Morphology, Anatomy, And Structure of Macroalgae Communities in Coastal Waters of Meras Village

Macroalgae are the main producers of oxygen and organic matter in coastal environments as a result of their photosynthetic activity, and together with phytoplankton form the basis of aquatic food webs. This research method uses the Line Transect method with a quadratic sampling technique. Data collection was carried out by placing 3 transect lines 50 m long, drawn perpendicularly from the beach towards the sea, with the assumption that the distribution of the community was even. The distance between transects is 30 m with a square distance of 5 m. The square size used for data collection is 1 x 1 m². The results of this research obtained 12 species consisting of 3 species of Rhodophyceae, 4 species of Phaeophyceae, and 5 species of Ulvophyceae. The distribution species density index is 5 individuals/m2, the diversity index is 1.7716, the species evenness index is 0.7129, the species richness index is 2.1983, and the species dominance index is 0.2310. Key words: Macroalgae, Morphology, Anatomy, Community structure, Meras. Abstrak Makroalga adalah produsen utama oksigen dan bahan organik di lingkungan pesisir sebagai akibat dari aktivitas fotosintesisnya, dan bersama-sama dengan fitoplankton membentuk dasar jaring makanan perairan. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan metode Line Transect dengan teknik sampling kuadrat. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan peletakan transek sebanyak 3 garis transek sepanjang 50 m, ditarik tegak lurus dari pantai ke arah laut dengan asumsi bahwa penyebaran komunitas merata. Jarak antar transek 30 m dengan jarak kuadrat yaitu 5 m. Ukuran kuadrat yang dipakai untuk pengambilan data berukuran 1 x 1 m². Hasil penelitian ini diperoleh 12 spesies yang terdiri dari 3 spesies Rhodophyceae, 4 Phaeophyceae, dan 5 spesies Ulvophyceae. Indeks kepadatan jenis sebar 5 individu/m2, indeks keanekaragaman sebesar 1,7716, indeks kemerataan jenis sebesar 0,7129, indeks kekayaan jenis sebesar 2,1983, indeks dominasi spesies yaitu 0,2310. Kata kunci: Makroalga, Morfologi, Anatomi, Struktur komunitas, Meras

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JURNAL ILMIAH PLATAX
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2025-05-23
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Morphology, Anatomy, And Structure of Macroalgae Communities in Coastal Waters of Meras Village

Ari B. Rondonuwu, Rose O. S. E. Mantiri, Rene Charles Kepel, Adnan S. Wantasen et al.
JURNAL ILMIAH PLATAX
Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
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Morphology, Anatomy, And Structure of Macroalgae Communities in Coastal Waters of Meras Village

Ari B. Rondonuwu, Rose O. S. E. Mantiri, Rene Charles Kepel, Adnan S. Wantasen, Unstain N. W. J. Rembet, Deo C. Kamalirang
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Macroalgae are the main producers of oxygen and organic matter in coastal environments as a result of their photosynthetic activity, and together with phytoplankton form the basis of aquatic food webs. This research method uses the Line Transect method with a quadratic sampling technique. Data collection was carried out by placing 3 transect lines 50 m long, drawn perpendicularly from the beach towards the sea, with the assumption that the distribution of the community was even. The distance between transects is 30 m with a square distance of 5 m. The square size used for data collection is 1 x 1 m². The results of this research obtained 12 species consisting of 3 species of Rhodophyceae, 4 species of Phaeophyceae, and 5 species of Ulvophyceae. The distribution species density index is 5 individuals/m2, the diversity index is 1.7716, the species evenness index is 0.7129, the species richness index is 2.1983, and the species dominance index is 0.2310. Key words: Macroalgae, Morphology, Anatomy, Community structure, Meras. Abstrak Makroalga adalah produsen utama oksigen dan bahan organik di lingkungan pesisir sebagai akibat dari aktivitas fotosintesisnya, dan bersama-sama dengan fitoplankton membentuk dasar jaring makanan perairan. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan metode Line Transect dengan teknik sampling kuadrat. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan peletakan transek sebanyak 3 garis transek sepanjang 50 m, ditarik tegak lurus dari pantai ke arah laut dengan asumsi bahwa penyebaran komunitas merata. Jarak antar transek 30 m dengan jarak kuadrat yaitu 5 m. Ukuran kuadrat yang dipakai untuk pengambilan data berukuran 1 x 1 m². Hasil penelitian ini diperoleh 12 spesies yang terdiri dari 3 spesies Rhodophyceae, 4 Phaeophyceae, dan 5 spesies Ulvophyceae. Indeks kepadatan jenis sebar 5 individu/m2, indeks keanekaragaman sebesar 1,7716, indeks kemerataan jenis sebesar 0,7129, indeks kekayaan jenis sebesar 2,1983, indeks dominasi spesies yaitu 0,2310. Kata kunci: Makroalga, Morfologi, Anatomi, Struktur komunitas, Meras

JURNAL ILMIAH PLATAXVol. 13(2)
Sam Ratulangi University (ID)
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Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
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