Purnomo, J. Batoro, H. Riniwati, A.S. Leksono
Indonesia is a country with the highest biodiversity and ethnicity. Each ethnic group has local wisdom in environmental management. One of the local wisdom is natural sacred sites that have conservation value, especially local plants in rural agroecosystem landscapes. This study aims to analyze the typology and richness of local plant biodiversity in natural sacred sites among non-indigenous communities in the Malang Area. This research was conducted at 4 locations of natural sacred sites, namely Petirtaan Nyai Beji, Sumber Ngenep, Sanggar Poncokusumo and Punden Kampung Temas. Information related to the typology of natural sacred sites was carried out using a qualitative phenomenological approach to ethnoscience. Key informants were determined based on the purposive sampling technique using criterion-based selection and then based on the snowball sampling technique. Interview data were analyzed descriptively to transform local knowledge and wisdom into scientific knowledge. Data collection was carried out through verification, reconstruction, formulation, conceptualization, and documentation stages. Vegetation analysis was carried out by making sample plots. The results of the vegetation analysis then determined the Shannon Wiener index (H'), evenness index (E'), dominance index (id) and endemism. Natural sacred sites are special areas within rural agroecosystem areas with relatively natural vegetation and have important ecological and cultural services for village communities. Each natural sacred site has a central point or the most sacred location, usually in the form of a tomb, stone or springs. The composition of plants in natural sacred sites for the category of trees and saplings are generally endemic plants, while the ground cover plants have been much affected by the surrounding environment, so many types of plant introductions. The Shannon Wiener index (H') and evenness index (E') of plants in natural sacred sites that is still a forest, such as Sumber Ngenep, have a high value. Meanwhile, natural sacred sites that only sanctify one type of tree, such as punden Temas, will cause a low Shannon Wiener and evenness index value. © 2024 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.
Doctoral Program in Environmental Sciences, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia; Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia; Department of Socio-Economy of Fisheries and Maritime, Faculty Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia
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