Lampuko-Mampie
Location:
c.3°25'S, 119°15'E; 30 km east of Majene, Kabupaten Polewali Mamasa, South Sulawesi.
Area:
2,000 ha.
Altitude:
Sea level.
Biogeographical Province:
4.24.12.
Wetland type:
07, 08 & 21.
Description of site:
A low-lying, swampy area with disturbed secondary forests, 300 ha of swamp forest and some mangrove forest. The greater part of the area has been converted into fish ponds.
Climatic conditions:
Humid tropical climate with an average annual rainfall of 1,500 mm, and an average temperature ranging from 27-31°C.
Principal vegetation:
Mangrove forest dominated by Ceriops tagal, Bruguiera spp, with Rhizophora spp, Sonneratia sp, and Acanthus ilicifolius. Pandanus sp and Casuarina sp in adjacent areas.
Land tenure:
State owned; managed by PHPA.
Conservation measures taken:
The area was designated as a Wildlife Reserve (Suaka Margasatwa) in 1978.
Land use:
Wildlife reserve; fishing, aquaculture and agriculture in surrounding areas.
Disturbances and threats:
Drainage of swamps for agriculture, cutting of mangroves for timber and firewood, and hunting.
Economic and social values:
The mangrove swamps play an important role in maintaining the local fishery resources.
Fauna:
The area is reported to be rich in waterbirds such as egrets, storks, ibises and ducks. Concentrations of up to 500 Plegadis falcinellus have been recorded. Other species include Tachybaptus ruficollis, Anhinga melanogaster. Egretta intermedia, Ciconia episcopus. Dendrocygna arcuata. Haliaeetus leucogaster, Act itis hypoleucos and several species of kingfishers (Alcedinidae).
Mammals known to occur in the area include Pteropus sp, Myotis sp, ft.'facaca sp, Tarsius sp, Crocidura sp, Cervus timorensis, Viverra tangalunga and Sus celebensis. Reptiles include the Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas, Varanus salvator, Python sp, Lygosoma sp, Mabouya multifasciata and Emoia cyanura.
Special floral values:
No information.
Research and facilities:
Preliminary faunal and floral surveys have been carried out.
References:
Direktorat P.P.A. (1976c); MacKinnon & Artha (1l982d).
Criteria for Inclusion:
1b, 2a, 3b.
Source:
Marcel J. Silvius and Agustinus W. Taufik.