TRANSPLANTASI KARANG ACROPORIDAE PADA SUBSTRAT ALAMI
ABSTRACT: This research was
aimed to know survival rate and growth rate of coral from family of Acroporidae
that transplanted at natural substrates and to know number of buds of studied
Acroporidae. In order to see survival rate differences among transplanted
corals, descriptive analysis using graphs was applied, while, growth rate and
number of buds were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Mean percentage
of transplanted Acroporidae’s survival rate was 88.89%. Absolute mean length
growth of each coral transplanted Acroporidae species during this research i.e.
A. nobilis had mean growth 2.47 cm, A. formosa and A. horrida were 2.41 cm, A.
sarmentosa was 2.40 cm, and A. donei was 1.57 cm, whereas, mean growth at each
observation, A. formosa was ranged between 0.39 – 0.51 cm/two weeks, A. horrida
was 0.33 - 0.55 cm/two weeks, A. sarmentosa was 0.33 - 0.54 cm/two weeks, A donei
was 0.26 - 0.31 cm/two weeks, and A. nobilis was 0.33 – 0.53 cm/two weeks.
Increasing of mean bud numbers during the research for each coral species that
is three buds for A. formosa, five buds of A. horrida, six buds A. Sarmentosa,
nine buds of A. donei and three buds of A. nobilis. Based on results of this
research, it can be recommended that natural substrate i.e. massive coral dead
is suitable to be used in coral transplantation.
Penulis: Abdul Haris
Kode Jurnal: jpperikanandd110147
