Environmental Status of the Ligawasan Marsh: A Critically Important Wetland in the Philippines
Krizler C. Tanalgo,
Meriam Manampan-Rubio,
Renee Jane Alvaro-Ele
et al.
Abstract:Wetland ecosystems are vital for both biodiversity and communities that
depend on them. The Ligawasan Marsh in the Southern Philippines is one
of the most threatened wetlands in the country. Apart from growing
anthropogenic developments (e.g. natural gas extraction and
industrialisation), marshes face warfare-driven threats that have
hindered research and conservation efforts in the area for many decades.
Our study is the first to investigate the patterns of physicochemical
parameters, the impact of land-use c… Show more
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