Studi Karakteristik Oseanografi Sebagai Rekomendasi Waktu Penanaman Mangrove (Studi Kasus: Pulau Dompak)

Abstract

Degradation of mangroves causes many losses both in terms of management of environmental services and financially. Mangrove planting is a restoration to save decreasing areas of mangrove. Oceanography is a determining factor for increasing success in mangrove ecosystem restoration activities. Dompak Island is listed as an area of the Riau Archipelago Province with a relatively wide area of mangrove ecosystem cover but a relatively high level of utilization. This research aims to recommend the best time for planting mangroves by conducting a study of oceanographic characteristics. The method used in this study is in the form of mapping data on oceanographic characteristics and descriptive analysis. The results obtained for the four oceanographic parameters, namely temperature, salinity, currents, and tides each show not too significant changes and classified as good for planting mangroves. The recommendation for the best time to plant mangroves is at the lowest current velocity, namely during the Transitional Season I.