Inventory of locally traded stony corals (Phylum Cnidaria, Order Scleractinia) in the Cartimar Shopping Center, Pasay City

• Main Authors: Uy, Benjamin O., Licuanan, Wilfredo Roehl Y.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2013
• Subjects: Scleractinia—Philippines; Aquarium animal trade—Philippines; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/6752
• Institution: De La Salle University

The Philippines is known for its high marine BIODIVERSITY and for the high risk to that diversity. Of the human activities implicated in the degradation of coral reefs, collection of organisms for the aquarium trade is probably the most controversial. As a first step in determining the local impact...