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Lake
Buhi
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Location:
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13°28'N, 123°30'E; 40 km southeast of Naga, Camarines Sur Province, southeastern Luzon. |
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Area:
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1,707 ha. |
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Altitude:
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c.120m. |
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Biogeographical
Province:
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4.26.12. |
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Wetland
type:
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14. |
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Description
of site:
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A freshwater lake and associated marshes, almost surrounded by hills rising to l,548m. The lake drains southwest into a tributary of the Bicol River. The average depth is 12m, and the bottom is loamy clay. The pH value is 6.3, and the average dissolved oxygen 10 p.p.m. |
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Climatic
conditions:
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Humid tropical climate with no dry season, but a very pronounced period of maximum rainfall from November to January (Type II). |
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Principal
vegetation:
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The aquatic vegetation includes Hydrilla verticillata and Pistia stratiotes. |
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Land
tenure:
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No information. |
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Conservation
measures taken:
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None. |
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Conservation
measures proposed:
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Land
use:
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Fisheries production, the principal species being mudfish, catfish, tilapia, carp (Ophicephalus striatus, Clarias sp, Tilapia mossambica, Cyprinus carpio) and freshwater shrimps. Other species of commercial importance include gourami Gourami sp, plasalit Trichogaster pectoralis and climbing perch Anabas testudineus. |
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Possible
changes in land use:
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| Disturbances and threats: | No information. |
| Economic and social values: | The lake supports an important fishery. |
| Fauna: | The lake is noted for its endemic fish Mystichthys luzonensis, a small species only 12.5 cm in length, commercially known as "tabios" or "sinarapan" |
| Special floral values: | None known. |
| Research and facilities: | Some studies of the fisheries have been carried out by the Bicol River Basin Development Program in San Jose, Pili. |
| References: | Rinconada Integrated Development Area Project Feasibility Study (1979). |
| Criteria for inclusion: | 1b. 2d. |
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Source:
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Haribon Foundation. |