Judul: Diversity and visiting behaviour of insect pollinators in relation to seed set of mustrad (Brassica rapa L. : Brassicaceae)
Abstrak: Insect are known to be pollinators of many species of plants. Cross pollination by insect is esential for maintenance of genetic diversity of plants. Here, we studied the diversity and visiting behaviour of insect pollinators and its effect to sed set of mustard planted in agricultural areas near the Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park, West Java.
Keyword: pollination ecology, social bees, solitary bees, West Java

Judul: Komunitas Serangga Penyerbuk pada Habitat dan Jarak Berbeda dari Tepi Hutan Taman Nasional Gunung Halimun Salak
Abstrak: Pollination service is one of many services that forest can provide for farming near to the forest which definitely harbors a high biodiversity of pollinator insects. Yet, forest degradation by farming activities is a threat for pollinator insect diversity, so there must some awareness to be given especially for the villagers about how important their forest is for their farms. The objectives of this research are: (1) to identify caisin’s (Brassica rapa L.) flower-visitor insects and to determine its function in its community, (2) to count abundance and species of pollinator insects and also to measure diversity index in distances from the forest, (3) to analyze spatial distribution of pollinator insects and its composition in every plot base on its similarity index, (4) to show the correlation of forest distance with the abundance and its diversity. Observation on caisin’s flower-visitor insects were carried out over 20 days period from 28 December 2006 – 16 January 2007, in margin forest of Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park, Sirnarasa Village, District of Sukabumi, Province of West Java. All insect visiting the flowers were counted by using fixed sampling method within 30 minutes observation period in each site that consisted of 20 flowering caisin plants. The forest distance factor giving the best fit was shown in a simple linear regression model on scatter plot graphic. This study showed that 1312 insects are found in caisin’s flower but only 747 insects or 56,94% of them are real pollinator insects which are representative of 32 pollinator species within 15 sites observation along the margin forest. Higher densities of pollinator insects are found near to forest’s margin than at greater distances from forest. The abundances of pollinator insects are usually high in open areas that provide fewer shade trees. Species diversity and abundance of pollinator insects were decreasing within distance from the forest despite there are many factors which may influence the abundance. The most influencing factor is the blossom cover of caisin in site observation that significantly has a positive correlation with flower visitation by insects. The other factors such as temperature and humidity did not significantly influence the flower visitation by insects
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Judul: Perubahan Fase Padat pada Pembentukan Hidroksiapatit Akibat Suhu
Abstrak: Hidroksipatit [HAp, Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2] adalah salah satu bahan biomaterial yang dapat digunakan untuk implan tulang buatan karena memiliki komposisi yang sama dengan tulang manusia, bersifat bioaktif dan biokompatibilitas yang baik. HAp sintesis dengan menggunakan metode kering dan metode kering modifikasi sonikasi dari reaksi antara serbuk CaO hasil pemanasan cangkang kerang darah 1200 ºC selama 2.5 jam dan diamonium hidrogen fosfat (NH4)2HPO4 sebagai sumber fosfat. Difraktogram sampel menggunakan metode kering selama 2.5 jam pada suhu 400 ºC menghasilkan fase HAp, β-TCP, AKA, OKF, Ca(OH)2, dan CaO, pada suhu 600 dan 800 ºC terbentuk fase HAp, β-TCP, AKA, OKF, dan CaO, pada suhu 1000, 1200, dan 1250 ºC (serbuk dan pelet) terbentuk fase HAp dan β-TCP. Difraktogram sampel bersumber CaO cangkang kerang darah dan CaO komersial terbentuk fase HAp, β-TCP dan AKA. Metode kering-sonikasi (pelet) pada suhu 400 1250 serta 1250 ºC (serbuk) selama 3 jam menghasilkan fase HAp, β-TCP. Pada sampel 1250 ºC (serbuk) metode kering-sonikasi menunjukkan puncak tertinggi 2θ adalah hidroksiapatit dengan nilai 2θ 31,835º dan 32,918º, dan memperlihatkan morfologi permukaan yang lebih halus dan homogen berdasarkan mikroskopi payaran elektron.
Keyword: Cangkang kerang darah, Hidroksiapatit, Suhu