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Site description (1999 baseline):
Site location and context
Located 15 km north-west of Jember or 20 km east of Bondowoso, this area includes Gunung Argopuro (3088 m). There is a hotspring at the foot of Gunung Argopuro in the south of Aing Alkal River. Tunjung Lake is located on the southern part of the area. geologically this area is same with other formed mountains in Java & Bali (Beudels & Hardi 1980). The area is very steep with good forest condition.
Non-bird biodiversity: Cuon alpinus, Panthera pardus, Sus verrucosus and Trachypithecus auratus (Hedges & Tyson 1996, Whitten et.al.1996, Nijman 1997). Flora include Anophalis viscida, Elsholtzia pubescens, Euphorbia spp., Pteridium sp. and Giardinia palmata (Beudels & Hardi 1980, Whitten et.al.1996).
Grassland plateau and
Casuarina forest. Near the mountain top : grassland and lake covered by natural forest, mainly mountain rainforest. The lower mountain forest is rich, and located on the elevation of 1200-1900 m, with high trees (20-30 m) as the characteristic of this forest. The upper mountain forest above of 2000 m, indicated by a plenty of mosses on tree trunks. The grassland dominated by
Imperata cylindrica (Beudels & Hardi 1980, MacKinnon
et.al. 1982, Whitten
et.al. 1996).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Wildlife hunting, burning of forest and grassland, vandalism has caused loss of archaeological remains (MacKinnon
et.al.1982), regular use of the area by military units for exercises (Beudels & Hardi 1980).
Dataran Tinggi Hyang Wildlife Sanctuary (14145 ha) declared based on SK Menteri Pertanian No.12/PA/162 on 5 May 1962 (Anon 1997, Anon 1998).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dataran Tinggi Hyang (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dataran-tinggi-hyang-iba-indonesia on 22/11/2024.
