Spatial distribution of threatened species’ mother trees in selected forests over limestone in Samar Island, Philippines

Inadequate knowledge about forests over limestone ecosystem and understanding on how the threatened plants‘ mother trees are distributed and remained intact despite rugged topography and anthropologic activities, intrigued the attention of numerous researchers. Rapid assessment and mapping the spatial distribution of mother trees would be of utmost importance, especially in the context of conservation and sustainable protection of threatened species in selected municipalities of Samar Island.