ANALISIS KELAYAKAN EKOSISTEM MANGROVE SEBAGAI OBJEK EKOWISATA DI DESA TELUK PAMBANG KECAMATAN BANTAN KABUPATEN BENGKALIS
Abstract: The mangrove forest
is one of the unique and distinctive tropical forest ecosystems because it is a
meeting between land and ocean ecosystems. Area of mangrove ecosystems in
Bengkalis districtis in Teluk Pambang Village. Reduced width of mangrove forest
located in Teluk Pambang Village, Bantan Subdistrict, Bengkalis districtis
caused by changes in land use and land functions through a variety of
activities of mangrove land conversion. Steps to anticipate the decline in
value of mangrove forest ecosystems is by developing ecotourism activities.
This study aims to determine the feasibility of the mangrove ecosystem in the
Teluk Pambang village, as the object of ecotourism and determine public
perceptions of the mangrove ecotourism in Teluk Pambang Village. The method
used in analyzing the feasibility of the mangrove ecosystem as an object of
ecotourism is based on the analysis of suitability for Yulianda (2007) tour
mangrove ecosystems with the results obtained in the natural potential of the
field then tabulated. Then, to determine the index of feasibility can be use
dequation: IKW = [Ni/Nmaks] x 100%, for
the public perception of ecotourism analyzed descriptively qualitative. The
results of this study indicated that the mangrove forest ecosystems in the
Teluk Pambang Village included in the category of very decent (SI) for the
mangrove ecotourism development. At Station I a value of IKW was 81.57%,
Station II the value IKW 94.73%, while the Station III the value IKW 90.78%.
The public perception of the ecotourism of mangrove forest in Teluk Pambang
village was quite good, so it becomes a the main attraction to be developed as
ecotourism and the community a greed that this location is used as a ecotourism
of mangrove.
Penulis: Ilen Purnama Sari,
Defri Yoza, Evi Sribudiani
Kode Jurnal: jppertaniandd150725
