Lowland-Edge Vegetation on Habitat of Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) in 

Rubber Forest of Tabalong District, South Kalimantan

MOCHAMAD ARIEF SOENDJOTO1,2,♥, HADI SUKADI ALIKODRA3, MOHAMMAD BISMARK4, HERU SETIJANTO5

1 Program Doktor Ilmu Pengetahuan Kehutanan, Sekolah Pascasarjana, Institut Petanian Bogor (IPB), Bogor 16680

2 Jurusan Manajemen Hutan, Fakultas Kehutanan Universitas Lambung Mangkurat (UNLAM) Banjarbaru 70714,

3 Jurusan Konservasi Sumberdaya Hutan, Fakultas Kehutanan, Institut Petanian Bogor (IPB), Bogor 16680

4 Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Hutan dan Konservasi Alam, Departemen Kehutanan, Bogor 16118

5 Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan, Institut Petanian Bogor (IPB), Bogor 16680

ABSTRACT

The proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) frequently visits certain lowland (baruh) and never visits other, although both lowlands are inundated during rainy season or even have no water during the dry season. Data on seedling, sapling, pole, and tree of two former lowlands and of two latter ones were collected. Important value indexes were compared based on Renkonen similarity index. Treatments on vegetation were qualitatively recorded. The former lowlands had more diverse vegetation and higher security level than the latter had. Food sources, such as Hevea brasiliensis, Syzygium stapfiana, Vitex pubescens, Elaeocarpus stipularis, and Artocarpus teysmanii were available and more abundant on the former lowlands which were poorly cared. However, such condition could change anytime, because all lowlands include in the cultivated area.

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