Cikepuh
Location:
7°11'-7°20'S, 106°23'-106°30'E; between Pelabuhan Ratu and the Ujung Genting Peninsula, Kabupaten Sukabumi, West Java.
Area:
8,127 ha.
Altitude:
Sea level to 224m.
Biogeographical Province:
4.22.12.
Wetland type:
04, 05, 07 & 21.
Description of site:
A partly flat and partly hilly area with lowland tropical rain forest, mangrove forest, dry beach forest, freshwater swamp forest and some secondary forest. The site contains one of the few remaining areas of lowland forest on Java, and incorporates an important turtle nesting beach.
Climatic conditions:
Humid tropical maritime climate with an average annual rainfall of about 2,500 mm (range 1,000-3,500 mm). The average temperature ranges from 25-27°C.
Principal vegetation:
Freshwater swamp forest; mangrove communities with Rhizophora sp, Bruguiera sp, Sonneratia alba, Avicennia sp, Callophyllum inophyllum and Nypa fruticans; dry beach formations with Pandanus sp. Barringtonia asiatica, Bambusa sp, Sterculia foetida and Terminalia catappa. Lowland tropical rain forest and secondary forest in adjacent areas.
Land tenure:
State owned (PHPA).
Conservation measures taken:
Established as a Wildlife Reserve (Suaka Margasatwa) in 1973 by Agriculture Ministerial Decree.
Conservation measures proposed:
There is a proposal to manage the area in conjunction with the Cibanteng Nature Reserve and turtle nesting beach at Pangambalan.
Land use:
Fisheries; agricultural settlements in surrounding areas.
Disturbances and threats:
Agricultural encroachment, the cutting of trees for timber, poaching, the collection of turtle eggs for human consumption, and lack of effective management.
Economic and social values:
Fisheries production.
Fauna:
Many ornamental species of fishes occur in the area. Waterfowl include Phalacrocorax niger, Nycticorax nyclicorax, Ardeola speciosa and Dendrocygna javanica. The kite Haliastur indus and the kingfishers Alcedo aithis and Halcyon chionis are also present. The area supports a variety of large mammals including Bos javanicus. Muntiacus muntjak, Panthera pardus. Sus sp, Hylobates moloch, Hystnix javanica, Viverricula malaccensis, Ratufa bicolor, Pteropus vampyrus and Macaca fascicularis. Reptiles include the sea-turtles Chelonia mydas. Eretmochelys imbnicata, Dermochelys coriaceae, as well as Mabouya multilasciata and Varanus salvator.
Special floral values:
No information.
References:
Direktorat P.P.A. (1979b & 1985); IPB (1975); 1UCN (in prep).
Criteria for Inclusion:
1b, 2a.
Source:
Agustinus W. Taufik.