We are happy to share with you our recent publication titled, "Photosynthetic characteristics of mangroveseedlings in chronosequence of restored and recolonized stands under field conditions". Published in Bulletin of Marine Science, this pioneering field study examined photosynthetic traits of mangrove…
Mangroves mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions significantly. In a recently published paper, researchers combined the use of cutting-edge unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery with field surveys to assess mangrove biomass loss. This study revealed the alarming toll…
Read More Mangroves in Peril: The Impact of Illegal Logging on Mangrove Ecosystems
Congratulations to Mara Elisa B. Gerona-Daga!!! El successfully defended her dissertation study entitled, "Photosynthetic performance and its role in vegetation structure, productivity, and nutrients in different mangrove standsโ yesterday, Dec 11. Dr. Salmo acted as the dissertation adviser. Dr. Richard…
Read More PEER-funded PhD Biology student successfully passed the Final Examination Defense
Announcing this Dissertation Defense on Dec. 11, 10:00 AM PHT. You may register through the link below:https://bit.ly/G-DagaDissertationDefenseSee you all!
Congratulations to Russel Christine B. Corcino!Russ was a Research Assistant for the research project led by Dr. Salmo titled, "Integrated network-based management for SEA Coasts". She was awarded the Best Presentation Award for delivering the presentation on the research paper…
L panel: Recolonized stand (12 yrs); R top panel: litterfall sampling for litterfall production study; L bottom panel: makeshift acrylic corer for sediment accretion study We humbly share with you another output from our PEER ManCoRe project!Our research published in…
Read More Insights from a year-long study on restored and recolonized mangroves
Photo by JR Navidad Congratulations to John Ryan L. Navidad!!!Ryan successfully defended his graduate thesis entitled, โAssessment of diversity and structural complexity of natural, planted, and naturally-colonized mangrove stands in Ormoc Bay, Leyteโ yesterday, May 29. Ryan worked as a…
Read More PEER-funded MS Forestry student successfully passed the Final Examination Defense
Yesterday, on December 15, Maria Elisa B. Gerona-Daga, a Ph.D. Biology candidate of the Institute in Biology, UP Diliman, presented her dissertation proposal entitled "Photosynthetic performance and its role in vegetation structure, productivity, and nutrients in different mangrove stands." The…
Read More PEER-funded PhD student successfully passed the Dissertation Proposal Defense
PEER ManCoReโs Project Leader, Dr. Severino G. Salmo III, and PhD student, Maria Elisa Gerona-Daga participated in a training on how to age mangrove sediment samples using the Pb-210 method at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee - School of Freshwater…
Dr. Sev Salmo was one of the speakers on a ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ last Jun 24, 2022 organized by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST). His talk entitled โBlue Carbon in the Philippines: Status, Needs,…
Read More Dr. Salmo discussed Blue Carbon in the Philippines in a Webinar hosted by NAST-PHL
Mangrove Ecology 