Philippine Biodiversity

Comprehensive Biotic Survey of Philippine Land Vertebrates and their Parasites

This project represents an integrated team effort to comprehensively survey, review, and summarize the biodiversity of terrestrial vertebrates and parasites from the megadiverse, global conservation hotspot, the Philippines.

 

 

Together with many collaborators and students we will survey vertebrate and parasite diversity at more than 50 sites throughout the country—across elevational, climatological, habitat, and seasonal gradients.

This research will provide significant educational opportunities for many undergraduate and graduate students (in the Philippines and United States), wildlife managers, government biologists, and protected area staff and management. New biodiversity information products will include digital collection data, faunal summaries, keys and field guides, and descriptions of new host and parasite taxa for use by biodiversity specialists.