00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862019700 Buklod 20250204095057.0 g||| | || || ta 160125s2015 xx ab rb |||| u|eng d 97897199994954 (iLib)UPBAG-00019521483 DLSU BAG rda eng TD 170.94 S68 E26 2015 RR12 Bulayog, Ma. Salome B. author. Assessment of natural assets in the agricultural and aquatic ecosystems in Sogod Bay, Southern, Leyte Ma. Salome B. Bulayog [and ten others]. Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines WorldFish (ICLARM)-Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) 2015. 42 pages color illustrations, color map 30 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier EEPSEA research reports 2015-RR12 The series number is erroneously written on the cover of the book as 2015-RR14 instead of 2015-RR12. "July, 2015." "The Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) was established in may 1993 to support training and research in environmental and resource economics. EEPSEA research reports are the outputs of research projects supported by the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia. All have been peer reviewed and edited. EEPSEA also publishes the EEPSEA practitioners series, case books, special papers that focus on research methodology, and issue papers. EEPSEA is administered by WorldFish on behalf of its donors, SIDA and IDRC." Includes bibliographical references. This study assessed the existing natural resources in Sogod Bay, Southern Leyte, Philippines, and determined how their quality has been affected by the economic activities in the area. Soil physical analysis revealed that some nutrients in the study sites are deficient, particularly phosphorus. A diverse species of mangroves and macroinvertebrates can be found at the study sites. Those with MPAs have good coral covers and high life form diversity indices, while the opposite was observed in non-MPA sites. However, there were also non-MPA sites that exhibited good coral covers and rich species diversity. Results also showed that the natural resources in Sogod Bay are no longer as productive as before due to the decreased quality of these resources. Based on survey results, most households are less dependent on fishery and farming as livelihood sources; most households had nonfarm income sources, which are the largest contributors to household income. Meanwhile, the valuation results indicate that the values of the provisioning services of these ecosystems are higher in sites with MPA and in farms with adequate nutrients and proper cultivation. Hence, this study recommends establishing marine sanctuaries and improving land productivity to restore the marine and terrestrial ecosystems in Sogod Bay. Also available online at http://www.eepsea.org. Environmental protection Research Southeast Asia. Agricultural ecology Philippines Southern Leyte. Aquatic ecology Philippines Southern Leyte. Montes, Humberto R. Jr. author. Lina, Suzette B. author. Patindol, Teofanes A. author. Diola, Adelfa C. author. Espinosa, Eliza D. author. Maso, Analyn M. author. Evangelio, Jullissah C. author. Flandez, Art Russell R. author. Gesultura, Marianne A. author. Modina, Ris Menoel R. author. Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) funder. International Development Research Centre (IDRC) funder. WorldFish supporting host. FI UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN TD 170.94 S68 E26 2015 RR12 Book