GRANDE ISLAND

SEAGRASS COMPONENT Reader MICAH MARIE G. BERNALES, DENR-ER

December 5 and 6, 2023 RANEE CRISTINA M. TELOSA, DENR-ER
KIM CYRUS MIRANDA, DENR-BMB
CLAUDINE EBUENGA, DENR-Region 3 (

STATION TRANSECT PLOT PERCENT COVER SPECIES D

CR CS EN SI HP HO TH CR CS
1 1 0 30 5 60 24
10 10 10 5 40 7
20 40 20 40
30 20 20 10 21 10
40 40 40 20 30 20
50 10 50 20 7 23
60 40 50 21
70 10 40
80 5 10 50 5
90 40 10
100 10 30
1 2 0 15 30
10 5 40
20 60
30 20 20
40 10 15 10 10 15
50
60 5 10 5 10 15
70
80
90 10 20
100 25
1 3 0 80
10 10 5 50
20 40 55
30 10 30 40 9
40 10 60 30 7
50 5 15 10 4
60 20 40 10 16
70 10 20 10 5
80 40 20 28
90 20 10 60 18
100 30 20 30 25
ARIE G. BERNALES, DENR-ERDB
ISTINA M. TELOSA, DENR-ERDB
S MIRANDA, DENR-BMB
E EBUENGA, DENR-Region 3 (CENRO Masinloc)

SPECIES DENSITY ASSOCIATED MACROALGAE EC

EN SI HP HO TH PADINA HAL SAR GRA CR CS
15 48 40 10 10 9
3 15 21 35 13 15.1 17.3
12 40 28 1 1 40
6 20 21 45 8 13 10
6 45 12.5 14 11.5 13 11.8 8.4
6 30 10 10.1 15 12 12.2 11
16 1 30 9 9.5 13
3 20 30
3 35 30 14 11 11.2
12 4 1 35 45 52 46
3 15 1 35 40 40.5 35
108 21 30
15 39 1 30
50 10
38 10 10
5 70 5 15 11.8 11.6 11.7

21 20 8 1 20 8.5 7.5 10

28 9 30
10 20
56 1 50
3 15 32 1 30
 80 38 30
60 32 1 30 7 18 17
120 16 1 30 12 10 9
30 7 1 35 3 3 4
80 5 1 35 7 9 9
30 8 30 4 6 5
40 2 35 15 11 12
20 50 30 11 12.5 10
40 15 1 30 16 18 14
2 2 8 4
 CANOPY HEIGHT
EN SI HP HO TH
12 10 9 19.2 18.3 14.5
26 18 17.2 7 7.5 8 13 17.5 11
36 33 48 10 17 9 12 12.5 16
48 44 55 14 12 16 15 17.2 13
34 45 38
42 40 46
45 48.5 40
22 39 44 6.8 7.9 8
46 39 40 5 8.2 13

14 12.5 8
11 11.5 11 11.5 9.5 11.5
10.5 12.2 10.5 8.4 10 10
16 17 13.5
15 15.4 16.3 16.2 19 20
30 40 43 11 14 15 10.7 15 10.7

14.5 13.2 15.6 12.8 5.4 5 10.7 10.5 11.6

12 13.6 10 10 7.5 7.8

9 8.5 8.7
6 5 5.4
12 16 21 10 9 18 10 12 14
 9 11 14 5 7 8
16 15 18 8 8 12
8 9 11 7 7 8
3 4 3 3 3 6
5 5 3.5 6 10 8
1 1 5 3 5 7
7 5 4
8 10 9.5 10 9 8
15 17 14 10 17 14
STATION TRANSECT PLOT PERCENT COVER Total
CR CS EN SI HP HO TH
1 1 0 30 0 0 5 0 0 60 95
10 10 0 10 5 0 0 40 65
20 0 0 40 20 0 0 40 100
30 0 20 20 10 0 0 21 71
40 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 100
50 10 50 20 0 0 0 0 80
60 0 40 50 0 0 0 0 90
70 0 0 10 0 0 0 40 50
80 5 0 10 0 0 0 50 65
90 0 0 40 0 0 0 10 50
100 0 0 10 0 0 0 30 40
1 2 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 30 45
10 0 0 0 5 0 0 40 45
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 60
30 0 0 0 20 0 0 20 40
40 10 0 15 10 0 0 10 45
50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 5 0 0 10 5 0 10 30
70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 0 0 0 10 0 0 20 30
100 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 25
1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 80
10 0 0 10 5 0 0 50 65
20 0 0 0 40 0 0 55 95
30 10 0 0 30 0 0 40 80
40 10 0 0 60 0 0 30 100
50 5 0 0 15 0 0 10 30
60 20 0 0 40 0 0 10 70
70 10 0 0 0 0 20 10 40
80 40 0 0 20 0 0 0 60
90 20 0 0 10 0 0 60 90
100 30 0 0 20 0 0 30 80
58.0606060606061
 60
40
Transect 1 Transect 2 T2 no zero Transect 3 40
95 45 45 80 21
65 45 45 65 0
100 60 60 95 0
71 40 40 80 0
100 45 45 100 40
80 0 30 30 50
90 30 30 70 10
50 0 25 40 30
65 0 60 26.45454545455
50 30 90
40 25 80
Average 73.27 29.09 40.00 71.82

