en.unionpedia.org

Luzon montane rain forests, the Glossary

The Luzon montane rain forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.^[1]

70 relations: Asia, Australian Plate, Bicol Region, Biodiversity, Cagua Volcano, Captive breeding, Casecnan Protected Landscape, Catanduanes, Conservation biology, Cordillera Central (Luzon), Decomposition, Deforestation, Dipterocarpaceae, Dry season, Dwarf forest, Eagle, Ecoregion, Endemism, Epiphyte, Eurasian Plate, Freshwater crocodile, Geography, George S. Myers, Glacier, Highland, Humus, Indomalayan realm, Island, Laurel forest, Leyte, List of protected areas of the Philippines, Luzon, Luzon rain forests, Luzon tropical pine forests, Mammal, Marinduque, Mayon, Mindanao, Moss, Mount Banahaw, Mount Bulusan, Mount Isarog, Mount Makiling, Mountain, Native species, Negros, Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, Oak, Organic matter, Pacific Ocean, ... Expand index (20 more) »
Ecoregions of Malesia
Ecoregions of the Philippines
Forests of the Philippines
Geography of Luzon
Sierra Madre (Philippines)

Asia

Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Asia

Australian Plate

The Australian Plate is a major tectonic plate in the eastern and, largely, southern hemispheres.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Australian Plate

Bicol Region

The Bicol Region, commonly shortened to Bicol and designated as Region V, is an administrative region of the Philippines.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Bicol Region

Biodiversity

Biodiversity (or biological diversity) is the variety and variability of life on Earth.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Biodiversity

Cagua Volcano

Cagua Volcano is a stratovolcano located in the Philippine province of Cagayan. Luzon montane rain forests and Cagua Volcano are Sierra Madre (Philippines).

See Luzon montane rain forests and Cagua Volcano

Captive breeding, also known as captive propagation, is the process of keeping plants or animals in controlled environments, such as wildlife reserves, zoos, botanic gardens, and other conservation facilities.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Captive breeding

Casecnan Protected Landscape

The Casecnan Protected Landscape is a protected area in the Casecnan River watershed of eastern Luzon in the Philippines.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Casecnan Protected Landscape

Catanduanes

Catanduanes, officially the Province of Catanduanes (Lalawigan ng Catanduanes), is an island province located in the Bicol Region of Luzon in the Philippines.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Catanduanes

Conservation biology

Conservation biology is the study of the conservation of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Conservation biology

Cordillera Central (Luzon)

The Cordillera Central or Cordillera Range is a massive mountain range long north–south and east-west situated in the north-central part of the island of Luzon, in the Philippines.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Cordillera Central (Luzon)

Decomposition

Decomposition or rot is the process by which dead organic substances are broken down into simpler organic or inorganic matter such as carbon dioxide, water, simple sugars and mineral salts.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Decomposition

Deforestation

Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Deforestation

Dipterocarpaceae

Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 16 genera and about 695 known species of mainly lowland tropical forest trees.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Dipterocarpaceae

Dry season

The dry season was a yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Dry season

Dwarf forest

National Park in the Philippines, a UNESCO World Heritage Site An elfin forest in Sumatra's Gunung Leuser National Park Dwarf forest, elfin forest, or pygmy forest is an uncommon ecosystem featuring miniature trees, inhabited by small species of fauna such as rodents and lizards.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Dwarf forest

Eagle

Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family Accipitridae.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Eagle

Ecoregion

An ecoregion (ecological region) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than a biogeographic realm.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Ecoregion

Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Endemism

Epiphyte

An epiphyte is a plant or plant-like organism that grows on the surface of another plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Epiphyte

Eurasian Plate

The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate that includes most of the continent of Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the traditional continents of Europe and Asia), with the notable exceptions of the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent and the area east of the Chersky Range in eastern Siberia.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Eurasian Plate

Freshwater crocodile

The freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni), also known commonly as the Australian freshwater crocodile, Johnstone's crocodile, and the freshie, is a species of crocodile native to the northern regions of Australia.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Freshwater crocodile

Geography

Geography (from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία; combining 'Earth' and 'write') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Geography

George S. Myers

George Sprague Myers (February 2, 1905 – November 4, 1985) was an American ichthyologist who spent most of his career at Stanford University.

