1st ppt

Question 1

An area of tremendous importance because it is considered as the global center for marine biodiversity

Answer 1

Coral Triangle

Question 2

Why is it called a Coral triangle?

Answer 2

due to the large number of corals
in the area

Question 3

Philippines’ marine resources are made up not just of coral reefs but also?

Answer 3

seagrass beds, mangrove and beach forests, fisheries, invertebrates, seaweeds, marine mammals, and many others

Question 4

The idea of being “the center of the center” came out of a study by?

Answer 4

Kent Carpenter and Victor Springer in 2005

Question 5

The idea of being “the center of the center” came out of a study by Kent
Carpenter and Victor Springer in 2005, where they noted that?

Answer 5

there is a higher concentration of species per unit area in the Philippines than anywhere else in this region

Question 6

Six countries in coral triangle

Answer 6

Philippines
Malaysia
Indonesia
Timor Leste
Papa New Guinea
Solomon islands

Question 7

Philippines Fourth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity (2009)

Answer 7

468 scleractinian corals (stony corals or hard corals)

1 755 reef-associated fishes
648 species of mollusks
19 species of sea grass
820 species of algae

Question 8

(Fishbase 2008, BFAR-NFRDI-PAWB, 2005) report

Answer 8

Fishbase records indicate that the country harbors about 3,212 fish species (list still incomplete), 731 of which are considered commercially important”The Philippines has the second highest seagrass diversity in the world, second only to Australia

Question 9

Threats to Philippine marine biodiversity have been grouped into five major categories:

Answer 9

• chemical pollution and eutrophication,
• fisheries operations,
• habitat alteration,
• invasion of alien species and global climate change.
• Primary threats are habitat loss due mostly to destructive human activities such as mining, logging and hazardous and solid waste disposal.

Question 10

Major threats

Answer 10

Chemical pollution
Fisheries Operations
Habitat alteration
Invasion of Alien species
Global Climate Change
Mining Logging

Question 11

Ways you can help

Answer 11

Reduce energy consumption
Make safe sustainable seafood choices
Use fewer plastic products
Help take care of the beach
Don’t purchase items that exploit marine life