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Montane Rain Forest
Pitcher plants
© 2002 (Photograph by L. Heaney)

Vines, including pitcher plants, thrive in montane forest, and orchids are increasingly abundant.		 Camp in montane forest
© 2002 (Photograph by L. Heaney)

One of our camps in montane forest on Biliran Island
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Montane forest
© 2002 (Photograph by L. Heaney)

An example of montane forest on Mount Isarog.

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Climate is largely responsible for shaping the four widespread and several restricted types of habitats that originally occurred in the Philippines. Scroll down to learn about the different types of habitat, or jump to specific habitats using the links on the right.







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