Presented by:Philip Noel Banaag IICindy BitangcorRoxanne CayasanZina Torres

Camiguin Biodiversi

ty

Walkway

Sunken Cemetery

Katibawasan Falls

Ardent Hot Spring

White Island Cold Spring

CAMIGUIN

• In the northern tip of Mindanao lies the pear-shaped volcanic island-province of Camiguin. Camiguin is the smallest province in Northern Mindanao, with its land area of 29,187 hectares. It is approximately 90 km north of the Cagayan de Oro City.

• Cool climate is attributed to vegetation and natural springs, daytime temperature averages at 26.9 °C. December, January, and February are the coldest months.

• Katibawasan Falls - Located 5 km. (3.1 mi) southeast of Mambajao, the beautiful Katibawasan Falls cascades 250-foot (76 m.) down to a pool surrounded by orchids and ferns.

• Ferrabrel Beach Resort - it is an environment with disturbed grassland adjacent to a semi- forest type

• Camiguin Walkway - it is an environment with diverse trees and different fauna

• Ardent Hot Springs - wisps of steam can be seen rising from the running waters heated up by the cauldron of Hibok-Hibok, the most recently active of the seven volcanoes on the island.

• Sunken Cemetery - was originally a cemetery that was part of Camiguin. During Mount Vulcan's third eruption in 1871, the town of Cotta Bato and its cemetery was buried under the sea. When Mount Vulcan erupted again in 1948, the cemetery was pushed 20 feet deeper. Because the cemetery could not be located, a large cross was built in 1982 on top of the solidified lava to mark the location of the graveyard

• Source: Philippine Tour website

Characterization of Sampling Sites

Ferrabrel Beach ResortSunken Cemetery

Katibawasan Falls

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20

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Plants Species Animals Species

Column Graph Comparing Plant and Animal Species

16%

37%32%

16%Ferrabrel Beach Resort

Walkway

Sunken Cemetery

Ardent Hot Spring

Katibawasan

Doughnut Graph Comparing the Plant Species in the Five

Sampling Sites

Pie Graph Comparing the Animal Species in the Five

Sampling Sites

Ferrabrel Beach Resort73%

Walkway9%

Sunken Ceme-

tery18%

FERRABREL BEACH RESORT

PLANT SPECIES ANIMAL SPECIES

Sargassum sp. 3 Argiope sp.

Sphaerostephanos acrostichoides

1 bivalve

Pneumatopteris costata 1 small crab

1 fly

1 grasshopper

Patellogastropoda (Order) – “limpets”

“Pisot”

1 sea slug

Seashore Cockroach

7 UnivalvesFerrabrel Beach Resort is by far the most species rich among the five sites, with a total of 21 species, 3 plant

species and 18 animal species.

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BR

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EA

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Pneumatopteris costata Sphaerostephanos acrostichoides

Sargassum sp.

FER

RA

BR

EL B

EA

CH

R

ESO

RT

Small Crab

Bivalve

Fly

Order Patellogastropoda - “Limpets”

“Pisot”

Grasshopper

Argiope sp.

Sea Slug

Seashore Cockroach

FER

RA

BR

EL B

EA

CH

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ESO

RT

Univalve Species No. 1

Univalve Species No. 2

Univalve Species No. 3

Univalve Species No. 4

Univalve Species No. 5

Univalve Species No. 6

Univalve Species No. 7

WALKWAY

PLANT SPECIES ANIMAL SPECIES

Cibotium cumingii 1 Ant

Conniogramme macrophyll

1 Butterfly

Diplazium esculentum

Dynaria quercifolia

Micropelia sp.

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Nephrolepis hirsulata

Walkway has the greatest number of fern species among the five sites.

WA

LKW

AY

Cibotium cumingiiConiogramme macrophyll

Diplazium esculentumDynaria quercifolia

Micropelia sp.

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Nephrolepis hirsulata

WALKWAY

Ant

Butterfly

PLANT SPECIES ANIMAL SPECIES

None 1 small crab

Order Patellogastropoda “Limpets”

Seashore cockroach

1 Univalve

Sunken Cemetery

No plant species was gathered in our sampling in the Sunken Cemetery.

