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This study involves a survey of Graphidaceae lichens in the Kalahan Forest Reserve, Imugan, Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya. Taxonomic characters of the thallus, ascocarp/lirella, exciple, hypothecium, hymenium, ascospore and lichen acids were used in the identification of the lichens. A key and a checklist of the 52 identified Graphidaceae lichens are presented in this paper. Two new combinations are proposed: Pallidogramme albida (Vain.) Tabaquero, Bawingan & Lucking comb. nov. and Sarcographa dendroides (Leight.) Tabaquero, Bawingan & Lucking comb. nov.

Keywords: Graphidaceae lichens, lichenology, mycology, systematics

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Litter arthropod presence is considered important because their feeding activities facilitate nutrient cycling. However, studies to document the leaf litter arthropod community in the Philippines remains wanting. This pioneering study aimed to: 1) identify arthropod orders and families associated with leaf-litter during the early stages of decomposition; 2) measure abundance and diversity of these leaf-litter arthropods, and; 3) observe the pattern of colonization of these arthropods on decomposing leaf-litter. Two (2) 100g mixed leaf litter samples were collected every other week for 10 weeks (December 2010-February 2011). Arthropods extracted from leaf litter samples were sorted and identified. A total of 1650 individuals were classified to belong to 13 orders, namely: Acarina, Araneida, Blattodea, Collembola Dermaptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Isopoda, Lepidoptera, Psocoptera, Trichoptera, Coleoptera and Diptera. The last two orders mentioned were the most family-rich. Cluster analysis for family composition and diversity showed four discernible clusters hypothesized to have been influenced by moisture content and rainfall. This however, remains as speculation until a follow-up study is done. Also, no distinct pattern of colonization was observed. However, initial and consistent leaf litter arthropod colonizers were recognized. These were Araneida, Blattodea, Coleoptera, Collembola, Diptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera and Trichoptera. Consistent colonizers were namely: Coleoptera, Diptera and Hemiptera.

Keywords: abundance, Berlese-Tullgren funnel, secondary growth forest

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Natural history collections (NHCs) have accumulated billions of specimens as permanent records of the diversity of the world’s natural heritage. For centuries, biological museums have typically supported the goals of taxonomy, systematics, biogeography and public education. In this time of rapid environmental change, herbarium specimens in NHCs have been employed to provide phenological and distributional data that are indicative of rising temperatures and for tracking alien plant introductions. Historical herbarium materials can also provide long-term proxy datasets useful for reconstructing past ecological conditions and which may also be useful for projecting future trends. Changing times require NHCs to re-define their goals so as to remain relevant and sustainable.Keywords: biogeography, climate change, global change biology, herbaria, taxonomy

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Museum collections are composed of specimens and cultural properties of obvious and established value. Keeping information about the collect ing phase, including scholarly activit ies such as the field research through which the collections were obtained, is important. Despi te their importance, research materials such as films, photographs, audiotapes, field notes, and research manuscripts tend to get lost amid the framework of the most commonly used repositories—museums, l ibraries, and archives (also known as “MLA” or “LAM”). This neglect does not imply that these materials are valueless: in fact, they provide valuable scientific data and important records of research activities (i .e., they show the “reality of research”). When combined with col lection specimens, they could offer new perspectives on museum activities, especially the less-visible activit ies such as research, acquisition, and cataloguing. A new approach, the Research Resource Archive, Kyoto University (KURRA), demonstrates how producing digital exhibit ions could
bond research activities and their resultant specimens together.

Keywords: archive, museum collections, research materials, collection-related information, university museum, MLA, LAM

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