Kondisi Hutan Mangrove Di Teluk Ambon: Prospek Dan Tantangan

But, data and information of condition and potential of mangrove in Ambon Bay are lacking. We link three methods: remote sensing, biological survey using transect, and sedimentation sampling to study the condition and potential of mangrove in Ambon Bay especially for biodiversity and sediment trapped.

Remote sensing data showed that area of mangrove forest in Ambon Bay 34 ha and has declined dramatically in the past decade. The research recorded 8 species of mangrove; two are recorded as new species compared to the last survey. Based on data collected from four transects, mangrove forest in Ambon Bay is habitat for 8 species of mollusk and species of fish, crustacean, bird and epiphytes.