last updated: 26 February 2002

Dr. Inocencio E. Buot Jr.

A. Current Affiliation

Associate professor
Institute of Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences

B. Educational Background

1981 BS Agriculture
Cebu State College of Science and Technology

1987 MS Botany (Morpho-ecology, Taxonomy)
UP Los Banos

1998 PhD Ecology
Chiba University (Japan)

C. Research Fields/Fields of Expertise

Research fields:

• Vegetation ecology
• Morpho-anatomy
• Taxonomy/Geography

Additional keywords:

• biodiversity, zonation, conservation
• developmental anatomy, comparative morphology,
• classification, floristics, plant distribution

D. Academic Awards

• 1999 UP System International Publication Award UP System
• 2000 Department of Agriculture Secretary's Award Department of Agriculture-BAR, Philippines
• 1992 Outstanding Teacher Award Department of Education, Culture, and Sports - Region 7, Cebu City

E. Academic Societies

• Ex officio, Board of Director Philippine Society for the Study of Nature, Inc.
• Regular member National Research Council of the Philippines
• Member SEARCA Fellows Association

F. Publications - Conferences

The technology of mushroom production in the Philippines: an overview
6th Annual Meeting and 10th Asian Mushroom Technology Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, August 1994

Altitudinal vegetation zonation in the mossy forest of Mt. pulog, Luzon Island, Philippines
S. Okitsu (co-author/s)
108th Annual Symposium of the Japan Forest Science Society, Fukuka City, Japan, April 1997

Leaf size zones along altitudinal gradients of Mt. Pulog, Luzon Island, Philippines
S. Okitsu (co-author/s)
61st Annual Symposium of the Japan Botanical Society, Funabashi City, Japan, September 1997

G. Publications - Journals

Anatomical evidences on the dominance of Ochrosia oppositifolia (Lam.) K. Schum. (Apocynaceae) and its potential use in the reforestation of denuded beach forest
I. E. buot, Jr. and S. Okitsu
Philippine Scientists 32, 103-122, 1995

Vertical distribution and structure of the tree vegetation in the montane forest of Mt. Pulog, Cordillera Mountain Range, the highest mountain in Luzon Island, Philippines
I. E. Buot, Jr. and S. Okitsu
Vegetation Science 15, 19-23, 1998

Leaf size zonation pattern of wood species along the altitudinal gradients of Mt. Pulog, Philippines
I. E. Buot, Jr. and S. Okitsu
Plant Ecolog 145, 197-208, 1999

H. Publications - Books

Environmental Research Methods
E. P. Pacardo,, N. D. Briones, I. E. Buot, Jr., L. V. Castillo, and C. M. Rebancos
UP Open University, College, Laguna, 2000

Advanced Ecology Laboratory Manual
I. E. Buot, Jr.
The Graduate School and OPAR and HRD, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines, 1991

Local Flora Laboratory Manual
I. E. Buot, Jr.
The Graduate School and OPAR and HRD, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines, 1991