Philippine Forest

Group 13Flores, Jennylyn

Mataac, Christell Ann

TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM IN THE

PHILIPPINES FOREST - is a partnership of trees, shrubs, vines, herbs, and animal life. It is an area of land where plant and animal life live together in close association, bound by specific and recognizable patterns of interdependence.

FOREST VALUE AND THEIR USES

Intangible values of the forest are those which cannot be quantified in material terms but are essential for maintaining life support systems and for sustaining environmental stability.

Examples:

* Ecological Values * Cultural/Aesthetic Values * Moral or Ethical Values Tangible Values of the forest

can be realized either through extractive use or non-extractive use. Harvesting forest products can be profitable for the local communities.

* Material Values

Help regulate Nature’s water cycle - A forest can keep the natural water cycle in balance by:* Increasing the amount of rainfall in its area.* Storing the rainwater afterwards.* Controlling the flow of this water to surrounding lowlands.* Water source.

WHAT TYPE OF ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE IS

THUS PREVENTED BY FOREST?Soil Erosion barrier

Floods and tidal wave barrierDroughts

Promote and protect agricultural production. A forest can directly benefit agriculture in at least two ways:By improving soil fertilityBy protecting crops against

common pests Reduce destruction from

typhoon

Help maintain a wholesome climate and act as soil stabilizer

Help cut down air and noise pollution

Pollution regulator Source of medicine and food Natural source of plant and

animal strains resistant to pest

Economic Assets, because they:Supply the raw materials for our

wood and forest-based industries. Among the other useful products derived from forest are:Exudents, Tannins, Dye, BarkMedicine from leaves and bark

Account for substantial foreign exchange earned from abroad.

Provide income and employment opportunities and contribute in other ways to overall economic development.

FOREST TREES

Tree - is a woody perennial plant with one stem or trunk which develops many branches. Tress commonly grow to more that 10 feet, some reach hundreds of feet high. Trees can live for many years.

Forest cover - includes all forested areas without limitation in size or tree species. Aside from natural forest, forest cover also includes man-made forest and small wooded areas.

Commercial Forest - is that in which is commercially important. This means that a sizeable amount of forest resources are ready to be in the wood based industries.

8 Types of Philippine

Forest

1. Dipterocarp Forest/

Lowland rainforest

Carabao Musing

2. Molave Forest(Mulawin)

Bilar Manmade Forest

3. Pine Forest

Cordilleras

Sagada

Sample Pine in Luzon

4. Mangrove Forest(Bawakan)

Puerto Princesa Palawan

Others:

5. Beach Forest

Tagbanwa on Coron Island Forest

El Nido in Palawan

• Birds: Kingfisher

wood swallows swifts Starlings Orioles Doves

Flowerpeckers sunbirds

MajorThreats!

BenefitS…

6. Mid-Mountain Forest

Mount Apo

7. Limestone Forest

Lime stone in Palawan

Malumpati River

Others:

8. Freshwater/Swamp Forest

Candamba Pampanga

Different Types of Forest Resources: Standing Trees Minor Forest Products Wildlife Brush and Open Land

Forest Destruction

Who to blame? MAN !MAN !

MAN !

MAN !

Illegal Loggers, Illegal forest product

gatherers, and Timber smugglers

Kaingineros

Squatters

Miners

Forest Incendiaries

Non-human agents

for forest destructionBiological Agents

Atmospheric agents

Forest Conservation

3 Methods

Afforestation

Scientific harvesting

Selective logging

Tree MarkingResidual Inventory

Timber stand improvement