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Five thousand years of environmental history: Paoay Lake, northern Luzon, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
The environmental history of Paoay Lake and its surrounding landscape is being examined through the analysis of pollen, diatoms, charcoal, mineral magnetics, and AMS dating. The project is part of a larger program of ...
Lake Taal's freshwater sardines Sardinella tawilis (Herre): Evolutionary insights based on morphological, molecular, and geological data
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
Sardines (family Clupeidae or herrings) are mostly marine species. In the Philippines, Lake Taal is the habitat of Sardinella tawilis (local name tawilis ), the only local endemic sardine species known to be fully adapted ...
Origin of Philippine lakes
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
The paper discusses the origin of the major and minor lakes throughout the Philippines.
Changes in lake morphology as source of basic information for lake management: A case study on Laguna Lake, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
Back to basics: Institutional and behavioral perspectives on the Taal Lake fish cage industry
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
The practice of fish cage culture existed in Taal Lake in the 1970s but it only flourished in the late 1990s, degrading water quality and increasing fish kill incidences in cage areas. This paper analyzes the Taal Lake ...
Microcystins from the cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa in Laguna de Bay, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
Laguna de Bay, the largest freshwater lake in the Philippines, experiences periodic blooms of the cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa. The results of analysis for the presence of the hepatotoxin microcystins in bloom ...
Socio-ecological case study of Lake Danao, Ormoc City, Philippines: Implications to management and policy
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
This paper discusses some of the social, political, and economic pressures impinging upon the ecosystem components of Lake Danao in Ormoc City, Philippines. Conflicting objectives among individual residents and various ...
Documenting the presence and impact of introduced freshwater fishes for aquaculture in the Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
The demand for fish protein in the Philippines cannot be met by capture fisheries alone so the Philippine government has turned to aquaculture as an alternative source of fish protein. Aquaculture has promoted the introduction ...
Fisheries in the floodplain lakes of Agusan marsh and its implications for sound management
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
Yearlong assessment of the artisanal fishery from the three floodplain lakes of Ticgon, Dinagat, and Mihaba in Agusan Marsh, a declared national priority protected area, was done using length-weight frequency analyses. ...
Policy issues on lake management in the Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)