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Wawancara 'King of Krakatoa' Prof Tukirin: Gunung Ini Mengajarkan Suksesi Kehidupan
Prof Tukirin Partomihardjo, peneliti BRIN yang dijuluki 'King of Krakataoa', telah lebih dari 30 tahun meneliti suksesi ekologi di Krakatau-Rakata pascaletusan. Ia menjelaskan bahwa setelah erupsi dan longsor 2018, vegetasi dan hewan total hilang, lalu kehidupan baru muncul dari nol melalui spora lumut yang terbawa angin atau arus laut, serta laba-laba sebagai hewan perintis. Ia juga menemukan spesies non-pribumi seperti pisang, durian, dan rumput yang tersebar karena campur tangan manusia.
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- Prof Tukirin Partomihardjo is a researcher at Indonesia's BRIN (formerly LIPI).
- He has spent over 30 years studying the Krakatau-Rakata islands.
- His first visit to Anak Krakatau was in 1981.
- Anak Krakatau height was 150-200 meters above sea level in the early 1980s.
- Anak Krakatau height reached 300 meters above sea level before the 2018 tsunami.
- The 2018 eruption and landslide reduced Anak Krakatau to 150 meters above sea level.
- Vegetation cover on Rakata previously covered 17 percent of the island before the 2018 eruption.
- All animal and plant life was wiped out after the 2018 eruption and landslide.
- Six months after the 2018 landslide, small leaves and new coconut growth were already visible.
- Spiders are considered the likely first animals to recolonize the islands.
- Mosses are likely the first plants to recolonize, arriving via wind or ocean currents.
- Humans introduced plant species including banana, durian, orange, guava, and jackfruit to Pulau Sertung.
- Unique grass species from Java were found along Krakatau tourist trails, likely carried in visitors' clothing folds.
- Tomato, red chili, and bird's eye chili plants were also found on the islands.
- Prof Tukirin coordinates with BKSDA Banten to monitor current Krakatau conditions.
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