BIODIVERSITAS ISSN: 1412-033X Volume 21, Number 1, January 2020 E-ISSN: 2085-4722 Pages: 413-421 DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d210148 Diversity and distribution of ferns in forest over limestone in Cebu Island Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), Philippines EDGARDO P. LILLO1,2,♥, ARCHIEBALD B. MALAKI1,3,♥♥, STEVE MICHAEL T. ALCAZAR1,3, RAAMAH ROSALES1,♥♥♥, BERNARDO R. REDOBLADO1, ERWIN PANTINOPLE1, RITCHE U. NUEVO1, ROBERTO C. CUTILLAR1, ARNALDO ALMIRANTE1, INOCENCIO E. BUOT JR4,♥♥♥♥ ¹Cebu Technological University. Argao Campus, Argao 6021, Cebu, Philippines. ♥email:
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[email protected] Manuscript received: 25 September 2019. Revision accepted: 31 December 2019. Abstract. Lillo EP, Malaki AB, Alcazar SMT, Rosales R, Redoblado BR, Pantinople E, Nuevo RU, Cutillar RC, Almirante A, Buot IE Jr. 2020. Diversity and distribution of ferns in forest over limestone in Cebu Island Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), Philippines. Biodiversitas 21: 413-421. Three forest areas of Cebu Island, Philippines were recognized as Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) by Department of Environment and Natural Resources [DENR], Philippines based on the criteria of vulnerability and irreplaceability, namely Nug-as of Alcoy, Palinpinon Range of Dalaguete, and Mt. Lantoy of Argao. The study aimed to assess the composition, diversity, and distribution of ferns in the aforementioned KBA's.