Vegetation composition and structure across land use types in a rotational cultivation system in Meratus Mountain, South Kalimantan, Indonesia

Abstract. Rezekiah AA, Ruslan M, Kadir S, Mahmud. 2022. Vegetation composition and structure across land use types in a rotational cultivation system Meratus Mountain, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 4234-4242. The has become local ecological knowledge of the Dayak community This management applies by dividing into four types, namely pahumaan (cultivated area annual crops), balukar anum (former cultivated field aged 3-6 years), jurungan 7-12 kabun buah fields more than 15 years). study is aimed to investigate floristic vegetation each type conducted three villages (i.e., Loksado, Lok Lahung Haratai). sampling was purposively levels seedlings, saplings, poles trees) data analyzed calculate Important Value Index (IVI), Shannon-Wiener diversity index, species richness index evenness index. results showed that had certain composition. In pahumaan, dominant plant were plants, especially crops. dominated woody while fruit plants. changes suggested succession process progress. for medium high category. low category, all uses at level. These findings suggest traditional farming activities carried out did not damage forest.