B.
Research on the Types of Ecosystems found here in the Philippines and complete the table below:
GENERAL TYPE
Terrestrial Ecosystem
Freshwater Ecosystem
Brackish/Estuarine Ecosystem
Saltwater/Marine Ecosystem
Special Ecosystem
SUBTYPE MAJOR FEATURES
 Sub-alpine forest  Altitude ranging from
 Mossy forest sea level to 3,000
 Montane forest (upper meters above sea level
and lower)  Presence of dominant
 Pine forest forest species and
 Semi-deciduous forest endemic/native plants
(moist deciduous)  Amount of soil nutrients
 Lowland evergreen and moisture
forest  Type of soil minerals
 Forest over limestone and soil chemistry
(karst)
 Forest over ultrabasic
soil
 Forest over ultramafic
rocks Grassland (upland
and lowland)
 Beach forest
 Lacustrine: Lakes and  Inland wetlands
ponds classified based on
 Riverine: rivers, hydrodynamics and
streams, creeks geography
 Palustrine: marshes
 Found along the
shoreline and extending
 Mangrove swamp seaward, found mostly
 Nipa swamp in the mouths of rivers
 Classified based on
dominant species/genera
 Coastal wetlands where
sea water and fresh
water mix
 Mudflats  Coastal marine wetlands
 Seagrass belts  Classified based on
 Coral reefs dominant species/taxa,
physical features, and
geography
 Caves  Hollow holes or cavities
beneath the earth's
surface, often with one
or more surface
openings.
 Mineral deposits and
geological formations
may be used to classify
them.