The document summarizes key aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in the Philippines. It describes various freshwater lotic and lentic systems such as rivers, falls, lakes and springs. Marine ecosystems discussed include coral reefs, beaches, and deep sea trenches. Terrestrial ecosystems highlighted are tropical rainforests, which are among the richest in biodiversity, and include lowland dipterocarp forests and montane and mossy forests. A wide variety of bird, mammal and herp species are also noted.

1. Philippine Ecosystems

2. Aquatic Ecosystems
Freshwater:
Lotic – running waters (spring,rivers, streams, brooks, etc)
Bridal veil falls -Baguio
Busay falls -Bohol
Chico river -Bontoc

3. Katibawasan falls -Camiguin
Chico river - Bontoc
Majayjay river - Quezon
Sabang river, Palawan

4. Cold spring-Camiguin
Cagayan river -CDO
Mahayag springs - Zamboanga
Tul-an, Oroquieta

6. Aquatic Ecosystems
Freshwater:
Lentic – still waters (pools, pond and lakes)
Lake Sebu-Cotabato
Lake Danom-Sagada

7. Aquatic Ecosystems
San pablo lake - LAguna
Taal lake - Tagaytay

8. Marine Ecosystems
Palawan
Coral reefs – richest aquatic ecosystems which provides microhabitats for a rich
variety of organisms

9. Marine Ecosystems
Beaches and deep sea trenches
Cebu
Sorsogon

10. El nido - Palawan

11. Initao

12. Puerto galera- Palawan White island - Camiguin
Initao

13. Terrestrial Ecosystems
Tropical rainforests – world’s richest in terrestrial biodiversity

14. Rainforests
Areas with very low temperature
and wet the whole year round!

15. Lowland
Dipterocarp
Forests

16. MOntane Forests

17. MOssy Forests

18. Organisms: Birds

19. Organisms: Birds

20. Organisms: Mammals

21. Organisms: Herps

22. Plus a whole lot more!!!