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Preferred Native Tree Species for Smallholder Forestry in Leyte

Volume 25 No. 1 January - June 2003 / By

Eduardo O. Mangaoang and Arturo E. Pasa ABSTRACT This paper reports on the research experiences of students and faculty members at the College of Forestry of Leyte State University on smallholders’ preferred tree species for smallholder forestry in Leyte, Philippines. Results reveal that farmers have high preference for ‘premium’ native trees, i.e. those with high …

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The Philippines’ Community-Based Resource Management Program

Volume 25 No. 1 January - June 2003 / By

Willie Oita ABSTRACT Community-Based Resource Management is a $US50M project financed by the World Bank and the Philippine government, designed to address the twin objectives of ameliorating rural poverty and resource degradation through support for locally generated and implemented natural resource management projects. The project aims to strengthen the capacity of local communities in forest, …

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Establishing a Reforestation Baseline in Community Forestry in Leyte

Volume 25 No. 1 January - June 2003 / By

John Herbohn ABSTRACT This paper discusses the collection of information to establish a reforestation baseline in community forestry in Leyte. Philippines. The paper outlines how baseline information about current nursery practices, including an assessment of seedling availability and quality and current levels of tree planting, will be used to assess the testing of intervention measures …

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Tree Planting Progress at Four Community Forestry Sites In Leyte: Some Observations and Lessons Learned

Volume 25 No. 1 January - June 2003 / By

Eduardo O. Mangaoang1 and Steve Harrison2 ABSTRACT This paper critically reviews tree farming and community forestry in four municipalities in Leyte. It examines problems and issues experienced by the local people in communities with respect to forestry, and makes observations about the progress of tree planting in both community and farm forestry. Field visits and …

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Life history of yam scale, Gonaspidiotus hartii Cockerell (Hemiptera:Diaspididae)

Volume 24 No. 2 July - December 2002 / By

Erlinda A. Vasquez and Melecio A. Buyser ABSTRACT Yam scale, Gonaspidiotus hartii Cockerell, is one of the most important insect pests attacking stored yam in the Philippines. In this study, G. hartii was investigated on greater yam Dioscorea data (var Kinampay). The insect underwent three developmental stages: egg, nymph and adult, The total developmental period …

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Mora grass in contour hedgerow: A technology for a sustainable upland farming system

Volume 24 No. 2 July - December 2002 / By

Zosimo M. de la Rosa ABSTRACT The study was conducted on six adjacent upland farms usually planted to native corn under a few old coconut trees. The site had a slope ranging from 9 – 17% and had a clayey soil. The following were the objectives of the study: a) to determine the feasibility of …

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Hunting pattern and pressure of communities inside protected areas in Leyte

Volume 24 No. 2 July - December 2002 / By

Teofanes A. Patindol ABSTRACT The study was conducted to describe the hunting pattern and determine the factors associated to hunting pressure inside protected areas in Leyte. The primary motivation to hunt inside protected areas is for both subsistence and commercial use. Because of low economic opportunities, hunting respondents hunt despite legal restrictions to augment income. …

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Fish length measurements using artificial neural networks

Volume 24 No. 2 July - December 2002 / By

C. M. Orofeo, R. U. Cruzet, M. P. B. Kindica, B. Zuidberg and K. Karremans ABSTRACT An existing stereoscopic technique employing neural networks has been used to measure the length of fishes. Prior to the actual measurements, certain parameters that might affect the accuracy of the measurement were investigated. The influence of the index of …

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The Ichthyofauna of Lake Manguao, Taytay, Palawan, Philippines

Volume 24 No. 2 July - December 2002 / By

Joie D. Matillano ABSTRACT The fish fauna of Lake Manguao was investigated during two sample events last June and September 2002. The study was conducted in order to ascertain whether the unique fish fauna first catalogued by Day (1914) and later by Davies and Green (1990) is still present in the lake after the introduction …

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Survey of ultraviolet radiation-absorbing mycosporine-like amino acids in adult females of planktonic copepods

Volume 24 No. 2 July - December 2002 / By

Dorothy G. Lacuna ABSTRACT The presence of UV-absorbing rnycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) from nine planktonic calanoid copepod species were investigated. MAA concentrations from methanol extracts of adult females were analyzed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). A total of 4 MAAs were identified, namely mycosporine-glycine, palythine, porphyra-334 and shinorine. Although all the experimental copepods had …

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