ii ABSTRAK
AUDYA RAHMAN. Distribusi dan Pola Pertumbuhan Udang Putih Penaeus Merguensis de Man Di Perairan Estuari Suaka Margasatwa Karang Gading Sumatera Utara. Dibawah bimbingan MISWAR BUDI MULYA dan YUNASFI.
Udang putih banyak dijumpai di perairan estuari Suaka Margasatwa Karang Gading Sumatera Utara. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Mei-Juni 2015. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui distribusi dan pola pertumbuhan udang putih di perairan estuari Suaka Margasatwa Karang Gading Sumatera Utara. Distribusi udang putih dianaisis menggunakan indeks distribusi Morisita, dan pola pertumbuhan menggunakan regresi linear. Hasil penelitian mendapatkan distrbusi udang putih di perairan estuari Suaka Margasatwa Karang Gading adaah distribusi berkelompok, dan pola pertumbuhannya adalah Alometrik negatif.
Kata Kunci: Udang putih, distribusi, pola pertumbuhan.
iii
ABSTRACT
AUDYA RAMAN. Distribution And Growth Pattern Of White Shrimp Penaeus Merguiensis De Man In Estuary Water Of Wildlife Reserve Karang Gading North Sumatra. Under Academic Supervisior by, MISWAR BUDI MULYA dan YUNASFI
White shrimp many found in estuary water of wildlife reserve Karang Gading North Sumatra. The research has been done from May to June 2015. The research aims to know distribution and growth pattern of white shrimp. Distribution of white shrimp were analyzed use Morisita index, and growth pattern use linear regresion. The results showed that distribution of white shrimp is gather distribution, and growth pattern of white shrimp is negative allometric.
Key word: White shrimp, distribution, growth pattern.