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Philippine Forest
Group 13Flores, Jennylyn
Mataac, Christell Ann
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM IN THE
PHILIPPINES FOREST - is a partnership of trees, shrubs, vines, herbs, and animal life. It is an area of land where plant and animal life live together in close association, bound by specific and recognizable patterns of interdependence.
FOREST VALUE AND THEIR USES
Intangible values of the forest are those which cannot be quantified in material terms but are essential for maintaining life support systems and for sustaining environmental stability.
Examples:
* Ecological Values * Cultural/Aesthetic Values * Moral or Ethical Values Tangible Values of the forest
can be realized either through extractive use or non-extractive use. Harvesting forest products can be profitable for the local communities.
* Material Values
Help regulate Nature’s water cycle - A forest can keep the natural water cycle in balance by:* Increasing the amount of rainfall in its area.* Storing the rainwater afterwards.* Controlling the flow of this water to surrounding lowlands.* Water source.
WHAT TYPE OF ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE IS
THUS PREVENTED BY FOREST?Soil Erosion barrier
Floods and tidal wave barrierDroughts
Promote and protect agricultural production. A forest can directly benefit agriculture in at least two ways:By improving soil fertilityBy protecting crops against
common pests Reduce destruction from
typhoon
Help maintain a wholesome climate and act as soil stabilizer
Help cut down air and noise pollution
Pollution regulator Source of medicine and food Natural source of plant and
animal strains resistant to pest
Economic Assets, because they:Supply the raw materials for our
wood and forest-based industries. Among the other useful products derived from forest are:Exudents, Tannins, Dye, BarkMedicine from leaves and bark
Account for substantial foreign exchange earned from abroad.
Provide income and employment opportunities and contribute in other ways to overall economic development.
FOREST TREES
Tree - is a woody perennial plant with one stem or trunk which develops many branches. Tress commonly grow to more that 10 feet, some reach hundreds of feet high. Trees can live for many years.
Forest cover - includes all forested areas without limitation in size or tree species. Aside from natural forest, forest cover also includes man-made forest and small wooded areas.
Commercial Forest - is that in which is commercially important. This means that a sizeable amount of forest resources are ready to be in the wood based industries.
8 Types of Philippine
Forest
1. Dipterocarp Forest/
Lowland rainforest
Carabao Musing
2. Molave Forest(Mulawin)
Bilar Manmade Forest
3. Pine Forest
Cordilleras
Sagada
Sample Pine in Luzon
4. Mangrove Forest(Bawakan)
Puerto Princesa Palawan
Others:
5. Beach Forest
Tagbanwa on Coron Island Forest
El Nido in Palawan
• Birds: Kingfisher
wood swallows swifts Starlings Orioles Doves
Flowerpeckers sunbirds
MajorThreats!
BenefitS…
6. Mid-Mountain Forest
Mount Apo
7. Limestone Forest
Lime stone in Palawan
Malumpati River
Others:
8. Freshwater/Swamp Forest
Candamba Pampanga
Different Types of Forest Resources: Standing Trees Minor Forest Products Wildlife Brush and Open Land
Forest Destruction
Who to blame? MAN !MAN !
MAN !
MAN !
Illegal Loggers, Illegal forest product
gatherers, and Timber smugglers
Kaingineros
Squatters
Miners
Forest Incendiaries
Non-human agents
for forest destructionBiological Agents
Atmospheric agents
Forest Conservation
3 Methods
Afforestation
Scientific harvesting
Selective logging
Tree MarkingResidual Inventory
Timber stand improvement