Average Percentage Cover

Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3
73.27 40.00 71.82 75.00
65.00
55.00
45.00
35.00
25.00
15.00
5.00
Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3
Average 73.27 40.00 71.82
 35.00
25.00
15.00
5.00
Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3
Average 73.27 40.00 71.82
 30 80
40 50
60 55
20 40
10 30
0 10
10 10
0 10
0 0
20 60
25 30
19.54545454545 34.09090909091

age Cover

nsect 2 Transect 3
40.00 71.82
nsect 2 Transect 3
40.00 71.82
Species Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Species Transect 1
CR 19.00 7.50 18.13 CR 8.64
CS 37.50 0.00 0.00 CS 13.64
EN 23.00 15.00 10.00 EN 20.91
SI 10.00 11.67 26.67 SI 3.64
HP 0.00 5.00 0.00 HP 0.00
HO 0.00 0.00 20.00 HO 0.00
TH 36.38 26.88 37.50 TH 26.45
SUBTOTAL 73.27

Average Percentage Cover

37.50
32.50
27.50
22.50
17.50
12.50
7.50
2.50
CR CS EN SI HP HO TH
Transect 1 19.00 37.50 23.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 36.38
Transect 2 7.50 0.00 15.00 11.67 5.00 0.00 26.88
Transect 3 18.13 0.00 10.00 26.67 0.00 20.00 37.50
Transect 2 Transect 3 Average
1.36 13.18 7.73
0.00 0.00 4.55
1.36 0.91 7.73
6.36 21.82 10.61
0.00 0.45 0.15
0.00 1.82 0.61 37.50
19.55 34.09 26.70
32.50
28.64 72.27 58.06
27.50

Mean Cover Percentage (%)

22.50

17.50

12.50

7.50

36.42 2.50
25.35 CR CS EN SI
Transect 1 8.64 13.64 20.91 3.64
Transect 2 1.36 0.00 1.36 6.36
Transect 3 13.18 0.00 0.91 21.82
 EN SI HP HO TH
20.91 3.64 0.00 0.00 26.45
1.36 6.36 0.00 0.00 19.55
0.91 21.82 0.45 1.82 34.09
STATION TRANSECT PLOT SPECIES DENSITY (m2)
CR CS EN SI HP HO TH
1 1 0 96 0 0 60 0 0 192
10 28 0 12 60 0 0 84
20 0 0 48 160 0 0 112
30 0 40 24 80 0 0 84
40 120 80 24 0 0 0 0
50 28 92 24 0 0 0 0
60 0 84 64 0 0 0 0
70 0 0 12 0 0 0 80
80 20 0 12 0 0 0 140
90 0 0 48 0 0 0 16
100 0 0 12 0 0 0 60
1 2 0 0 0 0 432 0 0 84
10 0 0 0 60 0 0 156
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 200
30 0 0 0 152 0 0 40
40 60 0 20 280 0 0 20
50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 60 0 0 84 80 0 32
70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 0 0 0 112 0 0 36
100 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 224
10 0 0 12 60 0 0 128
20 0 0 0 320 0 0 152
30 36 0 0 240 0 0 128
40 28 0 0 480 0 0 64
50 16 0 0 120 0 0 28
60 64 0 0 320 0 0 20
70 20 0 0 0 0 120 32
80 112 0 0 160 0 0 0
90 72 0 0 80 0 0 200
100 100 0 0 160 0 0 60
 Density Average
Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3
CR 58.40 60.00 56.00
CS 74.00 0.00 0.00
EN 28.00 20.00 12.00
SI 90.00 186.67 215.56
HP 0.00 80.00 0.00
HO 0.00 0.00 120.00
TH 96.00 76.00 103.60

Average Density (individual m-2)

225.00

175.00

125.00

75.00

25.00

CR CS EN SI HP HO TH
Transect 1 58.40 74.00 28.00 90.00 0.00 0.00 96.00
Transect 2 60.00 0.00 20.00 186.67 80.00 0.00 76.00
Transect 3 56.00 0.00 12.00 215.56 0.00 120.00 103.60
 Species Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3
CR 26.55 10.91 40.73
CS 26.91 0.00 0.00
EN 25.45 1.82 1.09
SI 32.73 101.82 176.36
HP 0.00 7.27 0.00
HO 0.00 0.00 10.91
TH 69.82 55.27 94.18
SUBTOTAL 181.45 177.09 323.27

