Komposisi Jenis dan Struktur Vegetasi pada Kawasan Karst Gunung Cibodas, Kecamatan Ciampea, Kabupaten Bogor.

Abstract

Karst area is carbonated rock area that showing karst morphology, with high valued ecosystem of flora and fauna. One of the karst areas in West Java that has quite alarming condition is Gunung Cibodas, Ciampea subdistrict, Bogor regency. The purpose of the research is to analyze the composition and structure of vegetation in the karst area of Gunung Cibodas. The location of observation determined by systematic sampling with random start metode. Analysis vegetation plots are defined based on the direction of the slope and the mouth of the cave. The research found 30 species of seedlings, 32 species of saplings, 2 species of poles, 6 species of trees and 92 species of understorey vegetations. On the direction of the slope and the mouth of the cave is dominated by pioneer species such as Leucaena leucocephala, Calliandra calothyrsus and Macaranga peltata which show the process of secondary succession, moreover the understorey is dominated by the species of Invasive Alien Species (IAS). Stand structure inverted J-shaped curve can only be found on the northern slopes and generally canopy stratification in this karst area consists of three strata, namely stratum C, D and E with the dispersion pattern of this species of dominant groups in the direction of the slope and the mouth of the cave.