Ekologi Perairan Semarang – Demak : Inventarisasi Jenis Kerang yang Ditemukan di Dasar Perairan

Abstract

The present study was conducted to inventory the cockles (bivalve) in coastal waters between Semarang to Demak. The samples were collected by bottom trawl modification (dragger) around those areas. The results were found ten various cockles there were Anadara granosa, A. pilula, A. gubernaculum, A. inaequivalvis, Pharella javanica, Paphia undulate, Marcia hiantina, Harvella plicataria, Mactra violacea, and Placuna placenta. Meanwhile the waters quality in the in this areas still support to organisms to survive based on the standard water quality from Indonesian Ministry of Environmental. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menginventarisasi jenis jenis kerang yang ada di perairan antara Semarang dan Demak. Sampel diambil dengan trawl dasar modivikasi (dragger) sekitar perairan tersebut. Hasil penelitian menunjukakan beberapa jenis kerang didapat seperti: Anadara granosa, A. pilula, A. gubernaculum, A. inaequivalvis, Pharella javanica, Paphia undulate, Marcia hiantina, Harvella plicataria, Mactra violacea, and Placuna placenta. Berdasar Kepmen Lingkungan Hidup kualitas perairan yang ada di daerah tersebut dapat dikatakan masih mendukung untuk kehidupan organisme.

Keywords

• Cockle
• coastal waters
• waters
• quality
• Kerang
• perairan pesisir
• kualitas perairan