Muara Gembong
Location:
6°00'-6°05'S, 106°57'-107°02'E; 25 km northeast of Jakarta, Kabupaten Bekasi, West Java.
Area:
10,481 ha (undisturbed area c.l,000 ha).
Altitude:
0-15m.
Biogeographical Province:
4.22.12.
Wetland type:
02, 07, 10, 11 & 21.
Description of site:
A large estuarine zone of tidal mudflats, fish ponds and degraded mangrove scrub, with a patch of relatively undisturbed mangrove forest and freshwater swamp on the northern shore.
Climatic conditions:
Tropical monsoonal climate with the annual rainfall varying from 1,500 to 6,000 mm. The winds are westerly from December to February, and easterly in June and July. The temperature ranges from 23-32°C, the relative humidity from 77-99%.
Principal vegetation:
Mangrove communities with species of Rhizophora. Avicennia. Sonneratia. Bruguiera, and Nypa fruticans; freshwater swamp with Acanthus sp, Fimbristylis dichotoma and Phragmites karka.
Land tenure:
State owned (Forest Management Unit Ill, West Java).
Conservation measures taken:
None.
Conservation measures proposed:
The area has been proposed as a Nature Reserve. Land use: Aquaculture (fish ponds) in adjacent areas.
Land use:
Aquaculture (fish ponds) in adjacent areas.
Disturbances and threats:
Coastal erosion and pollution by waste from nearby settlements.
Economic and social values:
The mangrove forest plays a valuable role in protecting the coastline against erosion.
Fauna:
Waterfowl include Phalocrocorax sp, Nycticorax nycticorax, Bubulcus ibis, Egreita spp, Ardea sp, Mycteria cinerea, Leptoptilos javanicus, Plegadis falcinellus and many migratory shorebirds. Mammals include Macaca fascicularis, Presbytis cristata, Panthera pardus and Sus sp. Reptiles include Varanus salvator and Mabouya multifasciata. Invertebrates include Terebralia sp, Telescopium telescopium, Coluta sp, Cerithium sp, Neritunis violacea and Castidule sp.
Special floral values:
No information.
References:
Allport & Wilson (1986).
Criteria for Inclusion:
1b. 2a, 3b.
Source:
Marcel J. Silvius and Edi Djuharsa.