Source: SEAMEO BIOTROP's Research Grant | 2016
Abstract:
Java Sea, it is
heavily impacted by climate changes and human activities. It has become a
wastewater disposal site for the three locations sampling Jakarta, Semarang,
Surabaya also domestic sewage, and industrial and agricultural waste are
deposited in it. Organic waste is delivered directly to the rivers without
special treatment and is then transported into the bay. There have been
significant land-use changes, with conversion of 80% of vegetative areas into
urban use. Organic non-point source pollution has also affected the bay, likely
through riverine input. The present research will perform a coupled
hydrodynamic-biogeochemical model, developed by Koropitan (2008). Outcome of the research is a synthesis of climate change and anthropogenic impacts to
primary productivity of the Java Sea which is important for mapping the
vulnerability index in the Java Sea using the dynamic
modeling system to management coastal environmental resources.