WEBINAR Flashcards
MBCFI
Mindoro Biodiversity Conservation Foundation Incorporated
Host
Aya Mendoza
Speaker
Bonifacio V. Labatos Jr. M. Sc EnP
Bonifacio V. Labatos Jr. M. Sc EnP Position and Affiliation?
Executive Director
Centre for Aquatic Resources Research and Conservation CARACH
What was his topic?
State of Philippine Freshwater Biodiversity
Other roles:
Freshwater fish taxonomist
Registered preparer of environmental impact assessment
IUCN freshwater fish specialist group
Philippine collaborator of freshwater biodiversity conservation network
What are the projects of Centre for Aquatic Resources Research and Conservation CARACH
Isdang tabang – Philippine Freshwater Fish Taxonomic Initiative (survey type locality of all species originally described in the Philippines to come up with a checklist)
Lawa – Philippine small lakes project (surveying understudied crater lakes in the Philippines)
ULID – The Philippine cave freshwater fish profiling
Philippine Red List of Freshwater Fishes – conservation will be assessed through field survey
Ecosystem of river, stream or spring
Still terrestrial waters, lakes and ponds
Cave and Groundwater
Lotic Ecosystem
Lentic Ecosystem
Hypogean Ecosystem
Inland waters include the following:
Lotic
Lentic
Hypogean
Reservoir
Marsh
Swamp
How many Philippine Lakes?
216
What are the 10 major lakes?
Laguna De Bay – 90,000
Lake Lanao – 34,700
Taal Lake – 23,400
Lake Mainit – 14,000
Naujan Lake – 11,000
Lake Buluan – 6,500
Lake Bato – 3,800
Lake Buhi – 1,800
Lake Dapao – 1,800
Lake Sebu - 964
10 Major lakes Location
Laguna De Bay – Laguna and Rizal
Lake Lanao – Lanao del Sur
Taal Lake - Batangas
Lake Mainit – Surigao del Norte & Agusan del Norte
Naujan Lake – Oriental Mindoro
Lake Buluan – South Cotabato
Lake Bato – Camarines Sur & Albay
Lake Buhi – Camarines Sur
Lake Dapao – Lanao del Sur
Lake Sebu – South Cotabato
How many Philippine Rivers?
421 major rivers
River Basins in Luzon (8)
Cagayan River Basin
Pampanga River Basin
Agno River Basin
Abra River Basin
Pasig-Laguna River Basin
Apayao-Abulug River Basin
Bicol River Basin
Marikina River Basin
Visayas River Basin (5)
Pan-ay River Basin
Ilog-Hilabangan River Basin
Jalaur River Basin
Central Cebu River Basin
Iloilo Batiano River Basin
Mindanao River Basin (8)
Mindanao River Basin
Agusan River Basin
Tagum-Libuganon River Basin
Ranao (Agus) River Basin
Davao River Basin
Buayan-Malungon River Basin
Cagayan de Oro River Basin
Tagoloan River Basin
How many Caves in the Philippines?
1500 Caves
Largest Philippine Caves (6)
Tulingon Cave
Odessa Cave
Odloman Cave
Langun-Gobingob Cave
Capisaan cave
Puerto Princesa Underground River
Largest Vertebrate group
How many described species?
How many Marine?
How many Freshwater?
Fishes
28,000 described
16,000 marine
12,000 fresh
First Freshwater fish described
Most Recent Fish Described
Pleuronectes argentea
Caecogobius Personatus
Golden age of freshwater fishes? How many species? Who?
1920 to 1940
101
Albert Herre