Bernadette J. Nanual

• Davao Oriental State University

The study aimed to develop an online repository for wildlife species and research conducted in Mt. Hamiguitan Range (MHR) that will contain MHR research outputs for public information and education. The study used agile development in planning, creating, deploying, and testing the online portal. CodeIgniter PHP framework was utilized in the develop...

The City of Mati, Davao Oriental is one of the few places that can boast of a wide variety of natural attractions ideal for promoting eco-tourism enterprises. Dahican Beach is unique because it is the habitat of several charismatic marine megafauna, namely: dugongs, whale sharks, dolphins, and three species of nesting marine turtles. Yet, very litt...

Sedimentation rates in Pujada Bay were determined using an improvised container traps to collect sediments at eight different stations. The results showed high sedimentation rates of around 21.74 kg ma day-I, 15.43 kg ma day-I, 8.21 kg ma day-I, and 3.20 kg ma day-I in stations S5R2 (first period), S2R2 (fourth sampling S2R2 sampling period), and S...

Coral reef resources, particularly corals, macrobenthos and reef fish in Pujada Bay in the southeastern coast of Mindanao were assessed in 2002 to determine their status. A one-shot standard survey methods of corals and their associate fish was conducted in the reef sites of Guang-guang, Manguihay, Lawigan, Mamali and Macambol. Soft-bottom macroben...

The mottled spinefoot rabbitfish, Siganus fuscescens, is an important but overfished species in Pujada Bay, Davao Oriental. In this study, body size (weight and standard length), fecundity and gonadosomatic index (GSI) of S. fuscescens were determined for a year at three sampling sites in Pujada Bay in order to analyze the population structure and...