Ma. Juliet C. Ceniza ABSTRACT The island of Leyte is located on the southern part of the Visayan-island group which lies between 124°17’ and 124°98; east longitude and between 90°55′ and 11°48′ latitude. From among the Visayan island group. Leyte is rather obscure biologically (Rams 1985). The insect fauna, for example, remains highly insufficiently known …
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Josefo B. Tuyor, Josef Margraf and Paciencia P. Milan ABSTRACT Decomposition rates of leaf litter in different aquatic ecosystems were compared. Fifty grams of dried talisay (Terminalia catappa L.) leaves placed in small leaf litter bags were used. These were submerged in a river, an estuary and in the sea at ViSCA, Baybay, Leyte, Philippines. …
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Josefo B. Tuyor ABSTRACT From March to October. 1993. macroinvertebrate drift patterns in the disturbed stream in Ban Nong Hoi (BNH) and the relatively pristine stream in Doi Chang Kian (DCK), Chiang Mai, Thailand were compared. Results show that day-night changes in drift were mainly controlled by light rather than water temperature. Maximum drift was …
Ivy C. Emnace1* ABSTRACT In the search for exopolysaccharide (EPS)—producing LAB strains as potential additive for industrial applications, EPS produced by Lactobacillus rhamnosus NBRC 3425 was subjected to partial characterization to provide further information on its structure and composition. The crude EPS was subjected to scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM),transmission electron microscopy …
Bernardita P. Germano and Gloriosa C. Guinocor ABSTRACT The marine macrobenthic invertebrate resources of Baybay were assessed using the transect. quadrat method. Two samplings in 23 stations over an area of 2300 m2 yielded a mean macroinvertebrate density of 117 individuals/100m2 . A total of 142 invertebrate species belonging to 72 families in 16 classes …
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Norberto E. Milla1* ABSTRACT Philippines is among the many countries which has a perennial problem on poverty. The country has made various ways to reduce its poverty rate; one is through conditional cash transfer (CCT) scheme. This study measured the impact of CCT Program, particularly on food consumption among its household beneficiaries using Propensity Score …
Bernardita P. Germano ABSTRACT The coral resources of Baybay were assessed using the transect-quadrat method. Two samplings in 14 stations over an area of 1400 m2 yielded a mean coral cover of 59.1%. Fifty-four species belonging to 21 genera in 13 families of scleractinian and nonscleractinian corals were identified. Based on relative cover, the three …
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Patria Rosales-Apao ABSTRACT The culture methods of the most economically important seaweeds in the Philippines farmed on a commercial basis such as Eucheuma, Gracilaria and Caulerpa are discussed. Culture methods for each species differ depending on the biology and ecophysiological requirements. Problems associated with seaweed fanning include natural causes such as typhoons, aging effect or …
Jacqueline M. Guarte1*, Joyce B. Maurillo2 and Jenefrey A. Niverba2 ABSTRACT Under the Household Electrification Program of the Philippines‘ Department of Energy, 530 solar home systems (SHSs) with 30Wp capacity were installed in individual households in four island barangays (villages) in Leyte and Southern Leyte from 2013 to 2015. Aside from lighting with four LED …
Hilconida P. Calumpong1 and Ernani G. Meñez2 ABSTRACT Seagrass beds are widespread in Philippine nearshore areas. They are productive, hence, much fishing and gleaning occur. For Enaalus acoroides, growth was reported to reach 2 cm d’i and primary production to 0.92 g C m-2 d1 t. A total of 13 species was recorded. Thalassia hemprichii …