GSJ: Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2020 ISSN 2320-9186 457 GSJ: Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2020, Online: ISSN 2320-9186 www.globalscientificjournal.com Effect of Mangrove Vegetation Density on Macrozoobenthos Abundance in the Mangrove Region of Pramuka Island Muhammad Lutfi Alby1*, Herman Hamdani2, Heti Herawati3, Lantun P. Dewanti 1Department of Fisheries and Marine, Universitas Padjadjaran 2 Department of Fisheries and Marine, Universitas Padjadjaran 3 Department of Fisheries and Marine, Universitas Padjadjaran 4 Department of Fisheries and Marine, Universitas Padjadjaran Jl. Raya Jatinangor, Cikeruh, Kecamatan Jatinangor, Kabupaten Sumedang, Jawa Barat, 45363 Email:
[email protected] ABSTRAK The purpose of this study was to describe the environmental conditions contained in mangrove vegetation, and establish the relationship between the density of mangrove vegetation and the abundance of macrozoobenthos in the mangrove ecosystem in Pramuka Island. The study was conducted in July-August 2019. The research location is divided into four stations based on mangrove density. Station 1 is mangrove with high density, station 2 mangrove with medium density, station 3 mangrove with low density, and station 4 without overgrown mangroves. The method in this study uses a survey method, by making direct observations to the research location. The results showed that in the mangrove ecosystem in Pramuka Island, only one species mangrove was found, namely Rhizophora stylosa. The highest mangrove density is 105 stands. The greatest abundance of macrozoobenthos is at station 1, which is 187 ind / m2. The highest abundance of macrozoobenthos species is the Cerithium kobeltu. The total species composition of species found at the study site were 20 species.