biak na-bato

• Latitude in decimal degrees: 15.1

• Longitude in decimal degrees: 121.066667

• Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 15° 06' 00" N

• Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 121° 04' 00" E

BIAK-NA-BATO

CLIMATE• The average rainfall in Biak-na-Bato is around 50

to 260 inches (125 to 660 cm.) yearly.• With annual rainfall exceeding 2000 mm.,

precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year.

• The temperature in Biak-na-Bato has an average of 20-25°C and it varies little throughout the year.

• The average temperatures of the three warmest and three coldest months do not differ by more than 5° in Biak-na-Bato.

FLORA• In Biak-na-Bato, Flora is highly diverse.

One square kilometer can contain as much as 100 trees of the same species or of different species.

• Trees are 25-35 m tall, with buttressed trunks and shallow roots, mostly evergreen, with large dark green leaves.

• Plants like orchids, bromeliads, vines (lianas), ferns, mosses, and palms are present in Biak-na-Bato.

FLORA

Scientific Name: Scientific Name: Orchidaceae

ORCHIDS FERNS PALMSScientific Name: Orchidaceae

•Some orchids have Vanilla extract which can be used as flavouring.

Scientific Name: Athyrium filix-femina

•Most ferns are used for display but some ferns are edible just like Vegetable fern which is found in Asia and Oceania.

Scientific Name: Cocos nucifera

•Palms were used as a symbol of triumph and victory in pre-Christian time.

FAUNAThe Fauna

in Biak-na-Bato is composed of numerous animals like bats, lizards, eagles, wild boars, insects, birds, etc.

Bats• Scientific Name: Chiroptera• It is a flying mammal. They are different from

birds because of their sharp teeth.

Wild Boar• Scientific Name: Sus scrofa Linnaeus• Their body is compact and their head is large.

Their legs are short.

Monitor Lizard• Scientific Name: Varanus indicus• They are large reptiles. They have long necks

and powerful tails claws. Some are terrestrial and some are aquatic.

EXAMPLE OF FOOD CHAIN

Banana Tree

Insects

Bats

SIGNIFICANCEThe significance of Biak-na-Bato is not only

seen as a place. Some people tend to see Biak-na-Bato as a significant place because many events took place in here during Aguinaldo’s regime. That isn’t the only reason why we should see Biak-na-Bato significant. We should also take a deeper look on it. Many of our fellow Filipinos live because of what Biak-na-Bato is giving them. They sustain their daily needs because of this place. They use this as a tourist spot. They get their food from the trees around them. They take care of their animals here and they live in Biak-na-Bato. Their lives are dependent in this biome.

PICTURES

PICTURES

SOURCES• http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?un

i=-3330365&fid=4956&c=philippines• http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm• http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/forests.php• http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_climate_page.htm• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monitor_lizard• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bats• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_boar