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Research Center for the Natural Sciences, Thomas Aquinas
Research Center, University of Santo Tomas
January, 2008
Introduction
Background of the Study
• Exploitation
• Pollution
forestlands.
• American
administrators
initiated
reforestation of the
school grounds of
UP Los baños,
Objective
• To compare the diversity of lizard
populations in mahogany plantation
and secondary old growth forest.
• To assess the effect of habitat
fragmentation on lizards populations.
• To generate an honest evaluation of
lizard populations.
• To provide a credible view of lizard
populations with respect to
biodiversity, especially in terms of
conservation, assessment and
management of species at risk.
Statement of the Problem
• The mahogany
plantation is a
result of early
reforestation
efforts in MFR
Study Area
• Secondary old
growth forest
• Only 55% of
the MFR can
be
considered a
close canopy
forest
Sample Preparation
50m
10m
10m
5m
2
Species Observed
0
0 1 2 3 4
Transect
Lizard Sampling Effort Curve
• Secondary Old Growth Forest species effort
curve
12
10
4
Species Observed
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
Transect
Lizard Sampling Effort Curve
• Comparative species effort curve of
Mahogany Plantation () and Secondary Old
Growth Forest ()
12
10
4
Species Observed
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
Transect
Species Account of Lizards in
Mahogany Plantation and
Secondary Old Growth Forest
Species Account of Lizards in
Mahogany Plantation and
Secondary Old Growth Forest
• P-value: 31
• Statistically indicates that a
significant difference in the
diversity between the two sites
exists
Comparison of Lizard
Population using Relative
Frequency
10
9 •Mahogany Plantation ()
8 •Secondary Old Growth Forest
7 ()
6
5
Count 4
3
2
1
0
S. jagori
D. grisea G. gecko S. steerei
S. cumingi V. B. bonitae
salvator
L. pulchella G.semperi
D. spilopterus
E. multicarinata E. multifasciata
Lizards
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Sphenomorphus Lipinia
cumingi vittigera
Eutropis
multicarinata
Species Diversity
•D : 0.14 (1-D=0.86)
SECONDARY