Judul: Wildlife Biodiversity in Peramun Hill, Belitung Regency
Abstrak: Bukit Peramun merupakan salah satu geosite dari Belitong Geopark yang berlokasi di Kabupaten Belitung memiliki luas 1,15 km2 dengan ketinggian 22 mdpl. Bukit Peramun juga diketahui memiliki ragam biodiversitas satwa liar dengan peran penting bagi lingkungan. Oleh karena itu, perlu dilakukan inventarisasi untuk mendapatkan data dasar yang dapat menjadi pedoman pengelolaan kawasan konservasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan memperoleh data dasar keanekaragaman satwa liar di kawasan Bukit Peramun. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode jelajah dengan teknik pengambilan sampel yaitu purposive sampling. Data dianilisis dengan indeks kekayaan, keanekaragaman, kemerataan dan uji Kruskal-Wallis. Sebanyak 12 spesies pisces, enam spesies amfibi, delapan spesies reptil, 18 spesies aves, dan tujuh spesies mamalia berhasil diidentifikasi termasuk satwa langka endemik Pulau Belitung yaitu Cephalopachus bancanus ssp. saltator. Sebanyak tiga spesies dikategorikan terancam punah, dua spesies dikategorikan rentan, tujuh spesies dikategorikan hampir terancam, dan dua spesies dinyatakan kekurangan data oleh IUCN dan juga belum tersimpan datanya di Indonesia. Empat spesies termasuk dilindungi di Indonesia. Berdasarkan hasil diatas, dapat disimpulkan area pengamatan menjadi habitat yang baik ditandai dengan keanekaragaman satwa liar di berbagai tipe habitat yang berbeda., Peramun Hill is one of the geosites in Belitong Geopark, Belitung Regency, with a 1.15 km2 range area and 22 mdpl. Peramun Hill has unique biodiversity to the environment. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out an inventory to obtain basic data that can be used as guidelines for managing conservation areas.This study aims to obtain basic data on wildlife biodiversity in the Peramun Hill area. Purposive sampling methods were used in this study and analysed with richness index, diversity, evenness and Kruskal-Wallis test. As many as 12 species of pisces, six species of amphibians, eight species of reptiles, 18 species of aves, and seven species of mammals were recorded, including the endemic species Cephalopachus bancanus ssp. saltator. Three species are categorised as endangered, two species are categorised as vulnerable, seven species are categorised as near threatened, and two species are declared data deficient by the IUCN and no informative data in Indonesia. Four species are protected in Indonesia. Based on the above results, Peramun Hill still have a representative habitat for wildlife.
Keyword: Bukit Peramun, Inventarisasi, Keanekaragaman, Satwa liar

Judul: Habitat Characteristics, Population and Distribution of Belitung Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus saltator Elliot 1910) in Bukit Peramun Area, Belitung
Abstrak: Tarsius belitung (Cephalopachus bancanus saltator Elliot 1910) merupakan salah satu subspesies dari Western tarsier yang hanya tersebar di Pulau Belitung. Satwa tersebut termasuk ke dalam daftar Appendix II CITES dan kategori Endangered menurut IUCN Redlist. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis karakteristik habitat, populasi dan sebaran tarsius belitung di Kawasan Bukit Peramun. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode consentration count dan analisis vegetasi. Habitat tarsius belitung adalah hutan sekunder dengan ketinggian 110 – 150 mdpl dan kelerengan 0 – 8,33%. Spesies vegetasi sebagai pohon tidur tarsius adalah pancang seruk (Schima wallichii) dan pelepak (Hydnocarpus sp.). Ular dan burung hantu serak bukit (Phodilus badius) adalah predator tarsius, sedangkan kompetitornya adalah tokek (Gekko gecko). Potensi serangga sebagai pakan tarsius adalah jangkrik, belalang, ngengat, kupu-kupu, semut, laba-laba, kumbang, dan capung. Populasi terbanyak dari tarsius belitung adalah 13 individu, kepadatan 0,536 individu/ha atau 53,6 individu/km2 dengan nisbah kelamin 0,71 : 1. Sebaran tarsius belitung banyak terdapat di Hutan sekunder karena ketersediaan sumberdaya yang melimpah dan kelerengan yang landai menyebabkan sedikitnya jumlah predator di areal tersebut., Belitung tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus saltator Elliot 1910) is one of the subspecies of Western tarsier which is only spread on Belitung Island. The animal is included in the CITES Appendix II list and the Endangered category according to the IUCN Redlist. