THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CANOPY COVER AND WATER QUALITY IN THE COASTAL OF TABANIO VILLAGE OF TANAH LAUT REGENCY, SOUTH KALIMANTAN

Abstract

Canopy cover is one approach to measuring canopy density. The area of land is covered by the vertical projection of the plant canopy or tree canopy is known as canopy cover. A photography technique called hemispherical photography is used to photograph the topography of terrestrial forests or mangroves. Another way of taking pictures to measure tree canopy cover is closed photography, which does not use a fisheye lens and concentrates more on examining the characteristics of the canopy such as the area index of leaves. This study aims to determine the percentage of canopy cover using hemispherical photography methods, water quality, and the relationship between canopy cover and water quality in Tabanio Village. Methods in data analysis use Mueller-Dumbois and Ellenberg (1974), ImageJ, STORET, and PCA (Principal Component Analysis). The results of the study can be seen in the type of mangrove canopy cover criteria, which range from medium to very dense.