BORACAY, PhilippinesBORACAY, PhilippinesA Tropical RainforestA Tropical Rainforest

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AQUINO, Lotta Franz Angelica F.AQUINO, Lotta Franz Angelica F.

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GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONGEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

•Boracay Island is located at the Northwest Coner of Panay Island in Western Visayas, Philippines.•CLIMATE: 2 Seasonal Weather patterns – Amihan and Habagat.

The Amihan Season has moderate temperatyres with little or no rainfall, and dominant wind from the East.

The Habagat Season, on the other hand, has hot and humid weather, with recurrent heavy rainfall, and dominant wind, from the west.

FLORAFLORA•FRANGIPANI (common name)FRANGIPANI (common name)

Scientific Name: Plumeria AlbaScientific Name: Plumeria Alba-Fairly small tress that grow only about Fairly small tress that grow only about

5-6 centimeters in height.5-6 centimeters in height.-These plants are great survivors that These plants are great survivors that

can cope with drought, heat, insect and can cope with drought, heat, insect and pests attacks, as well as neglect.pests attacks, as well as neglect.

• INDIAN ALMOND TREE (common name)Scientific Name: Terminalia Cattappa

-This tree grows up to 115 ft (35 meters)- It stands upright with symmetrical crown and branches that grow horizontally.-It’s fruit is detached by water, and the nut inside it is edible when fully ripe. The nut tastes almost like almond.

• SEA POISON TREE (common name)Scientific Name: Barringtonia Asiatica

-It is a small to medium sized tree that grows about 7-25 meters in height.- This tree can be found beside the swimming pool of Boracay Regency. It’s pink and white blossoms exposes itself only at the evening, and it’s fruit has seeds that daze fish when it is scraped and thrown to the water.

FAUNAFAUNA• ANGEL FISH (common name)

Scientific Name: Pterophyllum Scalare- Considered the most popular and most beautiful tropical freshwater fish.- Social Behavior: It is peaceful, but it eats smaller fish.

• DAMSEL FISH (common name)Scientific Name: Chrysiptera

cyanea-Some kinds of Damselfish nurture red filamentour algae.- At present, it is the only fish known to engage in farming.

• PARROTFISH (common name)Scientific Name:

-Their feeding activity is significant for the production and dissemination of coral sands in the reef biome.-- They prevent algae from choking the corals.

FOOD CHAINFOOD CHAINand FOOD WEB Found in a Tropical and FOOD WEB Found in a Tropical

RainforestRainforest

Food Chain Food Web

SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS BIOME/ECOSYSTEM IN HRIMBIOME/ECOSYSTEM IN HRIM

• This particular biome is important for the course I am taking up This particular biome is important for the course I am taking up because, this biome has the highest diversity. There are a wide because, this biome has the highest diversity. There are a wide variety of flora and fauna that can be found in this biome that are variety of flora and fauna that can be found in this biome that are used for cooking food in Culinary Arts.used for cooking food in Culinary Arts.

• This biome also offers tourists a different kind of environment This biome also offers tourists a different kind of environment from the other biomes found in other countries. The climate in from the other biomes found in other countries. The climate in Tropical Rainforests is consistently warm though the temperature Tropical Rainforests is consistently warm though the temperature may be low at some times. This creates more tourists in the may be low at some times. This creates more tourists in the Philippines that the Tourism and Hospitality Industry caters to.Philippines that the Tourism and Hospitality Industry caters to.

• Knowing more about this biome helps me, as an HRIM student, to Knowing more about this biome helps me, as an HRIM student, to know about the significance of taking care of the environment know about the significance of taking care of the environment which is very essential for the development of Tourism in our which is very essential for the development of Tourism in our country.country.

SOURCESSOURCES

• http://www.business-gate.com/geographical-location-of-the-island-boracay/http://www.business-gate.com/geographical-location-of-the-island-boracay/

• http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boracayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boracay

• http://boracaylive.com/shangrila-boracay-resorthttp://boracaylive.com/shangrila-boracay-resort//

• http://www.handsonmanila.org.ph/volunteervacations/projects/destinations.htmlhttp://www.handsonmanila.org.ph/volunteervacations/projects/destinations.html

• http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Parrotfish_turquoisse.jpgen.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Parrotfish_turquoisse.jpg

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damselfishhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damselfish

• http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fish-supplies.cfm?c=15+28http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fish-supplies.cfm?c=15+28

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boracayhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boracay

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