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Intro; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Weights and Measures; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1- Pearl of the Orient Seas; Chapter 2- Topography; Luzon; Mindoro; Visayas; Mindanao; Palawan; Sulu Archipelago; Chapter 3- Climate; Chapter 4- Oceanography, Tides, and Currents; Chapter 5- Tectonic and Geological History and Soils; Tectonics; Surface Geology; Physiography; Soil Cover; Minerals; Chapter 6- Water Resources; Chapter 7- Biogeography; Terrestrial Biogeographic Regions; Marine Biogeographic Regions; Chapter 8- Biodiversity: Overview, Flora, and Ecosystems.
Diversity of FloraOverview of the Diversity of the Major Ecosystems; Philippine Vegetation Types; Chapter 9- Biodiversity: Fauna; Endemism; Threatened Fauna; Diversity of Fauna; Chapter 10- Protected Areas; Chapter 11- Preshistory andEarly Years; Chapter 12- Indigenous Cultural Groups; Chapter 13- Conserving theNatural Environment; The Challenge; The Response; Drivers of Environmental Degradation and the Solution; Appendix 1- Summary of Geological Timescale andEvents Relevant to the PhilippinesOver the Last 350 Million Years.
Appendix 2- Conservation Priority Areas for Plants (Important Plant Areas or Important Plant Sites)Appendix 3- Examination of Environmental Issues, Causes, Legal Instruments, Opportunities, Needed Responses, and Institutional Capacity; Appendix 4- Tagalog, English, and Scientific NamesCited in the Text; Bibliography; General; Climate, Geology, Water Resources; Biogeography; Flora; Mammals; Amphibians and Reptiles; Birds; Fishes; Invertebrates; Biodiversity; Anthropology; Environmental and Natural Resources Issues; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X.
Diversity of FloraOverview of the Diversity of the Major Ecosystems; Philippine Vegetation Types; Chapter 9- Biodiversity: Fauna; Endemism; Threatened Fauna; Diversity of Fauna; Chapter 10- Protected Areas; Chapter 11- Preshistory andEarly Years; Chapter 12- Indigenous Cultural Groups; Chapter 13- Conserving theNatural Environment; The Challenge; The Response; Drivers of Environmental Degradation and the Solution; Appendix 1- Summary of Geological Timescale andEvents Relevant to the PhilippinesOver the Last 350 Million Years.
Appendix 2- Conservation Priority Areas for Plants (Important Plant Areas or Important Plant Sites)Appendix 3- Examination of Environmental Issues, Causes, Legal Instruments, Opportunities, Needed Responses, and Institutional Capacity; Appendix 4- Tagalog, English, and Scientific NamesCited in the Text; Bibliography; General; Climate, Geology, Water Resources; Biogeography; Flora; Mammals; Amphibians and Reptiles; Birds; Fishes; Invertebrates; Biodiversity; Anthropology; Environmental and Natural Resources Issues; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X.