SEBARAN DAN PERKIRAAN PRODUKSI PAKAN GAJAH SUMATERA (Elephas maximus sumatranus Temminck.) DI SEKITAR DURI KECAMATAN MANDAU KABUPATEN BENGKALIS
Abstract: Sumatra’s Elephant
(Elephas maximus sumatranus) including one of the endangered animals and is the
largest animal is still alive and could only be encountered on the island of
Sumatra. Form of elephant population dynamics influenced food availability,
water availability and mineral salts. The results showed that the sign of
Sumatra’s Elephant often encountered in the area of plantations, secondary
forests and shrubs. Estimates as many that 49 elephant dung and 2450 pellets
with an area of 0.02 km² transect. Elephant population density as much as
0,966 head/0,02km2. Estimates of the total number of Sumatran Elephants using
dung circumference measurement method (dung) Is estimated at about 20 head.
Feed plants identified as many that 29 species of elephants consisting of 16
family. Plant seedlings elephants feed as many that 11 species and 18
herbaceous species. Plants that are found for levels of herbaceous Poaceae and
Asteraceae tribe while the seedlings are found plants belonging to the family
Myrtaceae, Moraceae, and Euphorbiaceae. Elephant feed production as much as
11,108 kg / ha. Elephant feed requirements with an approximate calculation of
the number of elephants 0,48 head / ha requires feed 144 kg / ha.
Penulis: Rahmad Fadillah,
Defri Yoza, Evi Sribudiani
Kode Jurnal: jppertaniandd140555
