Planetary Health GSTS

• Dalawang daang piso

  Tarsier
• Limampung piso

  Maliputo (Caranx ignobilis)
• Where is maliputo found?

  Taal lake
• One hundred pesos

  Whale Shark/Butanding
• Scientific name of butanding

  Rhincodon typus
• 1000 pesos


  South sea pearl
• Scientific name of south sea pearl

  Pinctada maxima
• Variability among living organisms from all sources including, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems.

  Biological Diversity
• Diversity within species

  Genetic Diversity
• Organisms of the same species differ in their genetic composition

  Genetic Diversity
• Diversity between species

  Species diversity
• Variety and abundance of different types of individuals or species in a given area

  Species diversity
• Variety among ecosystems and the processes occurring in those areas

  Ecosystem diversity
• Biological and functional diversity

  Functional diversity
• Higher altitude means colder temperature which results to...

  Lower biodiversity
• Lower latitude means warmer climate which results to...

  Rapid nutrient cycling
• More species can live and interact in a larger area.
• As human population increases, biodiversity...

  Decreases
• Temperature extremes results to...

  Low biodiversity
• Found particularly on islands, species that are found nowhere that increases biodiversity

  Endemism
• GPP

  GROSS PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY
• The rate at which solar energy is captured in sugar molecules during photosynthesis

  GPP
• TRF

  Time Resolved Fluorescence
• TRF have high GPP =

  High diversity
• Philippine is a tropical rainforest and a megadiverse country
• The Philippines has more than 52,177 described species, half of which are endemic or found nowhere else on earth.
• Tamaraw

  65%
• Philippine cockatoo

  36%
• Philippine crocodile

  69%
• Big-eyed frog

  81%
• Pitcher plant

  50%
• Two-spotted Flying Lizard

  Draco bimaculatus
• Palawan flying fox

  Acerodon leucotis
• Philippine warty pig

  Sus philippensis
• Whiskered pita

  Erythropitta kochi
• Rufous hornbill

  Buceros hydrocorax
• Determined by its practical use and application

  Utilitarian/Extrinsic/Instrumental value
• Inherent right of species to exist

  Intrinsic value
• Chemical derived from plant. Used by people with poor heart condition

  Berberine
• Common barberry


  Berberis vulgaris