190.00

) 170.00
150.00

Density of seagrass (individuals m-2)

130.00
110.00
90.00
70.00
50.00
30.00
10.00
CR CS
Transect 1 26.55 26.91
Transect 2 10.91 0.00
Transect 3 40.73 0.00
HO TH
0.00 96.00
0.00 76.00
120.00 103.60
 Average
26.06
8.97
9.45
103.64
2.42
3.64
73.09
227.27

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CR CS EN SI HP HO TH
t1 26.55 26.91 25.45 32.73 0.00 0.00 69.82
t2 10.91 0.00 1.82 101.82 7.27 0.00 55.27
t3 40.73 0.00 1.09 176.36 0.00 10.91 94.18
STATION TRANSECT PLOT EC

1 1 0 40 40
10 35 35
20 40 40
30 45 45
40 45 45
50 30 30
60 30 30
70 30 30
80 30 30
90 35 35
100 35 35
1 2 0 30 average 35.909090909
10 30
20 10
30 10 Transect 1
40 15 35.91
50
60 20
70
80
90 30
100 20
1 3 0 50
10 30
20 30
30 30
40 30
50 35
60 35
70 30
80 35
90 30
100 30
 30 50
30 30
10 30
10 30
15 30
35
20 35
30
35
30 30
20 30
20.625 33.181818182
37.50

32.50
Transect 2 Transect 3
20.63 33.18
Mean Epiphytic cover (%)

27.50

22.50

17.50

12.50

7.50

2.50
Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3
Mean 35.91 20.63 33.18
STATION TRANSECT PLOT Canopy Height
CR CS EN SI HP

1 1 0 10 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 9 0 0
10 13 15.1 17.3 0 0 0 26 18 17.2 7 7.5 8 0 0
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 33 48 10 17 9 0 0
30 0 0 0 8 13 10 48 44 55 14 12 16 0 0
40 12.5 14 11.5 13 11.8 8.4 34 45 38 0 0 0 0 0
50 10 10.1 15 12 12.2 11 42 40 46 0 0 0 0 0
60 0 0 0 9 9.5 13 45 48.5 40 0 0 0 0 0
70 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 39 44 0 0 0 0 0
80 14 11 11.2 0 0 0 46 39 40 0 0 0 0 0
90 0 0 0 45 52 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
100 0 0 0 40 40.5 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 11.5 11 0 0
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.5 12.2 10.5 0 0
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15.4 16.3 0 0
40 11.8 11.6 11.7 0 0 0 30 40 43 11 14 15 0 0
50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 8.5 7.5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.5 13.2 15.6 12.8 5.4
70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 13.6 10 0 0
100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 16 21 10 9 18 0 0
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 14 0 0
30 7 18 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 18 0 0
40 12 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 11 0 0
50 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0
60 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 3.5 0 0
70 4 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 15 11 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 0 0
90 11 12.5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 9.5 0 0
100 16 18 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 17 14 0 0
HP HO TH

0 0 0 0 19.2 18.3 14.5

0 0 0 0 13 17.5 11 19.2 18.3
0 0 0 0 12 12.5 16 13 17.5
0 0 0 0 15 17.2 13 12 12.5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 17.2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 6.8 7.9 8 0 0
0 0 0 0 5 8.2 13 6.8 7.9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8.2
0 0 0 0 14 12.5 8 0 0
0 0 0 0 11.5 9.5 11.5 14 12.5
0 0 0 0 8.4 10 10
0 0 0 0 16 17 13.5
0 0 0 0 16.2 19 20
0 0 0 0 10.7 15 10.7 6 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 12
5 0 0 0 10.7 10.5 11.6 5 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
0 0 0 0 10 7.5 7.8 3 3
0 0 0 0 9 8.5 8.7 6 10
0 0 0 0 6 5 5.4 3 5
0 0 0 0 10 12 14 0 0
0 0 0 0 5 7 8 10 9
0 0 0 0 8 8 12 10 17
0 0 0 0 7 7 8
0 0 0 0 3 3 6
0 0 0 0 6 10 8
0 1 1 5 3 5 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 10 9 8 7.957575757576
0 0 0 0 10 17 14
 14.5 17.33333333333 11.5 9.5 11.5 10.83333333333
11 13.83333333333 8.4 10 10 9.466666666667
16 13.5 16 17 13.5 15.5
13 15.06666666667 16.2 19 20 18.4
0 0 10.7 15 10.7 12.13333333333
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 10.7 10.5 11.6 10.93333333333
8 7.566666666667 0 0 0 0
13 8.733333333333 0 0 0 0
0 0 10 7.5 7.8 8.433333333333
8 11.5 9 8.5 8.7 8.733333333333
7.957575757576 8.584848484848