See Luzon montane rain forests and George S. Myers

Glacier

A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Glacier

Highland

Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Highland

Humus

In classical soil science, humus is the dark organic matter in soil that is formed by the decomposition of plant and animal matter.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Humus

Indomalayan realm

The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Indomalayan realm

Island

An island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Island

Laurel forest

Laurel forest, also called laurisilva or laurissilva, is a type of subtropical forest found in areas with high humidity and relatively stable, mild temperatures. Luzon montane rain forests and Laurel forest are tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Laurel forest

Leyte

Leyte is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Leyte

List of protected areas of the Philippines

In the Philippines, Protected Areas are administered by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)'s Biodiversity Management Bureau under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992.

See Luzon montane rain forests and List of protected areas of the Philippines

Luzon

Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Luzon

Luzon rain forests

The Luzon rain forest is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion on the island of Luzon. Luzon montane rain forests and Luzon rain forests are ecoregions of Malesia, ecoregions of the Philippines, Flora of Luzon, forests of the Philippines, geography of Luzon, Indomalayan ecoregions, Sierra Madre (Philippines) and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Luzon rain forests

Luzon tropical pine forests

The Luzon tropical pine forests are a tropical coniferous forest ecoregion of the Philippines in the western Pacific Ocean. Luzon montane rain forests and Luzon tropical pine forests are ecoregions of Malesia, ecoregions of the Philippines, forests of the Philippines, Indomalayan ecoregions and Montane forests.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Luzon tropical pine forests

Mammal

A mammal is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Mammal

Marinduque

Marinduque, officially the Province of Marinduque, is an island province in the Philippines located in Southwestern Tagalog Region or Mimaropa, formerly designated as Region IV-B. Its capital is the municipality of Boac.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Marinduque

Mayon

Mayon (Bulkan Mayon; Bulkang Mayon), also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano (Monte Mayón, Volcán Mayón), is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol, Philippines.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Mayon

Mindanao

Mindanao is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of the same name that also includes its adjacent islands, notably the Sulu Archipelago.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Mindanao

Moss

Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta sensu stricto.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Moss

Mount Banahaw

Mount Banahaw (also spelled as Banahao and Banájao) is an active complex volcano on Luzon in the Philippines.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Mount Banahaw

Mount Bulusan

Mount Bulusan, also known as Bulusan Volcano, is a stratovolcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Mount Bulusan

Mount Isarog

Mount Isarog is an active stratovolcano located in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines, on the island of Luzon.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Mount Isarog

Mount Makiling

Mount Makiling (also spelled Maquiling) is an inactive stratovolcano located in the provinces of Laguna and Batangas on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Mount Makiling

Mountain

A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Mountain

Native species

In biogeography, a native species is indigenous to a given region or ecosystem if its presence in that region is the result of only local natural evolution (though often popularised as "with no human intervention") during history.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Native species

Negros

Negros, is the fourth largest and third most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Negros

Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park

The Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park is the largest protected area of the Philippines covering the northern range of the Sierra Madre mountains of eastern Luzon.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park

Oak

An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of the beech family.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Oak

Organic matter

Organic matter, organic material, or natural organic matter refers to the large source of carbon-based compounds found within natural and engineered, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Organic matter

Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Pacific Ocean

Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape

The Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape (formerly known as the Callao Cave National Park) is a protected area and national park in Peñablanca, Cagayan.

See Luzon montane rain forests and Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape

Philippine crocodile

The Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis), also known as the Mindoro crocodile, the Philippine freshwater crocodile, the bukarot in Ilocano, and more generally as a buwaya in most Filipino lowland cultures, is one of two species of crocodiles found in the Philippines; the other is the larger saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus).

See Luzon montane rain forests and Philippine crocodile

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzon_montane_rain_forests

, Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape, Philippine crocodile, Philippine eagle, Philippines, Plate tectonics, Pleistocene, Polillo Islands, Quirino Protected Landscape, Rain, Reptile, Samar, Season, Sierra Madre (Philippines), Snake, Species richness, Topographic isolation, Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, Vine, Volcano, Zambales Mountains.

Luzon montane rain forests, the Glossary

Table of Contents

See also

Ecoregions of Malesia

Ecoregions of the Philippines

Forests of the Philippines

Geography of Luzon

Sierra Madre (Philippines)

References