Rowena Japitana Ligalig

Doctorat
Modeling boreal mixedwood forest dynamics under climate change and alternative forest management
UQAM

Directeur: Élise Filotas
Codirecteur: Christian Messier, Dominic Cyr

EDUCATION

• 2022- Current: PhD in environmental sciences, University of Quebec in Montreal
• 2013- 2017: Msc in Botany (Plant Ecology), University of the Philippines Los Banos
• 2008 - 2012: BSc in Biology, Caraga State University (Butuan City, Philippines)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2016-2022: College Instructor | Caraga State University (Butuan City, Philippines)

PUBLICATIONS

• Lleno, JV, Ligalig-Japitana, RA, Sarmiento, RT, & Along, AA (2023). Tree diversity, composition, and stand structure of lowland tropical forest in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Philippines. Journal of Survey in Fisheries Sciences, 10(1S), 4810-4830.
• Omac, MG, Along, AA, Ligalig, RJ,Rosal, JJ, & Almadin, FJF (2021). Medicinal plants used by the local communities of Sitio Lomboyan, Barangay Guinabsan, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte, Philippines. Annals of Studies in Science and Humanities, 3(1), December 2021.
• Ligalig-Japitana, RA, Olor, JF, & Mante, KMB (2020). Tree Diversity and Aboveground Carbon Stock Assessment in Sitio Bokbokon, Las Nieves, Agusan Del Norte, Philippines. International Journal of Biosciences, 17(3), 58-66.
• Ligalig-Japitana, R.A., & Macandog, D.M. (2020). Habitat Suitability Modeling of Spiked Pepper (Piper aduncum L.) in Mindanao, Philippines. Journal of Nature Studies, 19(1), 1-15.
• Presilda, CJ, Salcedo, MA, Moreno, MJ, Cogenera, J., Japitana-Ligalig, RA, Jumawan, JH, Jumawan, JC, Presilda, J., Presilda, CJR, Requieron, EA, & Torres, MAJ (2018 ). Sexual dimorphism in the carapace of Mud Crab (Scylla serrate, Forsskal, 1775) in Magallanes, Agusan del Norte using Geometric Morphometric Analysis. Computational Ecology and Software, 8(4), 88-97.
• Cuaresma, DC, Soliguin, BP, Ligalig-Japitana, RA, Abao, RA, & Coladilla, JO (2016). Systems Analysis and Modeling of Pollution Loading for Water Quality Management of the Calumpang River System in Batangas City. International Journal of Environmental and Rural Development, 7(2).

AWARDS

• Women in Science 2022 - Ambition Award| University of Quebec in Montreal