Diversity of Epiphytic Lichen in Nglimut Forest Gonoharjo Kendal

Abstract

Huma activities in fulfilling necessities of life has encouraged development in various sectors. On the other hand development activities provide activities provide benefits for humans, but on the other hand development also resulted in change to the environmental conditions and availability of biological resources in the forest was also affected by human activities, no exception in the forest Nglimut Gonoharjo Land use changes that occured in the forest Nglimut Gonoharjo certainly affect on condition of the forest ecosystem. Health of forest ecosystems can be viewed from species diversity of lichens, because lichens can be used as bioindicators well as to monitor the health of a region. The method used is the exploration, lichen data taken at breast height of trees. The parameters observed include species diversity, frequency of attendance. The identification is done manually by using literature and search via internet. Based on the results of identification of specimens obtained, recorded nine orders with 22 families, 34 genera and 46 species. Lecanorales is the largest order by 9 family. The largest family is Parmeliaceae by 7 genera and 9 species are Parmotrema pertatum., Parmelia saxatilis. Punctelia jeckeri, Punctelia subrudecta, Punctelia borreri, Hypotrachyna revolute, Hypogymnia physodes, Bryoria fuscescens, pParmeliopsis hyperopta.