Seagrass communities play an important role in marine environments and estuary area, supporting communities of fish, snails and shellfish and other invertebrates. The diversity of seagrass species in the world is very low (<60 species). The coastal waters of Ori Village have a seagrass community that has never been studied. The purpose of this study was to estimate the structure of the seagrass community in the coastal waters of Ori Village, Central Maluku which includes the composition of type, density, frequency of occurence and percent of coverage. Seagrass sampling uses the line transect method. Five species of seagrass were found during the study grouped into two families: Cymodoceaceae and Hydrocharitaceae. The seagrass species found were Cymodocea rotundata, Halodule pinifolia, Enhalus acoroides Halophila ovalis and Thalassia hemprichii. T. hemprichii and E. acoroides have the highest densities (157 shoots/m2 and 137 shoots/m2, respectively). E. acoroides and T. hemprichii also have the highest frequency of occurence and relative coverage percent compared to other seagrass species found in the waters of Ori Village. Seagrass community in the waters of Ori Village is classified in a tight condition until dense.
ABSTRAK
Komunitas lamun memegang peranan penting di lingkungan laut dan daerah estuari, menyokong komunitas ikan, siput dan kerang-kerangan serta invertebrata lainnya. Keragaman spesies lamun di dunia sangat rendah (<60 spesies). Perairan pantai Desa Ori memiliki komunitas lamun yang belum pernah diteliti. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengestimasi struktur komunitas lamun di perairan pantai Desa Ori, Maluku Tengah yang meliputi komposisi jenis, kerapatan, frekuensi kehadiran dan persen penutupan. Pengambilan sampel lamun menggunakan metode transek garis. Lima spesies lamun ditemukan selama penelitian yang dikelompokan dalam dua famili yaitu famili Cymodoceaceae dan Hydrocharitaceae. Spesies-spesies lamun yang ditemukan adalah Cymodocea rotundata, Halodule pinifolia, Enhalus acoroides Halophila ovalis danThalassia hemprichii. T. hemprichii dan E. acoroides memiliki kerapatan tertinggi (masing-masing 157 tegakan/m2 dan 137 tegakan/m2). E. acoroides dan T. hemprichii juga memiliki frekuensi kehadiran serta persen penutupan relatif tertinggi dibanding spesies-spesies lamun lainnya yang ditemukan di perairan Desa Ori. Komunitas lamun di perairan Desa Ori tergolong dalam kondisi rapat sampai padat.
Kata Kunci: Lamun, komunitas, kerapatan, penutupan, Maluku Tengah
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