04755nam a22001577a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021040001400062100002300076245012400099260000900223300002800232500013400260504003400394520416900428OSt20250813140746.0211210b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMMSUcULS  aViernes,Daniel N.   aFloral diversity assessment of selected urban forests and green spaces in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte / cDaniel N. Viernes   c2021  axx,170 leaves ;c28 cm.  aThesis (BS in Forestry) -- Mariano Marcos State University - College of Agriculture, Food & Sustainable Development, Batac City 
  aBibliography: leaves 101-106.  aABSTRACT VIERNES, DANIEL N. 2020. Floral Diversity Assessment of Selected Urban Forests and Green Spaces in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. Undergraduate Thesis. College of Agriculture, Food and Sustainable Development. Mariano Marcos State University. City of Batac, 2906 Ilocos Norte. 170 pp. Adviser: Dr. Joselito I. Rosario The study was conducted in two urban barangays (Poblacion 1 and Poblacion 2) of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte from February to March 2020. It determined the different tree species present in the selected urban forests and green spaces, determined the floral diversity and conservation status of the different species, the health status of trees and the amount of carbon stored in the trees. Moreover, a structured questionnaire was developed to determine the cultural management practices of the residents. Finally, it assessed spatial data such as coordinates of tree species which was used to analyze and create detailed tree map. The study focused on the assessment of the floral diversity of selected urban forests and green spaces in Poblacion 1 and 2, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte using 100 percent assessment. All tree species along the roads and streets, houses and buildings, whether these are in private or public lands as well as parks were assessed. A total of 654 individuals belonging to 60 plant species and 27 families were documented in the area with Fabaceae recording the highest number of species. Big leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) was the most abundant species in both urban barangays. Among the 60 plant species documented, 52% were exotic and 48% were indigenous trees. Among the tree species assessed, Mangga had the highest RD (32.44%). Rdom (37.02%), and IV (75.41%), while Big leaf mahogany, Talisai, Mangga and Himbabao had the highest RF (5,64%). The average Species Diversity Index (SDI) of the whole study area is 3.04, categorized as very high level of plant diversity Also, plant species found in the study area were classified into forest trees (30 species), agroforest trees (25 species) and five (5) flowering trees. Branch decay was the most prevalent health problem of trees in the study area which was observed in 17.00% of the individual trees. Others were: overlapping branches (10,07%), insect pest (termites) (3.73%), trunk decay (3.38%), stem gall (1.662) and advance decay (0.62%). The soil in the two urban barangays is neutral with a pH value of 7.22, medium phosphorus content, high soil potassium and low to medium organic matter content The tree species in the two urban barangays (Poblacion 1 and 2) of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte had a total biomass of 1207,369.1 t and the total C content of 555,389.79 1. The socio-demographic characteristics of the 40 respondents from the two urban barangays (Poblacion 1 and 2) of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte were: middle aged adults (ages 36-55), mostly females, married, and high school to college level. Almost 2/3 of the respondents plant, care, manage, or allow trees to grow in their backyard. Among the fruit tree species, Guava had the highest number of individuals in their backyard or surrounding while Mahogany had the highest number of individuals for forest trees. For medicines and other uses, Guava had the highest number of individuals while their purpose of planting includes having fresh or cool surrounding while giving shade, live fence and fuelwood, Benefits derived from trees include shade, fruit/food and barrier Moreover, 3/4 of the respondents prune or trim medium to large trees. They prune the trees as the need arises to prevent these from damaging the roof of their respective houses with the pruned or trimed branches usually given away. Furthermore, watering is the most common management practice for young or newly planted trees and they watered the trees as the need arises. Residents mentioned that they never applied fertilizer. Mahogany is the most frequently planted in their backyard and the reason they choose this species is for shed. Geo-tagging of trees in the study area was done using a mobile phone with Geo- cam application while their location maps were prepared and exported in the Google Earth pro as based image.