Edna Ganzon-Fortes, Ph.D. – Research Professor

Contact:
ednaf@upmsi.ph, ednatganzon@yahoo.com

Education:
Ph.D. Marine Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, April 1998

M.S. Marine Biology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, November 1981

B.S. Zoology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, October 1973

Research Interests:
Seaweeds: biology, biodiversity, taxonomy, reproductive biology, eco-physiology, and culture. Bioinformatics: herbarium and library databases management.

Selected Publications:

• Ganzon-Fortes, E.T. 1981. Ecological Studies on the Laurencia Communities at Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines (Masteral Thesis). College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. 85 p. + Tables, Figures.
• Ganzon-Fortes, E.T. 1990. Bibliography of Philippine Seaweeds. Seaweed Information Center, Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. 118 p.
• Ganzon-Fortes, E.T., R. Reynaldo-Campos, M.A. de Castro, M.A.P. Soriano, and E.M. Boo. 1991. Philippine Seaweeds: Abstracted Bibliography. Seaweed Information Center, Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. 64 p.
• Ganzon-Fortes, E.T., E.M. Boo, M.A. de Castro, F. Enriquez, E. Taylo and M.A.P. Soriano. 1994. Bibliography of Philippine Marine Invertebrates. Seaweed Information Center, Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. 114 p.
• Trono, G.C. Jr. and E.T. Ganzon-Fortes. 1980. An Illustrated Seaweed Flora of Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines.
• Filipinas Foundation, Inc. and University of the Philippines Marine Sciences Center, Metro Manila. 114 pp. Trono, G.C. Jr. and E.T. Ganzon-Fortes [eds.]. 1981. Report on the Training Course on Gracilaria Algae (a training subproject under FAO/UNDP Project RAS/74/013). SCS/GEN/81/29, FAO/UNDP South China Sea Fisheries Development and Coordinating Programme, Manila, Philippines. 187 pp + Annexes.
• Trono, G.C. Jr. and E.T. Ganzon-Fortes. l988. Philippine Seaweeds. Technology and Living Resources Center Publication, National Bookstore, Manila. 330 pp. 7Trono, G.C. Jr. and E.T. Ganzon-Fortes. 1989. Ang Paglinang ng Eucheuma (Eucheuma Farming). Seaweed Information Center, Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. 57 p.
• Trono, G.C. Jr. and E.T. Ganzon-Fortes. 1989. Pag-Uma sa Guso (Eucheuma Farming). Seaweed Information Center, Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. 56 p.

JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTER (International):

