Fern Communities in Post-Gold Mining Sites of West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Adinda Octavia  Syahsabilla; Irwan Lovadi; Dwi Gusmalawati; Annas Rabbani

doi:10.22146/jtbb.17932

Adinda Octavia Syahsabilla Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Tanjungpura, Jalan Prof. Dr Hadari Nawawi, Pontianak, Indonesia, 78124
Irwan Lovadi Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Tanjungpura, Jalan Prof. Dr Hadari Nawawi, Pontianak, Indonesia, 78124 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8249-1947
Dwi Gusmalawati Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Tanjungpura, Jalan Prof. Dr Hadari Nawawi, Pontianak, Indonesia, 78124 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8545-038X
Annas Rabbani Faculty of Biology, Gadjah Mada University, Jalan Teknika Selatan, Sekip Utara, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 55281 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3562-517X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/jtbb.17932

Keywords: Abundance, Composition, Fern, Indicator Species Analysis, Post-mining sites

Abstract

Understanding changes in plant communities in post-mining sites is important for managing a degraded landscape. Ferns have been known as species indicators for heavy metals-contaminated environments. However, research focusing on fern communities in post-mining environments is scarce. This study investigates fern communities in post-mining areas that have been abandoned for 1, 6, and 10 years in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The results show that the composition and abundance of fern species differed among post-gold mining sites. Stenochlaena palustris, Pityrogramma calomelanos, Dicranopteris linearis, and Nephrolepis cordifolia are four species recognised as species indicators for post-mining sites aged six and ten years.

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