Karakteristik Ekologi Dan Pemanfaatan Rawa Lebak di Sumatera Selatan

Dina Muthmainnah

Balai Riset Perikanan Perairan Umum, Jalan Beringin no. 308 Mariana Palembang-30763, e-mail: dina_mth@yahoo.co.id

ABSTRACT

Swamps are wetlands which are commonly found in flood plain area of big river, during rainy season its become aquatic ecosystem while during dry season changed into terrestrial ecosystem. Soils in “rawa lebaks” usually acid, poor nutrients, water logs and high organic content make its difficult to develop for agriculture land. In South Sumatra rawa lebaks have been develop for rice culture (sawah lebak) and in some area also develop for fish ponds. During aquatic periods rawa lebak were considered as fishing ground which are home of more then 20 species of fish.

Keywords : Swamp, sawah lebak, fish culture, fishing ground.

Dalam Prosiding Pertemuan Ilmiah Tahunan Himpunan Ilmu Tanah Indonesia, Palembang, 17-18 Desember 2008, Jurusan Tanah Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Sriwijaya Palembang, ISBN: 978-979-8918-64-3