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The study assesses the biodiversity of littoral macrozoobenthos in Laguna de Bay, Philippines, highlighting their ecological importance as bioindicators of environmental changes. A total of six identified families and one unidentified species were recorded, with diversity varying significantly across sites. The findings contribute to the understanding of macrozoobenthos communities and their responses to water physicochemical changes in the region.

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The study assesses the biodiversity of littoral macrozoobenthos in Laguna de Bay, Philippines, highlighting their ecological importance as bioindicators of environmental changes. A total of six identified families and one unidentified species were recorded, with diversity varying significantly across sites. The findings contribute to the understanding of macrozoobenthos communities and their responses to water physicochemical changes in the region.

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AHW32-22 JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017

Biodiversity Assessment of Littoral Macrozoobenthos in Laguna de


Bay, Philippines

*Ellis Mika Cruz Trino1, Irisse Bianca Baldovino De Jesus1,2, Elfritzson Martin Peralta2, Hazel
Guerrero2, Adelina Santos-Borja4, Francis Magbanua5, Jonathan Carlo Briones1,2,3, Rey Donne
Papa1,2,3, Okuda Noboru6

1. The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, 2. Research Center for Natural and Applied
Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, 3. College of Science, University of Santo Tomas, Manila,
Philippines, 4. Laguna Lake Development Authority, East Ave, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, 5. Institute of
Biology, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines, 6. Research Institute for Humanity and
Nature, Kyoto, Japan

Laguna de Bay is home to various macroinvertebrates which play an important part in freshwater
ecosystems. These macroinvertebrates or macrozoobenthos participate in the decompositional pathways
and interact with the fish and zooplankton communities in water systems. Due to their restricted mobility,
they are crucial bioindicators that detect trends in pollutant concentrations and their biodiversity typically
reflects changes in the local environment. Despite their ecological importance, macrozoobenthos are still
understudied and researches conducted on the effects of changes in water physicochemistry on their
communities remain to be poorly known in the Philippines. Thus, this study gathered samples of
macrozoobenthos species from 33 littoral sites of Laguna de Bay to determine the richness and diversity
of the macrozoobenthos species present in the lake. The results have recorded 6 identified families
(Ampullaridae, Corbiculidae, Pachychilidae, Planorbidae, Thiaridae, and Viviparidae) of macrozoobenthos
and one unidentified species. Computation of Shannon–Wiener index (H’) showed the highest diversity
which was recorded from Pinagdilawan, Binangonan (H’=1.20) while the lowest was in Pulong Ligaya,
Bogombong, Jala-Jala (H’=0.04). The output of this study serves as an update on the biodiversity of
littoral macrozoobenthos present in Laguna de Bay.

Keywords: Laguna de Bay, Macrozoobenthos, Biodiversity, Shannon–Wiener index

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