Variasi Kandungan C-organik pada Jenis Lamun yang berbeda berdasarkan Karakteristik Lingkungan di Pulau Panjang Perairan Teluk Banten

Abstract

Seagrass is a type of plant that lives in coastal waters and has the potential to absorb carbon and also can be used as an indicator of water quality. Organic carbon is an important element needed by seagrass. However, climate change and industrial activities around the Banten Bay waters were contributed to the changes of its characteristic. With the ability of seagrass to absorb carbon, the increase in carbon emissions in the coastal waters can be potentially reduced. This study aimed to analyze the C-organic content of Seagrass above the substrate (leaves) and the bottom of the substrate (roots and rhizomes) which grew in different locations on Panjang Island. The sampling location was divided into 2 stations with a considering difference of environmental characteristic. While Seagrass organic is divided into two parts, the leaf part or above ground (Abg) and the root part or below ground (Blg). The data obtained was analyzed using correspondence analysis (CA). The results show a variety of organic carbon were found in leaves, rhizomes, and seagrass roots of Enhalus acoroides, Cymodocea rotundata, and Sryngodium isoetifolium. The results of the correspondence analysis (CA) between organic carbon in seagrass and organic carbon in the substrate indicate spatial distribution. C-organic content in the seagrass is influenced by the density and C-organic in the substrate is influenced by the substrate composition and environmental conditions.