Judul: Pola Penyebaran Jenis Kapasan Kuning (Thespesia lampas Dalz and Gibs) di Savana Bekol Taman Nasional Baluran
Abstrak: Savanna of Baluran National Park is the only natural savanna in Java which is dominated by the presence of exotic invasive species of Acacia nilotica so that stability ecosystem savanna disturbed. Thespesia lampas is one herbs survive by critical condition savanna although his presence considered a weed. The purpose of this research is to identify distribution of T.lampas in savanna Bekol Baluran National Park. The result obtained namelu the diversity of species found as many as 40 species which is dominated by herbs 36 species and the rest is tree. The value of dominance index at the research appertain low <1, and richness index value at site research appertain middle. Distribution of T.lampas in savanna Bekol Baluran National Park having distribution of clump. Soil analysis show that there are several element that have high correlation to the existence of T.lampas such as Natrium (Na), Kalium (K), Fospor (P) and Calcium (Ca).
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Thespesia lampas, Baluran National Park, savana, Distribution

Judul: Understory Vegetation Diversity and Forage  Plants Availability in Bekol and Balanan Savanna, Baluran National Park
Abstrak: Akasia berduri (Vachellia nilotica) adalah salah satu tumbuhan yang berada di Taman Nasional Baluran yang bersifat invasif dan memengaruhi komposisi savana di kawasan tersebut. Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui keanekaragaman spesies tumbuhan bawah, sifat invasif dan mengkaji spesies pakan satwa yang mampu berkompetisi pada lingkungan penelitian. Pengambilan data analisis vegetasi didapatkan dengan metode kuadrat. Plot utama dengan ukuran 50 m × 50 m dibuat pada tiga kawasan, yaitu kawasan savana terinvasi rendah, tinggi, dan bebas invasi. Setiap plot utama dibuat 15 petak contoh yang berukuran 1 m × 1 m. Parameter tumbuhan bawah yang diamati adalah jumlah individu dan spesies. Pada savana terinvasi rendah ditemukan sembilan spesies dari tujuh famili dan pada savana terinvasi tinggi ditemukan sembilan spesies dari enam famili. Nilai indeks keragaman jenis (H’) pada savana Balanan invasi rendah bernilai 1,62 dan pada invasi tinggi sebesar 1,74, sedangkan pada savana Bekol yang terbebas invasi sebesar 1,24. Vegetasi yang menyusun ketiga kawasan cenderung berbeda dengan nilai indeks kesamaan Sorenson (IS) sebesar 4.05 hingga 14.65. Jumlah spesies pakan pada kawasan invasi tinggi lebih rendah dibandingkan dengan kawasan lainnya., Thorny acacia (Vachella nilotica) is one of the invasive plants species in Baluran National Park (BNP) which affects the vegetation composition in its savanna. This study aims to determine the diversity of understory species and its invasiveness, as well as to examine the availability of forage plant species that are able to compete with the other understory species in the research plot. This study was conducted in three areas that is high invaded, low invaded, and uninvaded areas from V. nilotica. The vegetation composition was described by vegetation analysis. Main plot with a size of 50 m × 50 m has been made in three areas with five replicate plots were selected for each location resulting in total of 15 plots were studied. The uninvaded area has the highest number of understory species compare against the high invaded and low invaded areas. The value of the species diversity index (H') in high invaded, low invaded, and uninvaded areas are 1,74; 1,62; and 1,24 respectively. The understory composition within the three areas were tends to be different based on Sorenson Similarity Index (IS) with a range of values 4.05 to 14.65. The high invasion area has the lowest number of forage plants species compared to other areas.
Keyword: animal feed, invasion, quadrat method, Vachellia nilotica, vegetation analysis

Judul: Hydroxyapatite-Chitosan Composite Coating on Stainless Steel 316 to Improve Corrosion Resistance
Abstrak: Metals that were used in bone implantation should have good corrosion resistance that were not easily corroded when implanted into the body. Metal corrosion resistance of stainless steel 316 can be enhanced through the metal coating by hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite with composition ratio of hydroxyapatite (gram) and chitosan 3% (mL) 0.2:0, 0.2:0.1, 0.2:0.5, 0.2:1.0, and 0.2:1.5. Besides improving the corrosion resistance of metal, the presence of chitosan also maintain the position of hydroxyapatite on metal surfaces. Corrosion resistance increases with increasing amount of chitosan added and the best composition of hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite was 0.2:1.0.
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