ANALISIS TINGKAT KERUSAKAN HUTAN MANGROVE BERDASARKAN NDVI DAN KRITERIA BAKU DI KAWASAN HUTAN KECAMATAN PERCUT SEI TUAN KABUPATEN DELI SERDANG
ABSTRACT: The activities of
people caused the high rate of mangrove degradation in Percut Sei Tuan District
Deli Serdang Regency. The activities were found such as marine aquaculture in
ponds, new settlements, or the oil palm plantations. It will disturb the
mangrove ecosystems and coastal ecosystems that are essential for the existence
of migratory birds as well as wildlife habitat in water as spawning ground,
nursery ground, and feeding ground areas. It also functions as a barrier for
abrasion and seawater intrusion. This study seeked to analyze the extent of
degradation in mangrove forests in Percut Sei Tuan District. There were two
methods as well as direct and indirect. Direct analysis was intended to see
degradation level of mangrove forest based on analysis in the field and then
analyzed again the degradation rate, which refered to the Decree of the
Minister of Environment of Indonesia, Number 201/2004 on the Criteria and
Guidelines for Determining Damage of Mangrove Forests. The indirect method was
to perform the analysis of degradation level of mangrove forests based on NDVI
(Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) using Landsat 8 satellite image. This
research was expected to give figures of the current mangrove forest in Percut
Sei Tuan District and the degradation level. The results showed that mangrove
forest in Percut Sei Tuan District in damage category with 4.161% of crown
closure and there was 168.7 ha in damage category based on NDVI value.
Penulis: Yohanes Risky Shellen
Ginting, Anita Zaitunah, Budi Utomo
Kode Jurnal: jpkehutanandd150131
