A Descriptive Analysis on the (in)fidelity of mangrove climbing sesarmid crabs to the mangrove trees in Cancabato bay, Philippines
Five years after Super Typhoon Haiyan, mangroves have regrown, and mangrove-climbing sesarmid crabs were found in Cancabato Bay. In a three-month surveillance, four species of mangrove-climbing sesarmid crabs: Aratus pisonii, Episesarma versicolor, Perisesarma bidens, and Selatium brockii were observed in mangrove trees: Avicennia marina, Aegiceras corniculatum, Rhizophora mucronata, and Rhizophora apiculata. They were observed moving into the different parts of the mangrove tree and from one...
Diel collections indicated increased species richness in seagrass associated epifaunal macroinvertebrates community
Diel patterns of epifaunal macroinvertebrates associated with seagrass beds are poorly investigated. This pattern indicated misconception in population and community dynamics, diel cycle, and overall functional activities in an ecosystem. A three-day diel sampling period was permanently established in four stations in Eastern Samar, Philippines, patterned of the same sites in an unpublished study by Pacoma, 2016. Collecting samples was done at 7:00-9:00 am and 7:00-9:00 pm, using a transect-q...