Struktur Dan Komposisi Vegetasi Pada Areal Distribusi Burung Philemon Inornatus Di Lanskap Baumata Kabupaten Kupang Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the structure and composition of vegetation characteristics based on important value index, species diversity, evenness and species richness in the distribution area of the Philemon inornatus bird in the Baumata landscape. Vegetation analysis was done by using nested sampling with a sampling intensity of 1.9%. Measuring plots were placed on each type of land cover. The size of the grid was 200 x 500 m2. The structural characteristics and vegetation composition of the habitat of Cikukua Timor bird in the Baumata landscape were characterized by Cassia siamea, Tectona grandis for pole and sapling levels, and seedlings by Chromolaena odorata as dominant species. The only function of Cassia siamea for bird is as a source of food, while Tectona grandis as food sources as well as a place for resting/sleeping and nesting. The level of species diversity (2,45-2,80) and species richness (3,55-5,68) is classified as moderate. The species were distributed almost evenly across the entire research landscape with the more or less equal abundance.