Short Communication: Diversity of plant species growing during fallow period of shifting cultivation and potential of its biomass for sustainable energy production in Mahakam Ulu, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Autor: | Rudianto Amirta, Irawan Wijaya Kusuma, Wiwin Suwinarti, Budhi Setiyono, Saparwadi, Yuliansyah, Krisna Adib Setiawan, Eddy Mangopo Angi, Helmi Alfath Septiana, Rujehan, Nur Maulida Sari, Muhammad Taufiq Haqiqi, Elis Septia, Dewi Mujiasih |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Pioneer species QH301-705.5 ved/biology 020209 energy ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species Forestry 02 engineering and technology Plant Science Time gap 01 natural sciences Shrub Sustainable energy Shifting cultivation Geography 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Plant species biomass diversity energy fallow period shifting cultivation Dominance (ecology) Animal Science and Zoology Biology (General) Soil fertility Molecular Biology 010606 plant biology & botany |
Zdroj: | Biodiversitas, Vol 20, Iss 8 (2019) |
ISSN: | 2085-4722 1412-033X |
Popis: | Yuliansyah, Haqiqi MT, Septia E, Mujiasih D, Septiana HA, Setiawan KA, Setiyono B, Angi EM, Saparwadi, Sari NM, Kusuma IW, Rujehan, Suwinarti W, Amirta R. 2019. Short Communication: Diversity of plant species growing during fallow period of shifting cultivation and potential of its biomass for sustainable energy production in Mahakam Ulu, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 2236-2242. Fallow period is a time gap, as long as 15 years, for improving natural soil fertility of land used for traditional shifting cultivation, in the tropical areas commonly used by Dayak People in Borneo Island. During this period, many biomass plant species naturally grow and develop a new forest vegetation community with shrub and medium trees, dominated by fast-growing pioneer species. In this study, we investigated the plant diversity in fallowed shifting cultivation area in Batu Majang Village, Mahakam Ulu District, East Kalimantan Province, followed by analysis of the suitability of wood characteristics for energy production. We classified the study area according to the age of fallow period as: 1-3 years, 4-6 years, 7-9 years and 10-15 years. We found 29 species among which 13 were identified as the top species according to the highest value for important value index. Potential wood biomass production increased from 3.01 m3 ha-1 to 399.62 m3 ha-1. V. pinnata and M. pearsonii showed the highest dominance which is present in almost all area based on age classification groups. Wood from V. pinnata achieved the highest calorific valueof18.00 MJ kg-1 whereas N. cadamba and M. sericea were in the second and third places with the value of 17.30 MJ kg-1 and 17.28 MJ kg-1, respectively. Therefore, V. pinnata was an important species among all other species observed because of high adaptability and high energy content. In addition, possible energy production at the end of the fallow period of 15 years was 2.92 GJ ha-1. |
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