Open AccessRole of Academic Institution to Inform Local and Regional Scale Biodiversity in the Eastern Philippines
Author(s) -
Jonathan Guerrero,
Krizler Cejuela Tanalgo,
C. G. R. Abante
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of tropical life science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2527-4376
pISSN - 2087-5517
DOI - 10.11594/jtls.11.02.14
Subject(s) - biodiversity , threatened species , geography , biodiversity hotspot , wildlife , thematic map , scale (ratio) , environmental resource management , ecology , biology , cartography , environmental science , habitat
The Philippines is among the most threatened biodiversity hotspots. Developing effective conservation requires science-based evidence from field data and observations. Yet, many important biodiversity information remain unpublished, particularly from academic institutions and NGOs. Here, we synthesized 34-year data from biodiversity studies from Bicol University in Luzon Island, Philippines. We found a large number of studies that increased in the post-2000 period with the majority of the studies focused on community surveys and animal and wildlife studies. While there is a massive number of studies, we found clear disproportionate distribution in terms of geographic and thematic areas. Our results may be based on a regional level, but if taken carefully, it has important implications and applications to other higher education institutions in the Philippines in promoting biodiversity studies and conservation in the country.