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 stands” 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!
Dr. Salmo's team returned to Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon last October 10-14 to conduct fieldwork on the municipality's expansive mangrove ecosystem. Before heading to the field, Dr. Salmo met with the municipal mayor, Hon. Romeo Domasian, to discuss the fieldwork's objectives…
Read More Studying the mangrove soils of Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon
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…
Dr. Severino Salmo III, Associate Professor VII, of the Institute of Biology was appointed as UP Scientist I under the 𝐔𝐏 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓. Dr. Salmo's research focuses on restoration ecology, integrated coastal management, mangrove ecology, and blue carbon.…
Read More Warm Congrats to Dr. Salmo on his Appointment as UP Scientist I!
Dr. Salmo's team from the Institute of Biology, UP Diliman recently conducted a fieldwork in Oriental Mindoro from August 23 to 26 where they collected sediment samples for eDNA analyses and mangrove infauna assessment. Soil CO2 efflux, water quality, and…
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
Scatter plot of organic matter (OM) and organic carbon (OC) contents used to derive the general OM-OC conversion equation for Philippine mangroves. The OM was calculated using the loss-on-ignition (LOI) method, while OC was calculated using the conversion equation, %Corg=0.415…
Read More Localized Organic Matter to Organic Carbon Equations for Philippine Mangroves
For this year's International Day for Mangrove Conservation, we'd like to highlight an important ecosystem service that mangroves provide for coastal communities: its fish biodiversity. Mangrove forests are vital ecosystems for freshwater, brackish, and marine fishes. They serve as nurseries…
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