DAYA DUKUNG PAKAN GAJAH SUMATERA (Elephasmaximus sumatranus Temminck.) DI TAMAN NASIONAL TESSO NILO PROVINSI RIAU
Abstract: The sumatran
elephant is rare animals wich spreadin almost all parts of sumatera island. The
conflict between people with the sumatran elephants often occurred in the
forest area alongside people settlement. The large amount of sumatran elephants
population in Tesso Nilo National Park highly dependent on the carrying
capacity of the habitat and the available feed. This research aims to know
populationof sumatran elephants and carrying capacity of feedthe sumatran
elephantin the area of Tesso Nilo National Park Province of Riau. The studywas
usedthe method purposive sampling by determined the position of elephant on the
track, determinationof sample plot offeed location the sumatran elephants and
carrying capacity collected of feed the sumatran elephant. Data obtained
areComposition Vegetation (species density, species frequency, species
dominance), IndexValue Important (IVI), Species Diversity, Biomass Feed,
CarryingCapacity of Feed and Carrying Capacity of habitat. The result of
interviews with the mahout in the village Lubuk Kembang Bunga, there are 2
groups the sumatran elephants with the total as many 38 tail. The results of
the research showed that the availability of feed in 1 Hectare areasin a Tesso
Nilo National Park were not sufficient to 1 tail sumatran elephants.The
carrying capacity of habitat sumatran elephant wich exists at Tesso Nilo
National Park regional with broad area 1331.19 Hectare can not accommodate for
sumatran elephants.
Penulis: Sugi Ari Wardana,
Defri Yoza, Yossi Oktorini
Kode Jurnal: jppertaniandd170064