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PERALTA, Elfritzson M.

PERALTA, Elfritzson M.

Elfritzson M. Peralta has a master’s degree in Biology with the academic distinction of Summa Cum Laude from the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø (UST). He is a faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences of the UST College of Science. He primarily teaches ecology, statistical biology, field biology, and freshwater biology among BS Biology students. Currently, he is completing his Doctor of Philosophy in Biology. His research projects and extension works deal with freshwater biology, watershed ecology, and freshwater-protected areas. With his local and international collaborators, he has already published a number of studies in reputable peer-reviewed journals. He has already bagged awards from local and national professional organizations through these research works. He is a member of the National Research Council of the Philippines, the Philippine Society of Freshwater Science, the Japan Geoscience Union, the Southeast Asian Limnological Network, and the International Society of Limnology. He is currently serving as the Program Coordinator for the Organismic and Environmental Biology Cluster of the UST Department of Biological Sciences, a Registered Reviewer of the Environmental Impact Assessment Review Committee of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau, and the Technical Panel Chair of the Department of Science and Technology – National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines for the Horizon Scan on Environment and Climate Change.

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Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Degrees

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Biology (´Ç²Ô²µ´Ç¾±²Ô²µ),Ìý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø – Manila, Philippines
  • Master of Science in Biology, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø – Manila, Philippines, 2019
  • Bachelor of Science in Biology,Ìý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø – Manila, Philippines, 2015

Research Highlights

  • Watershed Ecology: Assessment of Valuable Ecosystems in Freshwater Protected Areas (WEAVE FPAs)
  • Biomonitoring and assessments of biodiversity and ecological integrity of freshwater ecosystems (i.e., streams and lakes) in the Philippines
  • Stream benthic macroinvertebrate (e.g. aquatic insects, mollusks) taxonomic and functional diversity
  • Utilization of bioindicators (e.g. macroinvertebrates and diatoms), monitoring probes, and GIS in watershed ecosystems
  • Human-nature interactions and food web structures using δ13C and δ15N stable isotopes

Research Interests

  • Watershed Ecology
  • Freshwater Biology
  • Aquatic Entomology
  • Stream Ecology

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

  • General Ecology
  • Statistical Biology
  • Freshwater Biology
  • Advanced Ecological Techniques
  • Practicum
  • Science, Technology, and Society
  • Environmental Science

Major Recognitions

  • St. Albertus Magnus Award (Outstanding Research Work), °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Student Awards Day, 2019.
  • Summa Cum Laude, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø, 2019

Professional Activities

  • Program Coordinator, Organismic and Environmental Biology Cluster, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø, August 2023 – Present 
  • Technical Panel Chair, Department of Science and Technology – National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines (Environment and Climate Change) – July 2023 – Present 
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Review Committee (EIARC), Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau, June 2023 – Present 
  • Member, Southeast Asian Limnology Network, 2023 – Present 
  • Program Coordinator, Science, Technology, and Society Cluster, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø, August 2022 – July 2023 
  • Associate Member, National Research Council of the Philippines, 2020 – Present
  • Member, Philippine Society for Freshwater Science, 2022 – Present
  • Regular Member, Philippine Association of Entomologists, 2020 – Present
  • Member, Federation of Institutions for Freshwater and Marine Sciences, 2019 – Present
  • Member, International Society of Limnology, 2018 – Present
  • Member, Japan Geoscience Union, 2017 – Present
  • Reviewer, Biological Conservation; Journal of Environmental Management; Limnology; Scientific Reports; Chemistry and Ecology; PLOS One; Environmental Monitoring and Assessment; Social and Health Sciences; Tropical Natural History; The Philippine Journal of Fisheries

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

  • Martinez-Goss M, Ohtsuka T, Inoue H, Arguelles E, Ikeya T, Peralta E, Papa Rd, Okuda N. (2023). Gomphonema Species (Bacillariophyceae) from Marikina River, Rizal (Luzon), Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science. 152(5): 1653–1676.
  • Vilizzi, L., Copp, G. H., Hill, J. E., Adamovich, B., Aislabie, L., Akin, D.,….Peralta, E.M., …& Semenchenko, V. (2021). A global-scale screening of non-native aquatic organisms to identify potentially invasive species under current and future climate conditions.ÌýScience of The Total Environment, 147868.
  • Ko,ÌýC.Y., Asano, S., Lin, M.J., Ikeya, T., Peralta, E.M., Triño, E., Uehara, Y., Ishida, T., Iwata, T., Tayasu, I., Okuda, N. (2021). Rice paddy irrigation seasonally impacts stream benthic macroinvertebrate diversity at the catchment level. Ecospehere. 12(5), e03468.
  • Peralta, E.M., Batucan Jr, L.S., De Jesus, I.B.B., Triño, E.M.C., Uehara, Y., Ishida, T., Kobayashi, Y., Ko, C., Iwata, T., Borja, A.S., Briones, J.C.A., Papa, R.D.S., Magbanua, F.S., and Okuda, N. (2020). Nutrient loadings and deforestation decrease benthic macroinvertebrate diversity in an urbanised tropical stream system. Limnologica, 80(125744) 1-14.
  • Wantzen, K.M., Alves, C.B.M., Badiane, S.D., Bala, R.; Blettler, M., Callisto, M., Cao, Y., Kolb, M., Kondolf, G.M.; Leite, M.F., Macedo, D.R.; Mahdi, O., Neves, M., Peralta, E.M.., Rotgé, V., Rueda-Delgado, G., Scharager, A.; Serra-Llobet, A., Yengué, J.-L.; Zingraff-Hamed, A. (2019). Urban Stream and Wetland Restoration in the Global South—A DPSIR Analysis.ÌýSustainability,Ìý11(18), 1-53.
  • Peralta, E.M., Belen, A.E., Tan, A.K.V., Perez, C., Buenaventura, G.R., Espiritu, K.G.R., De Vera, J.N.A., Cantre, F.G.G., De Jesus, I.B.B., Palomares, P., Briones, J.C.A., Ikeya, T., Magbanua, F.S., Papa, R.D.S, Okuda, N. (2019). Stream benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages reveal the importance of a recently established freshwater protected area in a tropical watershed. Pacific Science, 73(3) 1-16. doi: 10.2984/73.3.1
  • Ishida, T., Uehara, Y., Iwata, T., Cid-Andres, A.P., Asano, S., Ikeya, T., Osaka, K., Ide, D., Privaldos, O.L.A., De Jesus, I.B.B., Peralta, E.M., Triño, E.M.C., Ko, C., Paytan, A., Tayasu, I., Okuda, N. (2019). Identification of Phosphorus Sources in a Watershed Using a Phosphate Oxygen Isoscape Approach. Environmental Science & Technology. 53, 4707-4716.doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b05837