5.4 5.466666666667
14 12
8 6.666666666667
12 9.333333333333
8 7.333333333333
6 4
8 8
7 5
0 0
8 9
14 13.66666666667
7.315151515152

8.584848484848 7.315151515152
Species Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Average
CR 12.25 10.18 10.10 10.84
CS 21.63 0.00 0.00 7.21
EN 38.90 37.67 16.33 30.97
SI 10.96 12.91 9.67 11.18
HP 0.00 7.73 0.00 2.58
HO 0.00 0.00 2.33 0.78
TH 12.50 11.80 8.05 10.79
 Species Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Average
CR 5.57 1.85 7.35 4.92
CS 11.80 0.00 0.00 3.93
EN 28.29 3.42 1.48 11.07
SI 3.98 7.04 7.91 6.31
HP 0.70 0.00 0.00 0.23
HO 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.07
TH 7.96 8.58 7.32 7.95

42.50
Mean Canopy Height of Seagrass (cm)

37.50
32.50
27.50
22.50
17.50
12.50
7.50
2.50
CR CS EN SI HP HO TH
Transect 1 12.25 21.63 38.90 10.96 0.00 0.00 12.50
Transect 2 10.18 0.00 37.67 12.91 7.73 0.00 11.80
Transect 3 10.10 0.00 16.33 9.67 0.00 2.33 8.05
Year Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3
Year 2021 22.00 25.00 15.00 20.67 37.50
Year 2023 35.91 20.63 33.18 29.91
32.50

Mean Epiphytic Cover (%)

27.50
9.24
22.50
17.50
12.50
7.50
2.50
Tran
Year 2021 2
Year 2023 3

2021 2023
Station Species T1 T2 T3 Average Species
Grande C. rotundata 5.09 71.2 69.6 48.63 CR
C. serrulata 5.09 10 0 5.03 CS
E. acoroides 69.45 11.6 17.6 32.88 EN
H. ovalis 0 0 12 4 SI
H. uninervis 4.36 0 15.2 6.52 HP
S. isoetifolium 40 134.4 188 120.93 HO
T. hemprichii 212.73 246 79.2 179.31 TH
SUBTOTAL 336.7 473 382 397.31 SUBTOTAL

2021
Station Species T1 T2 T3 Average
Grande C. rotundata 0.78 8.95 14.5 8.08
C. serrulata 0.45 1 0 0.48
E. acoroides 20.69 3.35 7 10.35
H. ovalis 0 0 0.3 0.1
H. uninervis 0.44 0 1.2 0.55
S. isoetifolium 4.36 12.85 21.8 13
T. hemprichii 31.64 33.1 24.6 29.78
SUBTOTAL 58.36 59.25 69.4 62.34

4.28
 37.50
32.50
Mean Epiphytic Cover (%)

27.50
22.50
17.50
12.50
7.50
2.50
Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3
Year 2021 22.00 25.00 15.00
Year 2023 35.91 20.63 33.18

Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Average Species Year 2021

26.55 10.91 40.73 26.06 CR 48.63
26.91 0.00 0.00 8.97 CS 5.03
25.45 1.82 1.09 9.45 EN 32.88
32.73 101.82 176.36 103.64 SI 120.93
0.00 7.27 0.00 2.42 HP 6.52
0.00 0.00 10.91 3.64 HO 4
69.82 55.27 94.18 73.09 TH 179.31
181.45 177.09 323.27 227.27
170.04
2023.00
Species Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Average Species
CR 8.64 1.36 13.18 7.73 CR
CS 13.64 0.00 0.00 4.55 CS
EN 20.91 1.36 0.91 7.73 EN
SI 3.64 6.36 21.82 10.61 SI
HP 0.00 0.00 0.45 0.15 HP
HO 0.00 0.00 1.82 0.61 HO
TH 26.45 19.55 34.09 26.70 TH
SUBTOTAL 73.27 28.64 72.27 58.06
 190

170

Mean densoty of seagrass (individuals m-2)

150

130

110

90

70

50
Year 2023
26.06 30
8.97
10
9.45
103.64 CR CS EN SI HP
2.42 Year 2021 48.63 5.03 32.88 120.93 6.52
3.64 Year 2023 26.06 8.97 9.45 103.64 2.42
73.09

32.5
Mean percentage cover of seagrass (%)

27.5
Year 2021 Year 2023
8.08 7.73 22.5
0.48 4.55
10.35 7.73 17.5
13 10.61
0.55 0.15 12.5
0.1 0.61
29.78 26.70 7.5

2.5

CR CS EN SI HP H
Year 2021 8.08 0.48 10.35 13 0.55 0
Year 2023 7.73 4.55 7.73 10.61 0.15 0.
 HP HO TH
6.52 4 179.31
2.42 3.64 73.09

HP HO TH
0.55 0.1 29.78
1 0.15 0.61 26.70