In Pursuit of Progress: Narratives of Development on a Philippine Island

Abstract— Little is known about the effects of habitat fragmentation on the patterns of genetic diversity and genetic connectivity of species in the remaining tropical forests of Southeast Asia. This is particularly evident in Cebu, a Philippine island that has a long history of deforestation and has lost nearly all of its forest cover. To begin filling this gap, data from 13 microsatellite loci developed for Tetrastigma loheri (Vitaceae), a common vine species in Philippine forests, were used to study patterns of genetic diversity and genetic connectivity for the four largest of the remaining forest areas in Cebu. Evidence of relatively high levels of inbreeding was found in all four areas, despite no evidence of low genetic diversity. The four areas are genetically differentiated, suggesting low genetic connectivity. The presence of inbreeding and low genetic connectivity in a commonly encountered species such as T. loheri in Cebu suggests that the impact of habitat fragmentation is likely greater on rare plant species with more restricted distributions in Cebu. Conservation recommendations for the remaining forest areas in Cebu include the establishment of steppingstone corridors between nearby areas to improve the movement of pollinators and seed dispersers among them.

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JunYee (1942--)

Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism ◽

10.4324/9781135000356-rem839-1 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Tessa Maria Guazon

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Large Scale ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

Natural World ◽

Philippine Island ◽

Free Standing ◽

Site Specific ◽

Finite State ◽

Cast Concrete ◽

Natural Forms

Junyee, or Luis Yee, Jr., is a Filipino artist known for his large-scale and site-specific art installations, which reflect a deep awareness of ecology and environmental issues. He was born in the Philippine island of Agusan del Norte. Trained as a sculptor, Junyee has pioneered the use of materials readily available from nature for expansive, site-specific works that incorporate ephemeral material within specific locations, redefining site and space in the process. His inventive use of indigenous material—which he assembles into sprawling constellations of forms, swarms of objects, or networks of points which function like maps—conveys a concentrated appreciation of nature. His works Wood Things (1981) and Spaces and Objects (1986), for example, are sprawling assemblies of natural forms. Junyee’s installations bring the precarious state of our natural world to the fore; by incorporating natural objects into his art, he exhibits both resourcefulness and acute awareness of the finite state of natural resources. Junyee’s approach to art is characterized by a keen sense of the environment and astute knowledge of materials. Whether paintings composed with soot; free-standing and outdoor sculptures in wood or cast concrete; or sprawling site installations, Junyee’s work exhibits a feeling for form and inherent awareness of the ways art carves new spaces of experience.

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Ambivalent moralities of cooperation and corruption: Local explanations for (under)development on a Philippine island

The Australian Journal of Anthropology ◽

10.1111/taja.12173 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 56-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hannah C. M. Bulloch

Keyword(s):

Philippine Island

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A revision of the taxonomy of Dendrelaphis caudolineatus (Gray, 1834) (Serpentes: Colubridae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3272.1.1 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3272 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

JOHAN VAN ROOIJEN ◽

GERNOT VOGEL

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Diversity ◽

Sea Level ◽

Multivariate Analyses ◽

The Philippines ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

Monophyletic Group ◽

Philippine Island ◽

Isolated Populations ◽

A New Species

The systematics of the wide-ranging southeast Asian colubrid snake Dendrelaphis caudolineatus (Gray, 1834) wasinvestigated on the basis of multivariate analyses of morphological and coloration data for 131 museum specimensrepresenting 28 geographically isolated populations. The results demonstrate that the current taxonomy of D.caudolineatus underestimates species diversity in the Philippines. The following revisions are implemented. 1)Populations from the Philippine island Palawan and adjacent islands currently referred to D. c. caudolineatus (Gray, 1834)are described as a new species, D. levitoni sp. nov. 2) Populations from the Philippine islands Negros, Panay, Mindoroand Masbate, currently assigned to D. c. terrificus (Peters, 1872) and D. c. luzonensis Leviton, 1961 are referred to D.fuliginosus Griffin 1909, which is revalidated. 3) Populations from the southern Philippine islands Basilan, Mindanao,Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Polillo, Kalotkot, Catanduanes as well as Southeast Luzon currently referred to D. c. terrificus(Peters, 1872) are referred to D. philippinensis Günther, 1879 which is revalidated. 4) The population from Sulawesi isreferred to D. terrificus (Peters, 1872). Currently regarded as a polytypic species composed of five subspecies, D.caudolineatus is here considered to be a monophyletic group comprising eight species. The distributions of these eightspecies correspond largely with aggregate island complexes formed during periods of reduced sea level during the Pleistocene. However, some deviations indicate post-Pleistocene dispersals across sea barriers.

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The Philippine Island World: A Physical, Cultural, and Regional Geography

Geographical Journal ◽

10.2307/1792988 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 134 (3) ◽

pp. 418

Author(s):

J. C. Jackson ◽

Frederick L. Wernstedt ◽

Joseph E. Spencer ◽

James Kirkup

Keyword(s):

Philippine Island ◽

Regional Geography

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Increase in the Tamaraw

Oryx ◽

10.1017/s0030605300014472 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 453-453 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

D. W. Kuehn

Keyword(s):

The Philippines ◽

Philippine Island ◽

Conservation Effort ◽

Mindoro Island

Although the tamaraw occurred on Luzon during the Pleistocene, in historic times this buffalo has been restricted to the Philippine island of Mindoro. There it established a reputation for aggressiveness that made it widely known in the Philippines, but it was not described for science until 1888. It has been estimated that 10,000 tamaraw Bubalus mindorensis occupied Mindoro island in 1900 but by 1949 numbers had declined to 1000 animals, and in 1953 fewer than 250 remained. In 1969 Harrisson estimated that about 100 survived in three of their four known areas. Poaching was the main cause of the decline. Thanks to Harrisson's and General Lindbergh's efforts, 1969 also marked the start of the Philippine Government's tamaraw conservation effort, and wardens and guards were posted at the Mt Iglit Game Refuge and Bird Sanctuary in Occidental Mindoro. Between May 1972 and March 1974 I conducted a tamaraw study on 2000 hectares of the refuge where the major tamaraw population was to be found.

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