Sunken Cemetery

CrabUnivalveSeashore cockroach

Limpets- Order Patellogastropoda

ARDENT HOT SPRING

PLANT SPECIES ANIMAL SPECIES

Coniogramme macrophyll None

Dryopteris purpurascens

Dryopteris sp.

Dynaria quercifolia

Prosaptia contigua

Teraphyllum luzonicum

No animal species was gathered in Ardent Hot Spring. However, the place is next to Walkway in terms of fern species number. The ferns in the place serve us ornamentals as this is one of the tourist hotspots in Camiguin.

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Coniogramme macrophyll Dryopteris purpurascens

Dryopteris sp.Prosaptia contigua

Teraphyllum luzonicum Dynaria quercifolia

KATIBAWASAN FALLS

PLANT SPECIES ANIMAL SPECIES

Arachnoides amabilis Pieris rapae – “Male Cabbage Butterfly”

Microlepia trichosticha 1 Centipede

Orthiopteris campylura 1 Ant

2 Other insects

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Falls

Ant Species A

Arachnoides amabilisCentipede

Microlepia trichosticha

Orthiopteris campylura

Pieris rapae

Unidentified Insect No.1

Unidentified Insect No.2

CONCLUSION• In the sampling of the five sites, 26 animal species and 17 plant species were

collected. Out of the five sites, Ferrabrel Beach Resort has the most number of species, 18 animal species and 3 plant species. Adjacent to the beach is a grassland and a semi forest which explains why Ferrabrel is most diverse. All three spiders were found in the area. Spiders live in almost all habitats except in polar regions, the highest mountains and the oceans. The diverse tree species of the area is home to most spiders in the area. The beach prevents the spiders from dehydration as they need moist environments. Spiders should be conserved because their webs are wonders of natural architecture. They have major ecological and agricultural roles as killers of insects. Both their venom and silk are being used in medical research (stroke treatment) , pest control (insect specific pesticides) and fibre technology (transgenic biosilk production)

• Walkway is the most fern species rich site. Fern species live in a wide variety of habitats, from remote mountain elevations, to dry desert rock faces, to bodies of water or in open fields. There are four particular types of habitats that ferns are found in: moist, shady environments; crevices in rock faces, especially when sheltered from the full sun; acid wetlands including bogs and swamps; and tropical trees. Walkway characterized by its diverse trees, makes fern live abundantly. Seventeen species of ferns were collected in all five sites.

• Two butterflies were collected, one in Katibawasan and the other in Walkway. Butterflies can flourish in several different types of habitat, such as wetlands, meadows, wood's edge, rainforests, and even an urban garden. Unfortunately, many natural butterfly habitats are being destroyed by the elimination of weeds and native grasses from yards, chemical pesticides, parks and roadways, as well as the deforestation of tropical rainforests, the native habitats. This may be the reason why only two butterflies were found during the sampling. Unfortunately, the group has only identified one butterfly. Pieris rapae is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the Yellows-and-Whites family Pieridae. It is also commonly known as the Small Cabbage White. It is widespread across Europe, North Africa and Asia and has also been accidentally introduced to North America, Australia and New Zealand where they have become pests on cultivated cabbages and other mustard family crops.

• In sites adjacent to the sea, limpets of Order Patellogastropoda and crabs were found. Patellogastropoda have flattened, cone-shaped shells, and the majority of species are commonly found adhering strongly to rocks or other hard substrates, looking like little bumps on the surface. Many limpet shells are often covered in microscopic growths of green marine algae, which can make them even harder to see, as they can closely resemble the rock surface itself. The majority of limpet species have shells that are less than 3 in (8 cm) in maximum length and many are much smaller than that. Crabs are found in all of the world's oceans, while many crabs live in fresh water and on land, particularly in tropical regions. Crabs vary in size from a few millimetres wide, to a leg span of up to 4 metres (13 ft). Both crabs found in Ferrabrel and Sunken cemetery were very small.

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