Abstract

Understory plants are one of Indonesia’s biodiversity. The presence of undergrowth has an important role in the ecosystem and economy of the surrounding community. Research on the diversity of understory plants in the Frankincense forest has never been carried out. This research aims to determine the diversit y of understory plants in incense stands in Humbang Hasundutan Regency. Sampling was carried out using understory vegetation analysis plots. Analysis of the distribution pattern of incense using the standardized Morisita’s index. Based on the results of vegetation analysis at the understory level, 27 types of understory plants were found in community forests, with the most dominant type found being the fern (Diplazium esculentum) with an IVI value of 25.90%. In the protected forest, 16 types of understory plants were found with the most dominant type being Etlingera elatior with an IVI value of 31.48%. Species diversity in community forests (2.76) is in the medium category and in protected forests (2.48) is in the medium category. Species richness (R) in Community Forests is 4.34 in the medium category and in protected forests is low (2.36).

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Title
Diversity of undergrowth types in frankincense stands in Humbang Hasundutan Regency
Author
Rambey, R 1 ; Nusantary, M 1 ; Sihite, F 1 ; Saputra, M H 2 ; Kembaren, Y 1 ; Sahala, S 3 ; Marpaung, M 4 

 Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Sumatera Utara , Kampus 2 USU Bekala, Kecamatan Pancur Batu, Kabupaten Deli Serdang, Sumatera Utara , Indonesia 
 Research Organization for Life Sciences and Environment, Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency, KST Soekarno , Jl.Raya Jakarta-Bogor, Bogor, Jawa Barat 
 Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Sumatera Utara , Kampus 2 USU Bekala, Kecamatan Pancur Batu, Kabupaten Deli Serdang, Sumatera Utara , Indonesia; Research Organization for Life Sciences and Environment, Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency, KST Soekarno , Jl.Raya Jakarta-Bogor, Bogor, Jawa Barat; Forest Management Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Universitas Satya Terra Bhinneka , Kota Medan, Sumatera Utara 
 Forest Management Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Universitas Satya Terra Bhinneka , Kota Medan, Sumatera Utara 
First page
012046
Publication year
2024
Publication date
Feb 2024
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17551307
e-ISSN
17551315
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2933516798
Copyright
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