The Forest Stratification

Disclaimer: This is not the official press release or communications. The text are taken from the exhibit itself. All credit goes to the National Museum of the Philippines – Western Visayas Regional Museum, International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and for Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), CollAsia Field Projects (Connecting Communities and Collections), and the Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea.

forest stratification

Forest Stratification pertains to the vertical arrangement of plants in a forest, divided into several layers, each according to its own distinct characteristics. Together, this creates a complex habitat for species.forest strat

The topmost layer of a typical rainforest is the emergent layer, composed of trees reaching 70 to 80 m high. The canopy layer is composed of mature trees that are 10 to 60 m high. Below is the understory, composed of trees that reaches up to 5 to 10 m high and is usually dimly lit as it only receives 2-15% of sunlight. Underneath is the shrub layer, even less light is able to penetrate this layer and is composed of 1 to 5 m short trees. The lowest layer is the forest floor, there are only a few or almost no plants at all that grow here as the sunlight hardly reaches this layer

Pambansang Museo sa Barangay: Bringing Museum Collections to the Fringes

Parts of the Pambansang Museo sa Barangay:

Haból Panay: The Woven Artistry of Western Visayas

Amlig: Biodiversity Conservation in West Visayas Faunal Region

Elephant and Stegodont: The Gentle Giants of Panay

Other helpful exhibits:

Rocks of the Visayan Islands

Shells of the Visayan Region

Rafflesias of the Visayan Islands

Protected Areas of the Visayan Region

The Forest Products

The Kanlaon Volcano

The Chocolate Hills

The Pawikan

**Content was only based on the photos I took during my personal visit. I may have missed significant details.

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