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Low coral bleaching prevalence at the Bolinao-Anda Reef Complex, northwestern Philippines during the 2016 thermal stress event

Timothy Joseph R. Quimpo,  Patrick C. Cabaitan,  Jeremiah Noelle C. Requilme,  Elizabeth J. Gomez,  Sherry Lyn G. Sayco,  Mark Paulo S. Tolentino

Here, we examined the coral bleaching responses during the 2016 thermal stress event and post-bleaching changes in coral communities in the heavily di...

Evaluation of policy options for the live reef food fish trade in the province of Palawan, Western Philippines

Robert S. Pomeroy,  Michael D. Pido,  John Francisco A. Pontillas,  Benjamin S. Francisco,  Alan T. White,  Eva Marie C. Ponce De Leon,  Geronimo T. Silvestre

The live reef food fish (LRFF) trade has an estimated annual retail value of US$1 billion in the Asia-Pacific region and at least US$30 million in the...

Status and trends in coastal habitats of the South China Sea

Si Tuan Vo,  John C. Pernetta,  Christopher J. Paterson

The South China Sea is an area of globally significant biological diversity. The Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis prepared for this marine basin iden...

Vegetative dynamics and sexual reproduction of monospecific Thalassia hemprichii meadows in the Kalayaan Island Group

Miguel D. Fortes,  Rene N. Rollon,  Napo M Cayabyab

We surveyed eight offshore islands and shoals in the Philippine Kalayaan Island Group. The aims were to (1) map the distribution, (2) evaluate the dem...

Socioeconomic factors associated with fishing pressure in small-scale fisheries along the West Philippine Sea biogeographic region

Porfirio M. Aliño,  Richard N. Mualil,  Deborah Cleland

Small-scale fishers in the Philippines are highly diverse in their fishing behavior and demographic characteristics. Understanding this heterogeneity...