Environmental Science

Name: Kristine Joy R. Lardera

Course, Year, and Section: BS-Entrep 1-1 (1st Year)
Activity name and number: Module 4_ Activity 7

1. Read and study – Republic Act 110338 (Expanded National Integrated Protected
Areas System)
2. Name at least two (2) terrestrial, two (2) inland wetland, and two (2) coastal and
marine Protected Areas (PAs) in the Philippines. Prepare a simple matrix by
identifying the types of ecosystems and indicator species present in the identified PAs.

TERRESTRIAL PROTECTED AREAS

PROTECTED TYPE OF PRESENT INDICATOR SPECIES
AREAS ECOSYSTEM
Pyrostria Arayatensis
-It is a newly discovered plant in Mount
Arayat which is part of family Rubiaceae or
known as the coffee madder or bedstraw
Mount Arayat family. According to DENR-Central Luzon
National Park in Forested Stratovolcano executive director Paquito Moreno, Jr., this
Pampanga new plant species indicates that Mt. Arayat is
a healthy biological diversity because of
continuously growing of rare plants.
BIRD SPECIES
-There were also bird species that are present
in Mount Arayat such as; Metallic Pigeon,
Zebra dove, Asian Emerald Dove, etc.
It is a Forested ecosystem PLANT SPECIES
Mount Makiling which is considered low • Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia
in Laguna mountain that consists papyrifera)
Province various habitats such as; • Skyflower (Thunbergia grandiflora)
lowland evergreen,
 montane,
rainforest.
INLAND WETLAND PROTECTED AREAS
PROTECTED AREAS
Amro River Protected
Landscape in Province of
Aurora in eastern Central
Luzon
and mossy • Big leafed Mahogany (Swietenia
macrophylla)
• Etc.
ANIMAL SPECIES
• Amphibian species
• Pygmy Fruit Bat (Otopteropus
cartilagonodus)
• Large Flying Foxes
• Etc.
TYPE OF ECOSYSTEM PRESENT INDICATOR
SPECIES
Important Flora Species:
• tanguile (Skorea
polysperma)
• mayapis (Shorea
It is a freshwater ecosystem squamata)
and a Watershed Forest • white lauan (Skorea
Reserve to protect, maintain contorta)
and improve the water yield of • etc.
the Amro River. Wild Fauna Species:
• Philippine long tailed
macaque (Macaca
fuscicularis)
• Philippine deer
(Cervus philipenensis)
• Philippine kingfisher
(Ceyx melanurus)
• Etc.
 Flora Species
• red lauan (Shorea
negrosensis)
• bagtikan (Parashorea
It is also a freshwater malaanoman)
Simbahan-Talagas River in ecosystem that preserves a • almon (Shorea almon)
Aurora, Philippines major watershed in the Sierra • etc
Madre mountain range of Fauna Species
Central Luzon. • Philippine deer
(Cervus
Philipenensis)
• tailed macaque
(Macaca fascicularis),
• abundant species of
avifauna

COASTAL AND MARINE PROTECTED AREAS

PROTECTED AREAS TYPE OF ECOSYSTEM PRESENT INDICATOR
SPECIES
• endangered Bottlenose
Dolphins and other
Basically, it is a coastal and dolphin species
Apo Reef in Occidental marine type of ecosystem • rare green turtles and
Mindoro specifically pertains to coral other turtle species
reefs system. • short-finned pilot
whale
• whale sharks
• rare shells
• clams
• starfish species

Tubbataha Reef National
Marine Park in Palawan,
Philippines
• sea urchins
• and many more
• Sea grasses
• Algae
• Corals
It is also a coastal and marine • Different species of
ecosystem that specifically sharks
pertains to coral reefs system. • Species of dolphins
• Species of turtles
• Different species of
fish
• etc

REFERENCES:

Parks, Reserves, and Other Protected Areas in the Philippines. (n.d.). Retrieved December 12,
2021, from http://www.parks.it/world/PH/Eindex.html

TERRESTRIAL

MOUNT ARAYAT. (n.d.). Retrieved December 12, 2021, from

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/arayat.html

Gonzalez, J., Guia, A., Dimalibot, J., Pantua, K., Gustilo, W., & Bantayan, N. (2020, March 11).
Understorey to canopy vertebrate fauna of a lowland evergreen forest in Mt. Makiling
Forest Reserve, Philippines. Retrieved December 12, 2021, from
https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/56999/

Hallare, K. (2020, September 18). University researchers discover new plant species in Mt.
Arayat national park. Retrieved December 12, 2021, from
https://technology.inquirer.net/104139/university-researchers-discover-new-plant-species-
in-mt-arayat-national-park?fbclid=IwAR0s1nMLr-Jmjapf4u-
s6NkxUA2Ib0Bug0c80tWUjMyqrzcYH7gWNs9xkvk
Mt. Arayat National Park Bird Checklist - Avibase - Bird Checklists of the world. (n.d.).
Retrieved December 12, 2021, from https://avibase.bsc-
eoc.org/checklist.jsp?region=PHlupm01

Plant bioinvasions in the northeastern slope of Mount Makiling, Luzon, Philippines (1998-2009).
(n.d.). Retrieved December 12, 2021, from
https://www.cabi.org/ISC/abstract/20113217844

Birdlife Data Zone. (n.d.). Retrieved December 12, 2021, from

http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/9722

INLAND WETLAND

Amro River Protected Landscape: Landmark: -na. (n.d.). Retrieved December 12, 2021, from
https://ph.locale.online/amro-river-protected-landscape-1732971040.html

2020 - legacy.senate.gov.ph. (n.d.). Retrieved December 12, 2021, from

http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/95418142!.pdf

COASTAL AND MARINE

APO REEF. (n.d.). Retrieved December 12, 2021, from https://www.apo-reef.com/flora-fauna/

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park " Marine Conservation Institute. (2020, September 30). Retrieved
December 12, 2021, from https://marine-conservation.org/blueparks/awardees/tubbataha/