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Research Paper
Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea) Population Viability Analysis: Bintuni Bay as a Critical Refugium

Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea) Population Viability Analysis: Bintuni Bay as a Critical Refugium

Authors: Anggraini, R., Ngga, M.

First population viability analysis (PVA) for Indonesia's second-largest breeding colony of Mycteria cinerea, estimating 462 breeding pairs and projecting 0.89 probability of population persistence over 100 years under current protection scenarios.

OrnithologyPVAIUCN Red List
5.1 MB • 22 pp.
Data & Datasets
Long-Term Vegetation Plot Data: 12 Years of Mangrove Restoration Monitoring

Long-Term Vegetation Plot Data: 12 Years of Mangrove Restoration Monitoring

Authors: Saputro, E., Nurhalimah, S.

Open-access CSV dataset containing annual diameter-at-breast-height (DBH), height, mortality, and recruitment data for 14,400 tagged trees across 24 restoration chronosequence plots established between 2014 and 2026. Includes sediment redox potential and porewater salinity readings.

Open DataVegetationTime-Series
22.1 MB
Research Paper
Carbon Sequestration Dynamics of Rhizophora apiculata Stands in Bintuni Bay Estuaries

Carbon Sequestration Dynamics of Rhizophora apiculata Stands in Bintuni Bay Estuaries

Authors: Nurhalimah, S., Tambunan, M., Kwai, W.

This study quantifies above-ground and below-ground carbon stocks across 36 permanent monitoring plots in Teluk Bintuni, finding mean sequestration rates of 328 Mg C ha⁻¹ for mature stands — significantly exceeding global mangrove averages.

Blue CarbonRhizophoraSoil Science
4.2 MB • 38 pp.
Research Paper
Mothers of the Mangrove: Women's Cooperatives and NTFP Value Chain Integration in Coastal Papua

Mothers of the Mangrove: Women's Cooperatives and NTFP Value Chain Integration in Coastal Papua

Authors: Maramatua, D., Kwai, W., Anggraini, R.

Mixed-methods socio-economic analysis of five women-led NTFP cooperatives, documenting 47% increase in average household income within 18 months of Fair Trade certification integration, with 89% of participants reporting increased decision-making autonomy.

GenderNTFPSocio-Economics
3.8 MB • 29 pp.
Technical Report
Baseline Biodiversity Survey: Teluk Bintuni Mangrove Ramsar Nomination Technical Dossier

Baseline Biodiversity Survey: Teluk Bintuni Mangrove Ramsar Nomination Technical Dossier

Authors: World Mangrove Center Research Team

Comprehensive 18-month baseline survey documenting 34 mangrove species, 284 fish species, 127 avian species (including 3 IUCN Red List Critically Endangered taxa), and 89 benthic macrofauna morphospecies across the proposed 125,000 Ha Ramsar boundary.

RamsarBiodiversityBaseline
18.6 MB • 242 pp.
Technical Report
Traditional Ecological Knowledge Compendium: Mairasi and Irarutu Tribal Ethnomangrove Knowledge

Traditional Ecological Knowledge Compendium: Mairasi and Irarutu Tribal Ethnomangrove Knowledge

Authors: Kwai, W., Wanda, B., Community Knowledge Curation Circle

312-page biocultural knowledge compendium documenting 147 plant-use categories, 28 traditional management protocols, and 64 medicinal preparation recipes as transmitted by 23 elder knowledge holders across four Teluk Bintuni villages. Includes bilingual glossary (Bahasa/English).

EthnobiologyTEKBiocultural
42.7 MB • 312 pp.

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