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    Community structure of riverine mangrove stand in Brgy. Talokgangan, Municipality of Banate, Iloilo Province
    Belaño, Keith Dominador L. (Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2001-04)
    The community structure of riverine mangrove stand in Brgy. Talokgangan, Municipality of Banate, Iloilo was studied. Ten “true” mangrove species representing seven families were encountered in the “mangals” of Balandra creek community in Brgy. Talokgangan. They were Avicennia marina, Avicennia lanata and Avicennia alba representing Family Avicenniaceae; Rhizophora apiculata and Rhizophora mucronata under Family Rhizophoraceae; Sonneratia alba of the Family Sonneratiaceae; Excoecaria agallocha under Family Euphorbiaceae; Camptostemon philippinense of the Family Bombacaceae; one from the Family Meliaceae namely Xylocarpus granatum, and Family Palmae represented by Nypa fruticans. Stand Basal Area was computed highest in Station 1 with 10.22 m2/ha. Station 1 was also the densest among the four stations with a density value of 2533 trees/ha. In terms of data evaluated per zone, the landward zone has a Stand Basal Area of 10.87 m2/ha which is slightly higher than the middle and riverward zones. The middle zone, however, was found to be the densest with 1850 trees/ha. The most dominant station was Station 1 with the highest Index of Dominance of 0.3319, however, was found to be the least diverse station. The highest Index of Diversity was computed in Stations 2 and 3, with diversity indices of 0.8976 and 0.8989 respectively. Avicennia marina was found common in all stations and the most dominant, making it the most important mangrove species. They were found to occupy the whole site, growing abundantly in wide range of conditions from areas frequently inundated by tidal flow in Station 1 to the firmer muddy substratum in the back mangrove areas. Rhizophora apiculata and Rhizophora mucronata was observed to occupy waterlogged soil conditions. Excoecaria agaliocha tend to flourish in firmer muddy substratum in open sites, whereas, Xylocarpus granatum was observed to occupy zones where salinity is lowest in areas rarely affected by tidal flow. Sonneratia alba and Camptostemon philippinense tend to grow in zones directly inundated by tidal flow.
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    Bacteriological analysis of seawater from San Salvador to Belen bay areas in Banate Bay, Banate, Iloilo
    Abancio, Celyn Ann L. (Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines in Visayas, 2000-04)
    This study was conducted at Banate bay, Banate, Iloilo from a point from Belen to San Salvador. Two samplings were taken one week apart and was analyzed for the Most Probable Number (MPN) per ml coliform count The Multiple fermentation tube technique showed that in Poblacion approximately 100 meters from the shore had the lowest MPN values for both samplings which was >3 MPN per ml. The highest count of greater than or equal to 2400 MPN per ml was obtained in sites Belen-10, Belen-50, and Bularan-10 meters away from the shore. As the distance from the shore increases, the MPN values usually decreases, showing that the area near the shore would exhibit high coliform counts than the are further away from the shore. The tide and the weather may have affected the coliform counts because of the differences of MPN values.