IMPLICATIONS OF LIVESTOCK GRADING INTENSITY ON WATER AND SUBSTRATE QUALITY IN THE TIPAR BEACH AREA, KABUPATEN CIANJUR, WEST JAVA

• Main Author: Putra, Andika
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/76945
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The growth of mangroves is supported by various factors, such as good water quality and substrate. However, activities occurring around the mangrove ecosystem, namely livestock grazing, have implications for water and substrate quality that can disturb mangrove growth, as observed at Tipar Beach, South Cianjur. This study aims to determine the level of livestock intensity and its relationship with water and substrate quality in the mangrove area. Testing was conducted at three stations: st-1 (near the pond and residential area), st-2 (open land area, i.e., grassland), and st-3 (near vacant land with barren soil and residential area). Livestock types present at st-1 include cattle, sheep, and goats; st-2 has cattle; and st-3 has cattle and chickens. Livestock intensity calculations were done at three times: morning, midday, and afternoon. Tested parameters for mangrove water and substrate quality include water temperature, salinity, water pH, total dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen, ammonia concentration, and nitrate, substrate pH, substrate humidity, total nitrogen, organic carbon, and cation exchange capacity. Based on statistical tests, there is a relationship between livestock intensity and water temperature quality in a moderate and positive (highest) manner with r=0,49 through the regression equation y = 0,054x + 28,36. Furthermore, relationship between livestock intensity and ammonia concentration in a moderate and negative (highest) manner with r=0,31 through the regression equation y = -0,0056x + 0,35. Overall, it can be concluded that all three research stations are in a relatively good condition and are not strongly related.