The study was conducted in the District of Cilamaya Wetan, Karawang Regency, West Java Province from November to December 2019. The purpose of this study was to analyze the suitability of mangrove tourism. Based on the results in the field, the mangrove ecosystem of the District of Cilamaya Wetan has an average thickness of 114.62 m, consisting of 4 types of mangroves namely Rizhophora stylosa, Rizhophora apiculata, Rizhophora muncronata, Avicennia alba, Bruguiera gymnorhiza, and Sonneratia with an average density of 19 tree/100 m2 based on 10x10 meter sample transect and plot method. While the biota is associated with this mangrove ecosystem, namely Gobiidae, Portunus pelagicus, Mycteria cinerea, and Solenoceridae. Based on the suitability assessment of mangrove tourism, this district has 2 classifications, which are appropriate and conditionally appropriate. The appropriate classification is found in Sukakerta Village, Muara Baru Village, and Muara Village, while the conditional classification is found in Rawagempol Kulon Village.
Abstract. Pin TG, Supriatna J, Takarina ND, Tambunan RP. 2021. Mangrove diversity and suitability assessments for ecotourism in Cimalaya Wetan Coast, Karawang District, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 803-810. Mangrove forest has been a popular ecotourism destination recently. One of the methods to assess the mangrove potential for ecotourism is by using Tourism Suitability Index (TSI). This study was aimed to assess the ecotourism potentials of mangrove forest sizing of 56.43 hectares in Cilamaya Wetan Sub-district, Karawang District, West Java Province, Indonesia using the TSI method. To assess the mangrove variables, 10 sampling stations have been selected across the coast. In each station, 10 sample plots sizing of 10 m x 10 m have been established. The TSI was measured based on mangrove variables including species diversity, density, and thickness. We recorded six mangrove plant species belonging to three plant families. Avicennia alba, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Rhizophora stylosa, were common species found along the coast. Shannon-Wiener index (H’) showed that the west and east parts of Cimalaya Wetan had high mangrove diversity compared to the central part. The TSI analysis showed that the most suitable areas of mangrove forests for ecotourism were 32.18 hectares (57.11% of the total area), mainly located in the east part of the coast. Moreover, the moderate and least suitable areas were 19.12 hectares (33.94%) and 5.03 hectares (8.93%), respectively, and located in the central part of the coast.
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