CD Skripsi
Analisis Habitat Pantai Peneluran Penyu Di Pulau Pandan Sumatera Barat
Abstract
The research was conducted on February – March 2020 and located in Pandan
Island with using survey method. The research aimed to analyze characteristic
habitat of the physical and biological turtle nesting beaches, the distribution of
turtle’s nests, and the microbial conditions of the turtle’s nests. The result showed
that the length of beach was 1,379.4 m with average width of beach was 16.13 m.
The average beach slope was 5.52 %. Substrate type dominated by sand substrate.
The most abundant vegetation was ketapang tree (Terminalia catappa) and the
predators discovered were monitor lizard and dog. There where 4 turtle nests were
found, which was 3 nests of hawksbill turtles and 1 nest of green turtle. The
average distance of nests from high tide line was 5.7 m with average distance
between nest was 177.87 m. Respectively, the average of temperature, humidity,
and depth of the nests were 29.58 , 12.78%, and 53.3 cm. The average size of
curve carapace length was 84.25 cm and average curve carapace width was 76.25
cm. The average number of eggs was 144 of each nest with average diameter of
eggs was 3.35 cm.
Keywords: Sea Turtle, Habitat, Nesting, Pandan Island
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