POPULATION DIVERSITY OF MANGROVE SPECIES IN PANGUIL BAY, PHILIPPINES
Keywords:
Mangrove, diversity, population, assessment, Panguil Bay, line intersect transectAbstract
Mangroves are considered as the most important compositions of the coastal community and among the most productive and biologically complex ecosystems on the planet. Assessment of mangrove species plays a critical role in the conservation and protection of the mangrove forest. This research assesses the diversity of mangrove species in the barangays Maloro, Silangga, and Migcanaway of Tangub City, Philippines. Line intersect transect was used in gathering the frequency count of mangroves present in the identified area. Analysis of data was done using the chi-square test. Results revealed that there were eight species of mangroves present in the three barangays under study which are the Acanthus ebracteatus, Avicennia alba, Avicennia rumphiana, Sonneratia alba, Nypa fruticans, Ceriops decandra, Rhizophora apiculate, and Rhizophora mucronate. Chi-square analysis revealed that the quadrants in each transect have diverse species of mangroves which should be protected and conserved in order to maintain the biodiverse ecosystem of all marine organisms in the coastal areas.
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