Pengaruh sistem produksi kerbau rawa Kalimantan terhadap laju sedimentasi rawa di Desa Tampakang, Kecamatan Paminggir, Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara, Kalimantan Selatan

Muhammad Raffa Avriza Danurwendo, Prof. Ir. Tri Satya Mastuti Widi, S.Pt., M.P., M.Sc., Ph.D., IPM., ASEAN Eng.

2026 | Skripsi | ILMU DAN INDUSTRI PETERNAKAN

Sistem produksi kerbau rawa merupakan bentuk pemeliharaan tradisional yang berinteraksi secara langsung dengan ekosistem rawa pasang surut, namun pengaruhnya terhadap laju sedimentasi masih belum banyak dikaji. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh sistem produksi kerbau rawa terhadap laju sedimentasi di lahan rawa pasang surut Kalimantan Selatan. Penelitian dilaksanakan di Kecamatan Paminggir dengan mengukur laju sedimentasi menggunakan sediment trap pada tiga zona pengamatan, yaitu zona inti (pusat aktivitas penggembalaan kerbau), zona perlintasan (jalur pergerakan kerbau), dan zona kontrol (tanpa aktivitas kerbau). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa laju sedimentasi dengan kecenderungan tertinggi ditemukan pada zona perlintasan (1,45 kg/m²/hari), diikuti zona kontrol (0,59 kg/m²/hari), dan terendah pada zona inti (0,28 kg/m²/hari). Hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa aktivitas kerbau cenderung memengaruhi dinamika sedimentasi di ekosistem rawa, sedangkan keberadaan vegetasi pada zona inti diduga berperan dalam menekan akumulasi sedimen.

The swamp buffalo production system is a traditional husbandry practice that interacts directly with tidal swamp ecosystems; however, its influence on sedimentation rates has received limited quantitative. The swamp buffalo production system is a traditional husbandry practice that directly interacts with the tidal swamp ecosystem; however, its influence on sedimentation rates has not been extensively studied. This study aimed to analyze the effect of the swamp buffalo production system on sedimentation rates in tidal swamp areas of South Kalimantan. The study was conducted in Paminggir District by measuring sedimentation rates using sediment traps in three observation zones: the core zone (the center of buffalo grazing activity), the transit zone (the buffalo movement pathway), and the control zone (without buffalo activity). The results showed that the highest sedimentation rate tended to occur in the transit zone (1.45 kg/m²/day), followed by the control zone (0.59 kg/m²/day), while the lowest rate was observed in the core zone (0.28 kg/m²/day). These findings indicate that buffalo activity tends to influence sedimentation dynamics in the swamp ecosystem, while the presence of vegetation in the core zone is presumed to play a role in reducing sediment accumulation.

Kata Kunci : (Kalimantan Selatan, kerbau rawa Kalimantan, sedimentasi)