The characteristics of infiltration in natural forest in teaching forest of Hasanuddin University University at Maros Regency

Abstract

This study aims to know the amount of infiltration and its characteristics of natural forest in the teaching forest of Hasanuddin University (Unhas) at Bengo-Bengo in Maros Regency. The results of this study are expected to find some information about the characteristics of infiltration on natural forest. It can be used to review and to guide the recovery recommendation for optimizing the land and the water supply and to improve the public welfare by giving them some values about the maintenance of water supply resistance. The data were collected from 12 plots which categorized based on the cover crop and the slope. The infiltration data was taken by measured the infiltration rate for 9 times. The collected data consisted of the characteristic of infiltration in each plot and the physical properties of soil analysis. The result shows that the characteristic of infiltration was varied while the infiltration rate was categorized in very quick infiltration. The natural forest cover on the UNHAS teaching forest according to the results obtained, it can be classified as good and should be maintained.