Gunung Jagatamu
Location:
c.8°34'S,114°00'E; near the southeast tip of Java, 60 km southwest of Banyuwangi,
Kabupaten Banyuwangi, East Java.
Area:
1,860 ha.
Altitude:
Sea level to 350m.
Biogeographical Province:
4.22.12.
Wetland type:
04, 05, 07 & 21.
Description of site:
A hilly coastal area with mangrove swamps, beach forest and lowland rain forest.
Climatic conditions:
Humid tropical climate with an average annual rainfall of 1,962 mm.
Principal vegetation:
Mangrove swamps with Rhizophora sp, Bruguiera sp, Avicennia marina, Sonneratia sp and Nypa fruticans.
Land tenure:
State owned; managed by BKPH Unit II, Jawa Tiniur.
Conservation measures taken:
The area has been designated as a Protection Forest (Hutan Lindung).
Land use:
Forest protection and nature conservation.
Disturbances and threats:
Cutting of wood and hunting.
Economic and social values:
No information.
Fauna:
An important area for several protected animals, including the Banteng Bos sondaicus. Other mammals include Muntiacus rnuntjak and Fells marmorata. No information is available on the avifauna.
Special floral values:
No information.
References:
Direktorat P.P.A. (1980h).
Criteria for Inclusion:
1b, 2b.
Source:
Edi Djuharsa.