The Behavior of Fishpond Farmers with Silvofishery Insight and its Effects on Biodiversity of Macrozoobenthos in Mangrove Ecosystem of Coastal Area

Abstract

Mangrove ecosystem is an open ecosystem of various orientation of human interests in coastal areas, so that its position as common property makes these ecosystems are vulnerable to all forms of exploitation and environment manipulation that occur in it. Some areas in South Sulawesi Province has experienced such things, one of which is Sinjai district which has an area bordering dominated coastal mangrove vegetation has been experiencing a crisis of environmental degradation, at least negative impact has been felt since 10 years ago. The reason for the coastal area is converted to farms and settlements area. In optimizing the role of fish farmers against Silvofishery program which has been running since 10 years ago, and to avoid the negative impact of prolonged crises of environmental degradation, the need to study the problem formulation through research questions, as follows: (1) Whether the insight of environment knowledge, ecosystems, conservation, attitude and motivation affect the behavior of fish farmers with Silvofishery insight? (2) Whether the behavior of Silvofishery concept can maintain biodiversity that meet the natural standards as ecosystem feasibility? Based on the problem formulation, the objectives of this study was; (1) to analyze the effect of knowledge, attitude and motivation of fish farmers against Silvofishery insightful behavior, (2) to analyze the effect of behavioral patterns of fish farmers with Silvofishery insight that can maintain the natural biodiversity as ecosystem feasibility standard. With a package of biodiversity analysis and quantitative approaches through Structural Equation Model analysis of case-study research data obtained through questionnaires distribution, so that obtained the results below. The results of study showed that: (1) the knowledge insight does not affect the behavior of fish farmers with Silvofishery insight; (2) there is a positive contribution to the fish farmers attitude with Silvofishery insight; (3) there is a positive contribution of motivation to the behavior of fish farmers with Silvofishery insight; (4) patterns of Silvofishery insightful behavior of fish farmers showed biodiversity that meet natural standard of ecosystem feasibility. Thus, the exogenous variables of study ie research knowledge, attitudes and motivation, directly has a major role in influencing the behavior of endogenous variables of Silvofishery insight as a concept of integrated ecosystem management that are environmentally friendly and can maintain the natural biodiversity as a guidance of viable environment quality in a sustainable manner.