Biodiversity assessment of Mangrove Ecosystems in selected coastal municipalities Zambales, Philippines [manuscript]
| dc.contributor.author | Glydeline B. Abalos | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-09T07:54:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-09-09T07:54:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Mangroves are considered as the most important components of the coastal ecosystem and among the most productive and biologically complex ecosystems on the planet. Mangrove ecosystems in the world has been decreasing in an alarming rate that poses a big threat to destruction of the marine ecosystem. Assessment of mangrove species plays a critical role in the conservation and protection of the mangroves forest. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the biodiversity of mangrove ecosystem in selected municipalities in Zambales, Philippines. Specifically it aimed (1) collect, describe, classify and identify the different mangrove trees, associated plants, vertebrates species and fishes in mangrove ecosystems (2) determine the endemic mangrove species and economic importance of these marine organisms as well as the keystone species present in the mangrove ecosystems (3) determine the environmental and ecological parameters of the collected and identified mangrove, associated plants, fishes and vertebrate species (4) generate diversity map of mangrove, associated plants, fishes and vertebrates species present in the study area and (5) determine the environmental problems and threats that could affect the diversity and habitat of these marine organisms. A total of five (5) species of mangrove, one (1) associated plant and eight (8) species of vertebrates were present abd identified in the municipality of Palaguig and Masinloc, Zambales. The mangroves identified were: Rhizophorz mucronata Lamk, Rhizophora apiculate BI, someratia alba J. Sm, Osbornia octodonta (Lam.) Roem., Rhizophora stylosa Griff, while the associated plant was Gmelina arborea Roxb. The vertebrates observed were: Chanos chanos, Gnathanodon speciousus Forsskal, Valamugil buchanani, hemiramphus sp., Oreochromis niloticus. Anthus hodgsoni, Bubulcus ibis, Nycticorax nycticorax, Periophthalmus kalolo. Dynamite fishing posed major impact in the mangrove ecosystem in Zambales. Other threats such as solid waste, toxic chemical hazard, tourism spot, poachers sedimentation/ siltation and mine tailing got moderate impacts which could affect the mangrove ecosystem and its biodiversity. Hence, protection and conservation of mangrove ecosystem is very important to prevent biodiversity loss and economic loss. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://granarium.clsu.edu.ph/handle/123456789/501 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.relation.supervisor | ANNIE MELINDA PAZ-ALBERTO, Ph.D. | |
| dc.title | Biodiversity assessment of Mangrove Ecosystems in selected coastal municipalities Zambales, Philippines [manuscript] | |
| dc.type | Thesis |