Vegetation Composition in Various Types of Different Land Use in Situ Ciseupan Area, Cisurupan District, Garut Regency, West Jawa

• Main Author: Lily Claudya Sianturi, Eunike
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/35910
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Population growth influences people’s economic demands and encourages land conversion to increase agricultural areas. Situ Ciseupan area is a land that was originally in the form of forests and is currently partially converted to agricultural cultivation. Land conversion can affect the structure and composition of vegetation in an area. Therefore, the information is needed on the composition of vegetation in the Situ Ciseupan area which can be used as a reference for designing a better agroforestry system. This study aims to compare vegetation to different types of users and use the potential of invasive species. The study was conducted by analyzing vegetation on trees, poles, saplings, shrubs, seedlings, herbs and climbers in two types of utilization carried out by satellite imagery into cultivated land and forest stands. The sample plot consists of 28 plots which measured 20x20 m2 (for trees) and in it contains 1 plot measuring 10x10 m2 (for poles). On each plot of 10x10 m2 there are 4 plots measuring 5x5 m2 (for saplings, shrubs and climbers). On each plot of 5x5 m2 there are 4 plots measuring 1x1 m2 (for seedlings and herbs). In this study, found 21 tree species, 10 shrub species, 2 climber species, and 63 herbaceous species. Species that grow in the area are 34 species planted by the community and 62 species that grow naturally. Cultivated land and forest stands have the same high vegetation composition (0.76). Several species which has been found is invasive species such as Ageratum conyzoides, Chromolaena odorata, and Eupatorium riparium.