Abstract:
This study aims to obtain information regarding structure and composition of plant vegetation at the whole stages: seedling, sapling, pole, and tree through importance value index parameter approach in Samares forest, Sepse village. The observation was taken place in west Biak island by applying quadrant method in the four observative plots. The result pointed out the total species composition found about 29 species with a quite diverse forest vegetation, including its structure and composition for each growing stage, From the importance value index, it can be seen thehighest score of INP was Myristica fatua (INP of 54.21%), then followed by Buchanania arborence and Horsfieldia sp.