Community of Aquatic Biota in the Peat Area Canal, Sinar Wajo Village, Kab. Tanjung Jabung Timur, Jambi Province

• Main Author: PUSPITASARI (NIM: 10614026), FITRIANA
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/27370
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

<p align="justify"> Indonesia has the largest peatland in the world, this potential is still not used optimally especially for the fisheries sector. Fish have important economic value and a source of protein for people around peatlands. This study aims to study the diversity and habitat of aquatic biota in the canals of the Sinar Wajo Jambi peat area based on environmental conditions. Research was conducted at 4 stations: End of canal (A), upstream canal area (B), near downstream (C) and tidalinfluenced <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> river estuary (PS). For each stasion, samples of plankton, fish (by fishing & bubu traps) are taken, water was sampled for analysis of chemical and physical factors, obtained fish undergo stomach content analysis. The relationship of environmental conditions to each station was also studied through Spearman correlation. The study yielded 14 fishes from 9 spesies (5 families): Helostomatidae, Osphorenemidae, Claridae, Channidae, Anabantidae. The identified phytoplankton consisted of 5 Chlorophyta, 24 Chrysophyta, 18 Cyanophyta, and 3 Pyrrophyta. Zooplankton identified successfully consisted of 4 Arthropods, 3 Molluscs, 2 Nemertea, 8 Protozoa and 9 Rotifers. Based on the Sparman correlation test, it shows that water temperature, conductivity, pH, DO, and current do not correlate with fish, phytoplankton, and zooplankton <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> abundance. NH4+ has a positive correlation (&#945; < 0.05) to phytoplankton abundance while NH4+ does not correlate with zooplankton and fish abundance. NO3- and PO43- do not correlate with abundance of phytoplankton, zooplankton and fish. At Station B the highest zooplankton & phytoplankton diversity (Hz = 2.00; Hf = 2.44). From the results of the analysis of the fish's stomach contents, the most commonly obtained were Omnivores. Deforestation has a negative <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> impact on reduced fish diversity.<p align="justify"> <br />