Vegetation composition and herbivory in a disturbed secondary forest in Antipolo City
Leguminosae type was the assessment for the secondary forest in Mt. Sabotanan, Kay Ingatan, Sitio Pantay, Antipolo City. Using the Quadrat Method, the most important species is still the Leucaena leucocephala with an importance value of 38,4553. The most important family is the Fabaceae or Leguminos...
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1999
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| Summary: | Leguminosae type was the assessment for the secondary forest in Mt. Sabotanan, Kay Ingatan, Sitio Pantay, Antipolo City. Using the Quadrat Method, the most important species is still the Leucaena leucocephala with an importance value of 38,4553. The most important family is the Fabaceae or Leguminosae. It is observed that as the altitude increase, species composition changes. The percentage herbivory of the forest is above the normal of 5-8% with the data of 12.40% and 17.91% for the attached and fallen leaves respectively. Insects dominated the soil invertebrates of the forest with ten orders from the 18 different species observed. |
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