PHILIPPINE MARINE

ECOSYSTEM
INTRODUCTION:
Marine ecosystems are among the largest of Earth's aquatic ecosystems. Examples
include salt marshes, intertidal zones, estuaries, lagoons, mangroves, coral reefs,
the deep sea, and the sea floor. They can be contrasted with freshwater
ecosystems, which have a lower salt content. Marine waters cover two-thirds of the
surface of the Earth. Such places are considered ecosystems because the plant life
supports the animal life and vice versa. See food chains.

Marine ecosystems are essential for the overall health of both marine and
terrestrial environments. According to the World Resource Center, coastal habitats
account for about one-third of marine biological productivity. Estuarine
ecosystems, such as salt marshes, seagrass meadows and mangrove forests, are
among the most productive ecosystems on the planet. Coral reefs provide food and
shelter to the highest levels of marine diversity in the world.
 SALT WATER
WATER THAT CONTAINS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SALT

• IT’S CONDUCTIVITY IS HIGHER AND IT’S TASTE IS MUCH

SALTIER WHEN ONE DRINKS IT.

• IT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR DRINKING SINCE SALT DRAINS

WATER FROM A HUMAN BODIES.

• IT CAN BE FOUND ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE OF THE

EARTH, IN THE OCEANS, RIVERS, AND SALT WATER
PONDS.

• 71% OF THE EARTH IS COVERED WITH SALT WATER.

 FRESH WATER
WATER WITH A DISSOLVED SALT CONCENTRATION
OF LESS THAN 1%

• IT ONLY COVERS A SMALL PART OF THE EARTH’S

SURFACE AND THEIR LOCATION ARE
UNRELATED TO THE CLIMATE.

• 41% OF ALL KNOW FISH SPECIES LIVE IN THE

WATER.
PRESENT SALT WATER ANIMALS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
MANTA RAY CORAL REEF
STAR FISH SEA TURTLE
JELLY FISH WHALE
PRESENT FRESH WATER ANIMALS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
SWAN DUCK
FROGS SNAPPING
TURTLES
ENDANGERED SALT WATER ORGANISMS
WHALES DOLPHINS
MANATEES OR SALMONS
DUGONGS
SEA BIRDS SEA TURTLES
SHARKS SALT WATER
CROCODILES
ENDANGERED FRESH WATER
ORGANISMS
FRESH WATER
CROCODILES
THE PHILIPPINE FRESH WATER
CROCODILE (CROCODYLUS
MINDORENSIS), ALSO CALLED AS
MINDORO CROCODILE IS A SUBSPECIES
OF CROCODILE THAT INHABITS ALL
THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES. THESE
CROCODILES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE
CRITICAL ENDANGERED SPECIES DUE
TO UNSUSTAINABLE FISHING.
 SIEBENROCKIELLA LEYTENSIS
PHILIPPINE IS A SPECIES OF FRESHWATER
TURTLE ENDEMIC TO THE
FOREST TURTLE PHILIPPINES. IT IS KNOWN AS
THE PHILIPPINE FOREST
TURTLE, THE PHILIPPINE POND
TURTLE, THE PALAWAN
TURTLE, OR LAYTE POND
TURTLE.

PHILIPPINE FOREST TURTLE

ARE READILY RECOGNIZABLE
BY THEIR GINKO-SHAPED
VERTEBRAL SCUTES AND A PALE
WHITE TO YELLOW LINE
TRAVERSING ACROSS ITS HEAD
BEHIND THE EARS.