The Philippines

• Main Authors: Licuanan, Wilfredo Roehl Y., Cabreira, Reine W., Alino, Porfirio M.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Biodiversity > Philippines; Marine parks and reserves > Philippines; Mangrove ecology > Philippines; Coral reefs and islands > Philippines; Overfishing > Philippines; Biodiversity; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2255; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/3254/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

The Philippines is a large archipelago of over 7000 islands, mostly lined by coral reefs, seagrass meadows, and mangrove forests, and surrounded by waters with variable currents driven by a reversing monsoon system. The islands have narrow coastal plains, north-south mountain ranges, active volcanoe...