Research

Ongoing Research 1: Assessing Aboveground Carbon Dynamics and Disturbance Responses Across Altitudinal Gradients in Individual Plus Trees (IPT) of Villa Consuelo 

Ongoing Research 2: Capabilities and Challenges of Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) People's Organizations in Biliran Island 

Ongoing Research 3: Foundations for Policy Implementation: Basic Research on Mangrove Forest Management in Biliran Island 

Ongoing Research 4: Impacts of Natural Disturbances on the Structure and Composition of Mangrove Forests on Biliran Island, Philippines. 

Ongoing Research 5: Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Land Cover Change in the Amambahag River Watershed, Philippines: Impacts of NGP and CBFMA Interventions 

Ongoing Research 6: Disturbance, Elevational Gradient, Forest Structure, and Conservation Status in the Biliran River Watershed, Philippines 

A successful Joint In-House Research Review with the School of Agriculture and Fishery (SAF) and the School of Agribusiness and Forest Resource Management (SABFORM) at BiPSU. Honored to have been recognized as the Best Presenter and Best Paper Awardee for SABFORM. Grateful for the opportunity to share valuable research insights and contribute to advancing sustainable practices in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. Looking forward to more collaborative research endeavors! 

Proud to have presented seven research papers during the In-House Research Review at Biliran Province State University (BiPSU), under the School of Agribusiness and Forest Resource Management (SABFORM). Grateful for the recognition as Best Presenter and Best Paper Awardee, highlighting the importance of research in advancing sustainable forest management in Biliran Island. Looking forward to more opportunities to contribute to local scientific development! 

Ralhan, D., Rodrigo, R., Keith, H., Stegehuis, A.I., Pavlin, J., Jiang, Y., Rydval, M., Nogueira, J., Fruleux, A., Svitok, M. and Mikoláš, M., 2024. Tree structure and diversity shape the biomass of primary temperate mountain forests. Forest Ecosystems, p.100215. 

Bace, R., Hofmeister, J., Vitkova, L., Brabec, M., Begovic, K., Cada, V., Janda, P., Kozak, D., Mikolas, M., Nagel, T.A. and Pavlin, J., 2023. Response of habitat quality to mixed severity disturbance regime in Norway spruce forests. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60(7), pp.1352-1363. 

Rodrigo, R.M., Pettit, J.L., Janda, P., Pavlin, J., Ralhan, D., Kozak, D., Matula, R., Marchand, W., Bače, R., Dušátko, M. and Kníř, T., 2024. Past disturbances shape present tree size distribution in European temperate primary beech-dominated forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 574, p.122364. 

Rodrigo, R., Pettit, J.L., Matula, R., Kozák, D., Bače, R., Pavlin, J., Janda, P., Mikoláš, M., Nagel, T.A., Schurman, J. and Trotsiuk, V., 2022. Historical mixed-severity disturbances shape current diameter distributions of primary temperate Norway spruce mountain forests in Europe. Forest Ecology and Management, 503, p.119772.