Deterioration of wood exposed to mangrove ecosystem

I. Risnasari*, R. Batubara, A. Nuryawan, F. A. Lubis, O. Firnadi, M. A. Maulana

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Abstract

Deterioration of three types of wood, namely meranti wood (Shorea spp.), mahoni wood (Swietenia mahagoni) and damar wood (Agathis dammara) in underwater exposure in the mangrove ecosystem investigated. The wood soaked for six months, at a depth of 1.5 meters and salinity 7.3. After six months identification of organisms that attack wood is carried out. The types of organisms found attacking wood samples are Teredo navalis and Balanus sp. The types of fungi found include Paecilomyces victoriae, Scytalidium lignicola, Aspergillus sp., Penicillium corylophilum, Aspergillus fumigatus, Biporalis australiensis, Absidia sp, Aspergillus niger and Phytophthora cryptogea.

Original languageEnglish
Article number032031
JournalIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Volume782
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Jun 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event4th International Conference on Agriculture, Environment and Food Security, AEFS 2020 - Medan, Indonesia
Duration: 8 Oct 2020 → …

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