Judul: Potential Habitat of Javan Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi) in Lowland Forests on the South Coast of West Java
Abstrak: Elang jawa (Nisaetus bartelsi) merupakan salah satu jenis burung pemangsa tingkat puncak yang endemik di pulau Jawa dengan status terancam punah disebabkan oleh fragmentasi lahan, perburuan dan perdagangan liar. Jawa Barat memiliki habitat yang baik, namun belum ada data yang lebih spesifik mengenai habitat potensial yang berada pada hutan dataran rendah di pesisir selatan Jawa Barat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini memberikan usulan rekomendasi pengelolaan lanskap habitat potensial elang jawa di pesisir selatan Jawa Barat dan dalam memenuhi target pemerintah untuk menaikkan populasi elang jawa 10%. Pemetaan dilakukan berdasarkan overlay peta tutupan lahan, peta kemiringan lahan, peta ketinggian, peta fungsi kawasan serta model kesesuaian habitat elang jawa di Jawa Barat. Lima patch habitat potensial yang didapat berdasarkan pemetaan yaitu patch 1 (CA. Pangandaran), patch 2 (CA Leuweung Sancang), patch 3 (CA. Bojonglarang Jayanti), patch 4 (CA. Cibanteng SM. Cikepuh, Cipeucang), dan patch 5 (Kertajaya). Analisis karakteristik lanskap habitat dilakukan berdasarkan observasi, wawancara, studi pustaka dan penilaian terhadap karakteristik lanskap. Penilaian tersebut menghasilkan bahwa semua patch habitat potensial memiliki kesesuaian dengan habitat aktual elang jawa. Patch 4 (CA. Cibanteng SM. Cikepuh, Cipeucang memiliki persentase tertinggi yaitu sebesar 78.8%. Rekomendasi pengelolaan yang diusulkan yaitu mempertahankan kualitas lanskap dan melakukan kegiatan monitoring pada patch 2 (CA Leuweung Sancang) dan patch 4 (CA. Cibanteng SM. Cikepuh, Cipeucang), meningkatkan konektivitas habitat pada semua patch habitat potensial, meningkatkan kualitas lanskap pada patch dengan persentase terendah, serta meningkatkan peran serta masyarakat di sekitar habitat potensial elang jawa pada hutan dataran rendah di pesisir selatan Jawa Barat., Javan Hawk-Eagle, JHE (Nisaetus bartelsi) is one of the top-level species of birds of prey endemic to Java with an endangered status due to land fragmentation, hunting and illegal trade. West Java has a good habitat, but there is no more specific data regarding the potential habitat in lowland forests on the southern coast of West Java. The purpose of this study were to provide recommendations for managing the potential habitat landscape of JHE on the southern coast of West Java and in line with the government’s target to increase JHE population by 10%. Initial potential habitat patches were obtained thruogh overlay of land cover, slope, elevation, forest function and habitat suitability models in West Java. Five potential habitat patches were obtained by mapping, namely patch 1 (Pangandaran nature reserve), patch 2 (Leuweung Sancang nature reserve), patch 3 (Bojonglarang Jayanti nature reserve), patch 4 (Cibanteng nature reserve, Cikepuh wildlife reserve, Cipeucang), and patch 5 (Kertajaya). Analysis of habitat landscape characteristicsis carried out based on observations, interviews, literature studies, and assessment of landscape characteristics. The assessment resuted that all potential habitat patches had a suitability with the actual habitat of JHE. Patch 4 (Cibanteng nature reserve, Cikepuh wildlife reserve, Cipeucang) has the highest percentage of 78.8%. The proposed management recommendation are maintaining landscape quality and monitoring on patch patch 2 (Leuweung Sancang nature reserve) and patch 4 (Cibanteng nature reserve, Cikepuh wildlife reserve, Cipeucang), increasing habitat connectivity in all potential habitat patches, improving the quality of the landscape in the patches with the lowest percentage, and increasing community participation around of JHE potential habitat in
Keyword: lowland forest, Nisaetus bartelsi, patch, potential habitat, West Java