Judul: Karakteristik Habitat Preferensial Tarsius (Tarsius tarsier) di Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung, Maros, Sulawesi Selatan
Abstrak: Tarsius tarsier was reported to occur throughout the island of Sulawesi and several small adjacent islands around it. For effective conservation, a detailed knowledge of the habitat requirements and preferences of the species concerned is needed. The presence of tarsier population and its habitat characteristics in Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park are not clearly known. The habitat quality and space have been decreasing due to the increasing of human activities. This study that was carried out in Pattunuang Resort from Desember 2009 to Pebruari 2010, aimed to analyze the relationship between the existence of tarsier and its habitat characteristics, and to determine habitat preferences of tarsiers in the study area. The results showed that the tarsier was found on flat to steep topography with slope gradient reached 38%. The densities of plants at various of structure vegetation were higher in Blok Pute. Plant diversity was generally significantly different in each location. The abundance of insect species richness was highest in Blok Pattunuang among other location with pattern distribution were clumped. Based on the index of Neu, Tarsius tarsier preferred bamboo habitats to the secondary forest and karst vegetation to maintain their viability in this area.
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Judul: Karakteristik Habitat dan Populasi Tarsius (Tarsius fuscus Fischer 1804) di Resort Balocci Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung Sulawesi Selatan
Abstrak: Tarsier (Tarsius fuscus Fischer 1804) is one of endemic primates of South Sulawesi, which has been protected by Government Regulation No. 7 of 1999. This species is categorized as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List and on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The objective of this study were (1) to identify habitat characteristics including physical condition, composition and structure of vegetation and food (insects) availability, (2) to examine the distribution and population of tarsier. This study was conducted in Resort Balocci, Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park from May to July 2011. The data collected consisting composition and structure of vegetations, the number and diversity of insects, distribution and population size of tarsier. Characteristic of vegetations data was collected using a single swath method. Collection of insects as potential food of tarsier was taken by light trap method and identified in Laboratory of Insect Taxonomy, Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agricultural University. Population size was determined using concentration count method around the nesting trees of tarsier. The observations were started at 05.00-07.00 and 16.30-18.00. This study showed that tarsier inhabited secondary forest, plantations and vegetation near the settlement (yard). Nesting trees of tarsier could be observed in the crevices of the rocks, in the cracks of ficus trees (Ficus spp.), sugar palm tree (Arenga pinnata) and bamboos (Bambusa spp.). In addition to the nesting trees, there are Macaranga hispida and Artocarpus altilis. The secondary forest has more insects than plantations and vegetation near the settlement. A total of 112, 89 and 80 individuals of insects recorded in the secondary forest, vegetation near the settlement and plantation respectively. A total of 13 groups consisting of 44 individuals of tarsiers recorded in the study area. There were 31 individuals in secondary forest, 9 individuals in plantation and 4 individuals in vegetation near the settlement. Population densities of tarsier were 151 individuals/km2 in the secondary forest, 36 individuals/km2 in the plantation and 23 individuals/km2 in the vegetation near the settlement.
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Judul: Resonance technique HHO generator for internal combustion engine
Abstrak: Application of HHO gas as fuel had been generaly used. Though there was still controversy regarding its efficiency and efectiveness . In this research, hydrogen that hopefully could become an alternative renewable energy was produced by the electrolysis process. HHO was the mixture of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas that was formed in HHO dry generator. In HHO cell (dry) generator contained 10 cells, and each cell required 2.4 voltage. Furthermore, resonance DC application was evaluated to gain the better electrolysis efficiency. The test was held by using 2 level of electrolyte consentration, 0.178 M KOH and 0.446 M KOH. Each concentration was tested by 3 size of inductors, 8uH, 40uH, and 100uH. Not only single frequency was used, but modulatedfrequency was used also as well. In order to measure the improvement of resonance techinique application, specific energy was compared between using resonance technique and conventionaltechnique.Specific energy was calculated between output (mass of hydrogen) and input energy (watt hour). In this test,input of specific energy was measured in two condition:energy from the source (total) and energy in HHO generator only. From the test, it could be concluded that modulated frequency, by using40 Hz and 2405 Hz frequency, 100uH inductor, and 0.446 M OH, only 61% of total specific energy that was used in HHO generator. It needed23.91 watt hour energy (total) to produce 1 gram of hydrogen gas.On the other hand, the worst performance was happened in single frequency, 11270Hz, 8uH of inductor, and 0.178 KOH, where the loss of specific energy was 82%. The conventional technique only loosed about 0.5% of specific energy in 0.178 KOH needed 51.37watt hour to provide one gram of hydrogen. The loss was happened due to the excess of current that was converted into head in MOSFET. Hopefully the further research will be held again by using wet type of HHO generator because dry generator did not have fixed capacity value and it maked difficulty for calculating the perfect resonance condition.
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