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State of the Philippine Freshwater Biodiversity Flashcards

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is the ecosystem of a river, stream or spring

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Lotic Ecosystem

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involves relatively still terrestrial waters such as lakes and
ponds

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Lentic Ecosystems

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Cave and Groundwater

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Hypogean Ecosystems

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How many lakes does the Philippines have?

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216 lakes

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10 Lakes in the Philippines and its location

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  1. Laguna de Bay - Laguna and Rizal
  2. Lake Lanao - Lanao del Sur
  3. Lake Dapao - Lanao del Sur
  4. Lake Buluan - South Cotabato
  5. Lake Sebu - South Cotabato
  6. Lake Bato - Camarines Sur & Albay
  7. Lake Buhi - Camarines Sur
  8. Taal Lake - Batangas
  9. Lake Mainit - Surigao del Norte & Agusan del Norte
  10. Naujan Lake - Oriental Mindoro
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Number of Philippine Rivers

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421 Major Rivers
21 River Basins - Luzon (8), Visayas (5), Mindanao (8)

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What are the River Basins in Luzon?

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  1. Abra River Basin
  2. Agno River Basin
  3. Apayao-Abulug River Basin
  4. Bicol River Basin
  5. Cagayan River Basin
  6. Marikina River Basin
  7. Pampanga River Basin
  8. Pasig-Laguna River Basin
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What are the River Basins in Visayas?

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  1. Central Cebu River Basin
  2. Iloilo Batiano River Basin
  3. Ilog-Hilabangan River Basin
  4. Jalaur River Basin
  5. Pan-ay River Basin
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What are the River Basins in Mindanao?

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  1. Agusan River Basin
  2. Buayan-Malungon River Basin
  3. Cagayan de Oro River Basin
  4. Davao River Basin
  5. Mindanao River Basin
  6. Ranao (Agus) River Basin
  7. Tagoloan River Basin
  8. Tagum-Libuganon River Basin
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How many caves are there in the Philippines?

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1, 500 Caves

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Philippine Caves:

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  1. Langun-Gobingob Cave (Samar)
  2. Tulingon Cave (Aklan)
  3. Odessa Cave (Cagayan)
  4. Odloman Cave (Negros Oriental)
  5. Capisaan Cave (Nueva Vizcaya)
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12
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LARGEST VERTEBRATE GROUP
with 28, 000 described species
16, 000 marine species
12, 000 freshwater sepcies

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Fishes

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Percentage of Endemic, Native, and Introduced Freshwater Fishes in the Philippines

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84.24% Endemic
214.61% Native
53.15% Introduced

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14
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Cave and Groundwater Fishes of the world

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233

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15
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Philippine Cave Fish

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2 or 3

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16
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Laguna de Bay species

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Leiopotherapon plumbeus (ayungin)
Gobiopterus lacustris (dulong)
Arius manillensis (kanduli)
Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758)
Pterygoplichthys spp.
Chitala ornata (Gray 1831)

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Lake Lanao species

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Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758)
Hypseleotris agilis Herre 1927
Guiris margaritacea (Valenciennes 1837)

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Lake Taal species

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Sardinella tawilis (tawilis)
Hydrophis semperi Garman, 1881
Parachromis managuensis (Gunther, 1867)
Sarotherodon menaotheroon (Ruppell, 1852)
Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758)

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Naujan Lake Species

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Barbodes hemictenus (paitan)
Leiopotherapon plumbeus (ayungin)
Acrochordus granulatus (Schneider 1799)
Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758)

20
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Lake Bato species

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Mistichthys luzonensis (tabios)
Gulaphallus bikolanus (balanak)
Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758)

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Lake Buhi species

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Mistichthys luzonensis (sinarapan)
Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758)

22
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Traditional fishing gear

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sarap or salap

23
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Lake Manguao Species

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  • Puntius manguaoensis
  • Puntius bantolanensis
  • Nematabramis alestes alestes
  • Oxyleotris expatria
  • Dermogenys palawanensis
  • Hito taytayensis Herre 1924
  • Rasbora argyrotaenia everetti
    Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758)
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Threats and Challenges

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  • Destruction or degradation of habitat
  • Hydrological manipulation
  • Overexploitation/overcollection/Illegal
    wildlife trade
  • Water pollution
  • Climate change
  • Influx of tourists
  • Invasion by exotic species
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is one of the five top drivers for global biodiversity loss

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Biotic invasion

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is the second leading cause of species extinction in freshwater habitats

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Introduction of alien species

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Process of Invasion

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Place of Origin -> New Range: Immigrants -> Survive and Reproduce: Adventives -> Population persists: Naturalized -> Population increasing/Spreading: Invaders

28
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The three-stage hierarchical approach :

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  1. Prevention
  2. . Early detection and rapid eradication
  3. Long-term control and containment
29
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an introduced species, with no record of introduction to the Philippines.
Introduced with authority from BFAR. (Guerrero III 2014)

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Pterygopichthys pardalis (Janitor fish, Armored Catfish)
Chitala ornata (Gray 1831)

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Listed No. 24 as 100 of the worst IAS (Lowe, Browne, Boudjelas, De Poorter 2000).
* Introduced from Thailand in 1972 (Guerrero III 2014)

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Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus 1758)

31
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  • Listed No. 24 as 100 of the worst IAS (Lowe, Browne, Boudjelas, De Poorter 2000).
  • Introduced to the Philippines in 1912.
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Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms

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  • Listed No. 30 as 100of the worst IAS (Lowe, Browne,
    Boudjelas, De Poorter 2000).
  • Introduced from Hongkong in 1915 (Guerrero III 2014).
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Cyprinus carpio carpio (common carp)

33
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  • Listed No. 39 as 100 of the worst IAS (Lowe,
    Browne, Boudjelas, De Poorter 2000).
  • Introduced to the Philippines from Hawaii
    in 1913 by Alvin Seale (1917).
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Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853)

34
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  • Listed No. 54 as 100 of the worst IAS (Lowe,
    Browne, Boudjelas, De Poorter 2000).
  • Introduced from San Francisco, California, USA by Alvin Seale in 1907 (Seale 1910)
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Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède 1802)

35
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  • Listed No. 66 as 100 of the worst IAS (Lowe, Browne,
    Boudjelas, De Poorter 2000).
  • Introduced in 1972 from Thailand (Guerrero III 2014)
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Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)

36
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  • Listed No. 73 as 100 of the worst IAS (Lowe, Browne,
    Boudjelas, De Poorter 2000).
  • Introduced from South America in the 1980s.
  • With voracious appetite for water plants.
  • Common pest in rice fields.
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Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck 1819)

37
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  • Introduced in 1972 from Israel (Guerrero III 1997;
    Cagauan 2007); Thailand (?) (Guerrero III 2014)
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Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

38
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Seven countries that have legally
recognized the rights of nature

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  1. Ecuador
  2. New Zealand
  3. Colombia
  4. Australia
  5. The United States of America
  6. Bangladesh
  7. India
39
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Best Practices around the globe

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