• Trono, G.C., A.E. Santiago, and E.T. Ganzon-Fortes. 1978. Notes on the genus Acetabularia (Chlorophyta) in the Philippines. Kalikasan, Philippine Journal of Biology 7(1): 77-90.
• Ganzon-Fortes, E.T. and G.C. Trono Jr. 1982. Reproductive morphology and periodicity of Laurencia sp. at Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines. Kalikasan, Philipp. J. Biol. 11(1): 27-38.
• Ganzon-Fortes, E.T. 1983. Laurencia tronoi (Rhodophyta: Ceramiales), a new species from Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines. Kalikasan, Philippine Journal of Biology 11(2-3): 404-409.
• Ganzon-Fortes, E.T., R. Azanza-Corrales, and T. Aliaza. 1993. Comparison of photosynthetic responses of healthy and diseased Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty using P vs I curve. Botanica Marina 36(6): 503-506.
• Ganzon-Fortes, E.T. 1994. Gelidiella. Pp. 149-184. In: Akatsuka, I. [ed.], Biology of Economic Algae. SPB Academic Publishing bv, The Hague, The Netherlands.
• Kapraun, F.D.; E.T. Ganzon-Fortes, K.T. Bird, G.C. Trono Jr., and C. Breden. 1994. Karyology and agar analysis of the agarophyte Gelidiella acerosa (Forsskaal) Feldmann et Hamel from the Philippines. Journal of Applied Phycology 6: 545-550.
• Ganzon-Fortes, E.T. 1997. Diurnal and diel patterns in the photosynthetic performance of the agarophyte, Gelidiella acerosa. Botanica Marina 40: 93-100.
• Ganzon-Fortes, E.T. 1997. Influence of tidal location on morphology, photosynthesis and pigments of the agarophye, Gelidiella acerosa, from northern Philippines. Journal of Applied Phycology 9: 525-532.
• Roleda, M.Y., N.E. Montano, E.T. Ganzon-Fortes, and R.D. Villanueva. 1997. Acetic acid pretreatment in agar extraction from Philippine Gelidiella acerosa (Forsskaal) Feldmann et Hamel (Rhodophyta, Gelidiales). Botanica Marina 40: 63-69.
• Roleda, M.Y., E.T. Ganzon-Fortes, N.E. Montano and F.N. de los Reyes. 1997. Temporal variation in the biomass, quantity and quality of agar from Gelidiella acerosa (Forsskaal) Feldmann et Hamel (Rhodophyta: Gelidiales) from Cape Bolinao, NW Philippines. Botanica Marina 40: 487-495.
• Roleda, M.Y., E.T. Ganzon-Fortes, N.E. Montano. 1997. Agar from vegetative and tetrasporic Gelidiella acerosa (Forsskaal) Feldmann et Hamel (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta). Botanica Marina 40: 501-506.
• Ganzon-Fortes, E.T. 1999. Photosynthetic and respiratory responses of the agarophyte Gelidiella acerosa collected from tidepool, intertidal and subtidal habitats. Hydrobiologia 398/399:321-328.
• Mendoza, W.G., N.E. Montano, E.T. Ganzon-Fortes, R.D. Villanueva. 2002. Chemical and gelling profile of ice-ice infected carrageenan from Kappaphycus striatum (Schmitz) Doty “sacol” strain (Solieriaceae, Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). J. Appl. Phycol. 14: 409-418.
• Butardo, V.M. Jr., E.T. Ganzon-Fortes, V.A. Silvestre, M.B.B. Bacano-Maningas, M.N.E. Montano and A.O. Lluisma. 2003. Isolation and classification of culturable bacteria associated with ice-ice disease in Kappaphycus and Eucheuma (Rhodophyta, Solieriaceae). Philippine Scientist 40: 223-237.
• Mendoza, W.G., E.T. Ganzon-Fortes, R.D. Villanueva, J.B. Romero, M.N.E. Montaño. 2006. Tissue age as a factor affecting carrageenan quantity and quality in farmed Kappaphycus striatum (Schmitz) Doty ex Silva. Botanica Marina 49: 57-64.
• Ganzon-Fortes, E.T., M.N.E. Montaño and W.G. Mendoza. 2006. First documented report on Solieria robusta (Greville) Kylin (Gigartinales, Rhodophyceae) in the Philippines. Coastal Marine Science 30 (1): 238-239.
• Ganzon-Fortes, E.T. 2011. Methods for Ecological Observation: Assessment of seagrass-seaweed community using the line transect-quadrat method. Pages: 153-161, In: Ogawa, H., Japar Sidik, B., Muta-Hara, Z., Seagrasses: Resource status and trends in Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and Atmosphere Ocean and Research Institute(AORI), The University of Tokyo, Seizando- Shorten Publishing Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
• Ganzon-Fortes, E.T. 2012. A historical account of biodiversity studies on Philippine seaweeds (1800-1999). Coastal Marine Science 15(1): 182-201.
• Ganzon-Fortes, E.T., Trono, G.C. Jr., Villanueva, R.D., Romero, J.B. and M.N.E. Montaňo. 2012. Endong a rare variety of farmed carrageenophyte, Eucheuma denticulatum (Burman) Collins & Hervey, from the Philippines. Journal of Applied Phycology. 24 (5): 1107-1111.
• Dangan-Galon, F., R.V.Dumilag, E.T. Edna Ganzon-Fortes. 2013. Photosynthesis –irradiance curves of four marine macroalgae from Bolinao, Pangasinan and Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines. Schlor J. Sci Res Essay 2(8): 134-138.
• Barrow, M., E.T. Ganzon-Fortes, M.L. San Diego-McGlone. 2015. Photosynthetic and nutrient uptake physiology of Padina species in high and low nutrient waters in Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines. Bot. Mar. 58(3):219-228.
• Siew-Moi, P.,Y. H. Yeong, E.T. Ganzon-Fortes, K. Lewmanomont, A. Prathep, L. N. Hau, G.S. Gerung & K.S. Tan. 2016. Marine algae of the South China Sea bordered by Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Raffles Bull. Zool. Suppl. No. 34: 13–59.