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of the habitat, population and distribution of the Belitung tarsier in the Bukit Peramun area. The study was conducted using the method of concentration count and vegetation analysis. Belitung tarsier habitat is secondary forest with an altitude of 110 – 150 mdpl and a slope of 0 – 8,33%. Vegetation species as tarsiers sleeping trees are seruk (Schima wallichii) and pelpaks (Hydnocarpus sp.). Snakes and hill husky owls (Phodilus badius) are tarsier predators, while their competitors are geckos(Gekko gecko). Potential insects asfood for tarsier are crickets, grasshoppers, moths, butterflies, ants, spiders, beetles, and dragonflies. The largest population of belitung tarsier is 13 individuals, density is 0,536 individuals/ha or 53,6 individuals/km2 with sex ratio 0,71 : 1. The distribution of belitung tarsier is widely found in secondary forest due to the availability of abundant resources and gentle slopes causing the small number of predators in the area.
Keyword: belitung tarsier, bukit peramun area, distribution, habitat characteristics, population

Judul: Increasing Resistant Starch Type III on the Modified Cassava Flour ( Mocaf ) through Heating-Cooling Cycles and Its Application on Production of Dried Noodles
Abstrak: Resistant starch tipe III (RS3) is a major resistant starch used in the production of resistant starch-based functional foods. RS3 is formed through retrogradation of gelatinized starch. The objectives of this study were : (1) to increase the resistant starch content of Mocaf through heating-cooling cycles, (2) to use the modified Mocaf in Mocaf dried noodle production. The research was conducted in the following 4 (four) steps, namely : (1) characterizing of native Mocaf, ( 2 ) Determination the optimum combination of flour-water ratio and temperature that produced the highest level of resistant starch, (3) Modifying of Mocaf through heating-cooling cycles, (4) Production of dried noodles using modified Mocaf having the highest resistant starch content. The resulting product dried noodles made an analysis of resistant starch content as well as an assessment of the overall sensory attributes by 79 untrained panelists with hedonic rating test method. The native Mocaf contained starch (67.47%), amylose (36.73%), amylopectin (30.74%), and resistant starch (0.79%). The analysis by RVA showed that native Mocaf had an A-type starch gelatinization profile. The optimum conditions to increase the resistant starch content of Mocaf was flour-water ratio of 1:3.44 (w/w) and heating at 79.93o C. The resistant starch contents as results of 1, 2, and 3 heating-cooling cycles were 4.16%, 6.30% and 8.73% respectively. Addition of 15% and 25% modified Mocaf (3 cycles) in Mocaf dried noodle production increased the resistant starch content up to 3.77% and 4.43% respectively. Some characteristics of the Mocaf dried noodles were cooking loss of between 16.50% and 23,07%, optimum cooking time of 13:01 to 12:01 minutes, water absorption of 126.66% to 169.63%, and rehydration weight of 189.79% to 233.01%. The hardness of Mocaf dried noodle was 423.9 gf. Modified Mocaf substitution of 15% and 25% caused the hardness were 357.7 gf and 266.8 gf respectively. Based on the hedonic evaluation the noodle hardness was between hard slightly and not hard while assessment of overall attribute was between neutral to rather like.
Keyword: Mocaf, resistant starch type III ( RS3 ), noodles