Results on the studies of biotic communities on coastal area of Sumur are in part presented in separate papers in this symposium (see Kartawinata et al. 1983a, b; Hartoto et al, 1983; Sujatno et al. 1983; Wowor et al. 1983). The present paper is cocerned with the results of the inventory of plant. species cultivated in homegardens in the village of Sumur, Banten, West Java.
Volcanic eruptions may affect the socio cultural life of societies which happen to be in the neighbourhood of volcanoes. This is known from some parts of the world where such disasters happened and were recorded. There also historically recorded eruptions in Indonesia. For example in the Nagarakrtagana, a panygeric written by the court poet Prapance for his Lord, King Hayam Wuruk of Majapahi…
Tsunami is a word in Japanese language and originally means a great sea wave rushing into "tsu" pr port. In Japan tsunami denotes two types of meteorological tsunami, and the other is for tsunami generated by earthquake which also known as seismic sea wave.
The mangrove area is recognized as an area of vital natural resources, if s the interesting and distinctive community being called a "land - builder" (Odum, 1960), which extends the coast and protects the shore from excessive erosion
Berbagai aspek "sedimentologi" di daerah ini, secara umum telah dilakukan pengamatannya oleh beberapa peneliti sebelumnya. Khususnya penafsiran akan model dan fasies endapannya telah dikembangkan.