Silliman University-Angelo King Center for Research and Environmental Management (SUAKCREM) takes pride in announcing the publication or completion of six papers in the field of vertebrate biodiversity (see list below).
These are in addition to some dozen papers dealing with biodiversity and river studies under the sponsorship of the Commission on Higher Education, all awaiting publication in the Silliman Journal.
Publication of scientific articles by universities in ISI journals is necessary. To quote from an article published in the top UK journal Nature, “a strong science base need not lead directly to wealth generation. However, strength in science has additional benefits for individual nations, and for the world as a whole. From global terrorism and the spread of disease to the dangers of global warming, we are increasingly facing the sorts of threats for which governments everywhere will need to turn to their scientists.”
1) Bucol, A., Alcala, A.C., Averia, L., Alcala, E. & Alcala, M. 2012. Checklist of Siquijor herpetofauna. The Philippine Scientist. Published online. This journal is ISI.
2) Lim T.M., Alcala A.C. and Bucol A.A. (in press). Progress in the conservation of Gekko gekko in the Philippines. TRAFFIC Bulletin, April 2012. This journal is ISI.
3) Bucol A.A., Maypa J.L.P., Alcala A.C. and Oposa, A., Jr. (submitted ms). Status and potential resilience to climate change of marine reserves in the Bantayan Group of Islands, Cebu province, Philippines. Journal of Environmental Science and Management.
4) Alcala A.C., Bucol A.A., Diesmos A.C. and Brown R. (Under review). Vulnerability of Philippine amphibians to climate change. Philippine Journal of Science.
5) Elfes C.T. et al, Alcala A.C. (Submitted ms). Fascinating and forgotten: The conservation status of the world’s sea snakes. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. This journal is ISI.
6) Abesamis R.A., Russ G.R., Bernardo L.P.C., Alcala A.C., Villanoy C.L. and Stockwell,B.L. Marine reserve networks can enhance food security in the Coral Triangle. (Submitted ms to Proceedings of the National Academy of Science). This is a landmark paper, a logical extension of SUAKCREM’s series of pioneering papers on the subject of marine reserves since the 1980s.
