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    The document discusses caves in the Philippines and the need for their protection. It notes that over 1,500 caves have been recorded so far in the country, with many more still undiscovered. Caves provide important scientific, economic, cultural and aesthetic value but are threatened by issues like lack of protection, pollution, and urbanization. The document outlines different types of caves and organisms found within them. It argues that caves must be protected as fragile ecosystems and important water reservoirs. Assessment protocols for caves are also described which evaluate features like biological life, formations, size, uniqueness, and threats from dumping, pollution, construction and more.

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    The document discusses caves in the Philippines and the need for their protection. It notes that over 1,500 caves have been recorded so far in the country, with many more still undiscovered. Caves provide important scientific, economic, cultural and aesthetic value but are threatened by issues like lack of protection, pollution, and urbanization. The document outlines different types of caves and organisms found within them. It argues that caves must be protected as fragile ecosystems and important water reservoirs. Assessment protocols for caves are also described which evaluate features like biological life, formations, size, uniqueness, and threats from dumping, pollution, construction and more.

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    The document discusses caves in the Philippines and the need for their protection. It notes that over 1,500 caves have been recorded so far in the country, with many more still undiscovered. Caves provide important scientific, economic, cultural and aesthetic value but are threatened by issues like lack of protection, pollution, and urbanization. The document outlines different types of caves and organisms found within them. It argues that caves must be protected as fragile ecosystems and important water reservoirs. Assessment protocols for caves are also described which evaluate features like biological life, formations, size, uniqueness, and threats from dumping, pollution, construction and more.

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    CAVE

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    CAVE GROUP

    Karl Stanley Briñas


    Shenitte Cordez
    Jan Benedict Dadis
    Edzel Navales
    Introduction
    Over 1,500 caves have been recorded by the Department of
    Environment and Natural Resources since the start of its
    implementation of the Caves Management and Conservation
    Program in 1994, with still a significant number of caves yet to be
    discovered and mapped. These caves are considered unique,
    natural and non-renewable resources with important scientific,
    economic, educational, cultural, historical and aesthetic values.
    They are also home to specialized mineral formations, as well as
    unique and diverse flora and fauna.

    Despite their diversity and significance, most of the country’s


    caves are in peril due to lack of specific statutory protection,
    increased demand for recreational sites, treasure hunting, mining,
    pollution, illegal collection of cave resources and rapid
    urbanization, With cave destructions, parts of our natural,
    historical and cultural heritage that are enmeshed in caves are
    forever obliterated thus denying the present and future
    generations the chance and opportunity to appreciate and enjoy
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    CAVE
    - A Cave is an opening in the ground that is caused by natural
    geological activities, and man. The sizes and variety of rock
    depends largely on the geographical location.

    - a large hole in the side of a hill, cliff, or mountain, or 


    underground.

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    DIFFERENT
    TYPES OF CAVES
    LIMESTONE CAVES SEA CAVES

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    LAVA CAVES GLACIER
    CAVES

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    SANDSTONE CAVES MUD CAVES

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    FLORA AND FAUNA OF CAVES
    CAVE MOSS SAXIFRAGE WOOD SORREL

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    BATS FROGS SNAKES

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    Why Is Protecting Caves Important?
    Cave ecosystem must be protected as they significantly
    impact life on the surface. Caves are some of the most fragile
    ecosystems in the world, and they serve as the unique,
    irreparable and irreplaceable habitat of the cave-dwelling
    species. Caves are also an important reservoir of water. For
    instance, in karst landscapes, the runoff water flows into the
    cave systems where it often flows as underground rivers to
    finally emerge on the surface as springs. 

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    Cave Assessment Protocols
    Positive and negative features of the cave to be explored. The
    following descriptive features were to be identify.
    Cave name
    · coordinate (GPS reading at entrance)
    · number of entrances to the cave
    · elevation at the entrance
    · SL = whether or not the cave reaches sea level (Y/N)
    · CD = whether the cave has potential for cave diving (0-5 rating
    scale)

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    Cave Assessment Protocols
    The following positive aspects were assessed on a scale from one to
    five, with five being the most positive rating possible
    · B (biological rating)
    · F (formations = speleothems)
    · S (size of the cave)
    · U (uniqueness of undefined positive features)
    · H (historical rating)

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    The following table (1) outlines the rating system for each positive
    category.

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    The following negative aspects were also assessed on a scale from
    one to five
    (Table 2), with five being the most endangered or worst threat:
    · V (threat to the cave from vandalism)
    · D (threat to the cave from dumping and littering)
    · P (threat to the cave from water pollution)
    · Q (threat to the cave from quarrying and/or construction)

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    Moreover, the following properties will also be assessed.
    1. Abiotic properties
    2. Biotic properties
    3. Human activities/Problems of ecosystem
    • Observations / interviews
    • Recommended solutions for problems of the Ecosystem

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    References:
    GIBBONS, D. A. (n.d.). AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
    OF BERMUDA’s CAVES [MA thesis]. Texas A&M University.

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    End

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