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"Participatory inventory and assessment of floral resources and livelihood development in Malindang Forest Reserve in Mindanao Island, Philippines" Victor B. Amoroso Tuesday, 18th March 2003: 4.00pm - 5.00pm DBS Seminar Room 4 Visitors may park at
Carpark 10 Host: A/P Benito Tan Abstract "Involving the
participation of the local tribal Subanens as local
researchers, an assessment of plant diversity in two
1-hectare semi-permanent plots located in Malindang Forest
reserve revealed 301 species, 181 genera and 113 families.
The scientific identification of plants was enriched
by the local indigenous knowledge. Complete inventory
of trees showed high species richness (63-67 species/ha) and
high tree density (961-1,000 trees /ha). These figures
are higher than that reported for lowland and montane
forests in Mt. Kitanglad and other neotropical countries.
Assessment of floral resources also revealed 2
endangered species, 71 endemic species, 11 rare and 171
economically important species and 10 species of
socio-cultural importance based on the indigenous knowledge
of tribal villagers. Endemism is high since 48 (57%)
of the 85 species of trees are endemic. A noteworthy
finding is the discovery of three species of mosses which
are new records in the Philippines. Moreover, an
ethnobotanical survey from the indigenous knowledge of local
researchers has shown many economically important plants, of
which 39 species are medicinal, 14 species food plants, 18
species ornamental plants and 100 species either for lumber,
firewood, and handicraft. As a result of participatory
inventory assessment and community validation meeting, the
local researchers/Subanens have identified the
establishment of Nursery of fast growing trees and a
Community Economic Garden as important livelihood projects
and for biodiversity conservation." ALL ARE WELCOME!
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Locations of venues, Dept. Biological Sciences, NUS Please
refer to this map Seminar Room 3
(SR3) Life Sciences Lab
7A-D Lecture Theatre 32 Raffles Museum To be kept appraised of the meetings of the Biodiversity Journal Club, please subscribe to the Ecotax Mailing List For updates on Natural History news in Singapore, see Habitatnews Meetings of the Biodiversity & Ecology Journal Club, 2003 Derek Pilgrim - "Abiss (Autonomous Benthic Image Scaling System): a new tool for benthic surveys". 2nd April 2003 Huei-Ping Shen - "Biodiversity of terrestial earthworms in Taiwan". 14th March 2003 Jaap J. Vermeulen - "Sulawesi - Straddling East and West". 11th March 2003 Kimberly G. Smith - "Conservation priorities for birds of conservation concern in Latin America". 7th March 2003 |
