Effect of wildfires on tropical peatland vegetation in Meranti Islands District, Riau Province, Indonesia

Abstract. Silviana SH, Saharjo BH, Sutikno S. 2019. Effect of wildfires on tropical peatland vegetation in Meranti Islands District, Riau Province, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 3056-3062. Wildfires are one of the main causes of forest destruction, disturbing forest sustainability. Wildfires are main...

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Autores principales:	Sinta Silviana, BAMBANG HERO SAHARJO, SIGIT SUTIKNO
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Publicado:	MBI & UNS Solo 2019
Materias:	biomass, burned peatlands, fire, necromass, unburned peatlands Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:432438c378174a0792513ab50cf444452021-11-21T21:54:57ZEffect of wildfires on tropical peatland vegetation in Meranti Islands District, Riau Province, Indonesia1412-033X2085-472210.13057/biodiv/d201039https://doaj.org/article/432438c378174a0792513ab50cf444452019-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://smujo.id/biodiv/article/view/4286https://doaj.org/toc/1412-033Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2085-4722Abstract. Silviana SH, Saharjo BH, Sutikno S. 2019. Effect of wildfires on tropical peatland vegetation in Meranti Islands District, Riau Province, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 3056-3062. Wildfires are one of the main causes of forest destruction, disturbing forest sustainability. Wildfires are mainly caused by human activities, such as land clearing, wood harvesting, draining, etc. Wildfires could induce the loss of vegetation. This study was aimed at assessing the effect of wildfires on both vegetation biomass and necromass on coastal peatland ecosystems in Sungaitohor Village, Tebing Tinggi Timur Sub-district, Meranti Islands District, Riau Province, Indonesia. Analysis of vegetation and both above and below the ground biomass composition were performed. The approach used a paired sample with 4 replications (n = 4 burnt, n=4 unburnt). The variables observed in every research sites was analyzed using Student-T test. Models were generated and then validated to understand the effect of fires on biomass. The results showed that there was a significant difference in the studied parameters between the unburned area and burned area (P <0.01). Wildfires affected the quantity of living plants (biomass) which was indicated by the fact that biomass is unburnt and burnt areas were in the ratio of 2.67 : 1. The quantity of dead plants (necromass) was greater in the burned plots than in the unburnt plots. All these findings suggest that high intensity of forest fires had occurred in the study sites.Sinta SilvianaBAMBANG HERO SAHARJOSIGIT SUTIKNOMBI & UNS Soloarticlebiomass, burned peatlands, fire, necromass, unburned peatlandsBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENBiodiversitas, Vol 20, Iss 10 (2019)
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topic	biomass, burned peatlands, fire, necromass, unburned peatlands Biology (General) QH301-705.5
spellingShingle	biomass, burned peatlands, fire, necromass, unburned peatlands Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Sinta Silviana BAMBANG HERO SAHARJO SIGIT SUTIKNO Effect of wildfires on tropical peatland vegetation in Meranti Islands District, Riau Province, Indonesia
description	Abstract. Silviana SH, Saharjo BH, Sutikno S. 2019. Effect of wildfires on tropical peatland vegetation in Meranti Islands District, Riau Province, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 3056-3062. Wildfires are one of the main causes of forest destruction, disturbing forest sustainability. Wildfires are mainly caused by human activities, such as land clearing, wood harvesting, draining, etc. Wildfires could induce the loss of vegetation. This study was aimed at assessing the effect of wildfires on both vegetation biomass and necromass on coastal peatland ecosystems in Sungaitohor Village, Tebing Tinggi Timur Sub-district, Meranti Islands District, Riau Province, Indonesia. Analysis of vegetation and both above and below the ground biomass composition were performed. The approach used a paired sample with 4 replications (n = 4 burnt, n=4 unburnt). The variables observed in every research sites was analyzed using Student-T test. Models were generated and then validated to understand the effect of fires on biomass. The results showed that there was a significant difference in the studied parameters between the unburned area and burned area (P <0.01). Wildfires affected the quantity of living plants (biomass) which was indicated by the fact that biomass is unburnt and burnt areas were in the ratio of 2.67 : 1. The quantity of dead plants (necromass) was greater in the burned plots than in the unburnt plots. All these findings suggest that high intensity of forest fires had occurred in the study sites.
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title	Effect of wildfires on tropical peatland vegetation in Meranti Islands District, Riau Province, Indonesia
title_short	Effect of wildfires on tropical peatland vegetation in Meranti Islands District, Riau Province, Indonesia
title_full	Effect of wildfires on tropical peatland vegetation in Meranti Islands District, Riau Province, Indonesia
title_fullStr	Effect of wildfires on tropical peatland vegetation in Meranti Islands District, Riau Province, Indonesia
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Effect of wildfires on tropical peatland vegetation in Meranti Islands District, Riau Province, Indonesia

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