to increase the biodiversity in restoration efforts of disturbed areas. This study used several parameters to observe the growth of 20-years old stand S. pinanga and S. platyclados, including diameter, total tree height, Mean Annual Increment (MAI), % of fruiting trees, Leaf Area Index (LAI), altitude, and slope. The study results were analyzed using one-way variance analysis (ANOVA) and Duncan test with a 95% confidence level. The results showed that S. platyclados significantly had a higher diameter (32.7 cm), height (19.1 m), and mean volume (0.43 m3) compared to S. pinanga. The growth of S. platyclados, which locally known as meranti bukit is strongly supported by conditions in Gunung Dahu Research Forest, which has an altitude of about 800 m.asl. On the other hand, S. pinanga, as lowland species, showed lower growth compared to S.platyclados.