Jurnal Belantara
Vol 6 No 2 (2023)

COMPOSITION AND AGE CLASS OF LONG-TAILED MACAQUE (MACACA FASCICULARIS) IN THE TROPICAL PEAT ECOSYSTEM (CASE: In Buffer Village Around Orang Kayo Hitam Forest Park)

Yoannisa Egeustin (Unknown)
Dian Iswandaru (Universitas Lampung)
Christine Wulandari (Unknown)
Novriyanti Novriyanti (Unknown)
Hendra Prasetia (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Aug 2023

Abstract

The long-tailed mcaque (Macaca fascicularis) has a fairly wide population distribution in Indonesia. According to IUCN data, the population of long-tailed mcaque is decreasing every year, the cause is a decrease in habitat quality. One of the habitats of long-tailed mcaque which is currently under pressure due to conversion is located in a buffer village around the Orang Kayo Hitam Forest Park (Tahura OKH). This study aims to analyze the composition and age class of long-tailed monkeys. Observation methods were used to observe long-tailed mcaque based on morphological characteristics such as coat color and body size. Based on the results of the study, the composition of long-tailed mcaque was divided into two groups, the residential group (KP) and the river border group (KS). The number in KP is 8 individuals with an age class of 5 adults, 3 immature while the number in KS is 27 individuals with an age class of 18 adults, 4 immature, 3 juvenile, 1 infants. This condition illustrates that the river border habitat is better than the residential habitat. In addition, adults and adolescents are more numerous, indicating individuals who have a function for reproduction and continue reproduction. This breeding rate is the potential for regeneration of long-tailed mcaque and the potential for the regeneration process of peat ecosystems through the role of long-tailed monkeys as pollinators for seed dispersal.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JBL

Publisher

Subject

Education Environmental Science

Description

Jurnal Belantara (JBL) is a National Scientific Journal for academics, practitioners, and Bureaucracy in encouraging equitable management of natural resources and sustainable. Jurnal Belantara is a periodic journal published twice a year by the Forestry Studies Program of Mataram University with a ...