Botanica Pacifica. A journal of plant science and conservation 2025. Preprint
Article first published online: 05 MAR 2025 | DOI: 10.17581/bp.2025.14110
Spatiotemporal distribution and diversity of plant communities in postfire sites of Mt. Iglit-Baco Natural Park (MIBNP), Occidental Mindoro, Philippines
Pauline Angela Sobremonte-Maglipon 1
,
Luis Joaquin M. Raquiza 2 ,
Nemuel Punongbayan-Candelaria 2 ,
Celine Yssabell Claudio-Paragas 3 ,
Francisco Miguel M. Reyes 3 ,
Fernando Garcia Gil 4 ,
Emmanuel Schütz 4 &
Nikki Heherson A. Dagamac 1,2,3,4 1 The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, España, Manila, Philippines
2 Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of Santo Tomas, España, Manila, Philippines
3 Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, España, Manila, Philippines
4 D’Aboville Foundation and Demo Farm, Inc. Makati 1200, Philippines
The existing monitoring strategy of Mts. Iglit-Baco National Park (MIBNP) employ extensive use of fires. These practices are hypothesized to hinder the natural succession from grassland to forest. To address these concerns, a biodiversity assessment utilized incidence-based sampling with nineteen repetitions from 2020–2021 across five sites within the Core Zone of Monitoring. A total of 77 species belonging to 27 families were documented. Spatiotemporal post-burning biodiversity trends exhibit the pattern of dominance of certain introduced and native plant species such as Themeda gigantea for site 1, Chromolaena odorata for site 2, Themeda triandra for site 3, and Imperata cylindrica for sites 4 and 5. These results facilitated a deeper understanding of the progression of changes in species composition as an impact of burning practices through space and time.
Собрамонте-Маглипон П.А., Ракиза Л.Х.М., Пунонгбаян-Канделария Н., Клаудио-Парагас С.И., Рейес Ф.М.М, Гил Ф.Г., Шютц Э., Дагамак Н.Х.А. Пространственно-временное распределение и разнообразие растительных сообществ на участках после пожаров в природном парке горы Иглит-Бако (MIBNP), Оксидентал Миндоро, Филиппины. В рамках существующей стратегии мониторинга Национального парка Горы Иглит-Бако (MIBNP) широко используются выжигания. Предполагается, что такая практика препятствует естественной сукцессии от луга к лесу. Для решения этих проблем в ходе оценки биоразнообразия использовался метод выборочного контроля на основе частоты встречаемости с девятнадцатью повторами в 2020–2021 годах на пяти участках в основной зоне мониторинга. Всего было зарегистрировано 77 видов, относящихся к 27 семействам. Пространственно-временные тенденции биоразнообразия после выжигания демонстрируют доминирование некоторых интродуцированных и местных видов растений, таких как Themeda gigantea на участке 1, Chromolaena odorata на участке 2, Themeda triandra на участке 3 и Imperata cylindrica на участках 4 и 5. Эти результаты позволили глубже понять динамику изменения видового состава под влиянием практики выжигания в пространстве и времени.
Keywords: disturbance, landscape ecology, plant regrowth, protected area, pyroecology, successional diversity gradient, нарушение, ландшафтная экология, восстановление растений, охраняемая территория, пироэкология, градиент сукцессионного разнообразия
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