RECOMMENDED PLANTS FOR GREEN OPEN SPACE TO ENRICH BIRD DIVERSITY IN GEDEBAGE REGION BANDUNG WEST JAVA
Astri Yuliawati, and R. Ading Pramadi

Biology Education Department, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati, Indonesia

Abstract

Green open space has an important role to ensure the balance of urban ecosystem. Gedebage sub-district is currently developing on a large scale. This area is projected to be the center of Bandung city government. Gedebage needs more green open space. Therefore it is necessary to plant more trees on the vacant land in the Gedebage area to increase green open space. The type of plants that planted must have added value, not only as shade plants, but also as animal habitat. One of the wild animals that use vegetation in urban green open spaces is bird. The aim of this study is to obtain a list of plants used by birds in Bandung city parks that are suitable and can grow well in the Gede Bage area. The method used was direct observation with the line transect method to record types of plants that used by birds in the Bandung city park which has a high bird diversity. Then the growth requirement of recorded plants was studied based on literature. This study shows 33 types of plants used by birds to carry out their daily activity and based on the growth requirements analyzes, only 21 species that are suitable growing in the gedebage bandung area. Based on this research, growing those 21 species of plant on Gedebage sub-district can Increase the Green Open Space area and also enrich bird diversity on Gedebage Region.

Keywords: Urban park , Urban bird, Vegetation

Topic: Environmental Engineering