Analisis Keanekaragaman Lamun Di Pesisir Pulau Karakelang Kabupaten Kepulauan Talaud Sulawesi Utara

Karakelang Seagrass Talaud Biodiversity Tabang Talaud Islands Regency is one of the administrative areas of North Sulawesi Province which is actively carrying out development in almost all fields, especially tourism. The area, which is a cluster of large islands, namely the islands of Karakelang, Salibabu, Nanusa and Mangaran, has high potential regarding biodiversity, especially marine biota. One example is the existence of biologically and ecologically supported types of seagrass on the coasts of almost all islands, however information regarding the types of seagrass in Talaud has not been fully recorded and is still scanty. For this reason, this study was conducted to determine the types of seagrass that are scattered on the coast of Karakelang Island. This research is also important to do in addition to providing information as a data base, it can also be used as a basis for decision making as an effort to conserve marine resources and waters. The method used is the quadratic transect method and each seagrass in the 1m x 1m square plot will be identified using a seagrass identification book. Diversity data analysis used the Shannon-wienner formula. The results obtained 7 (seven) types of seagrass, namely