Small Maar Lakes of Luzon Island, Philippines: Their Limnological Status and Implications on the Management of Tropical Lakes – A Review

1The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas 1015 Philippines 2Department of Biological Sciences, University of Santo Tomas 1015 Philippines 3Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Santo Tomas 1015 Philippines 4School of Human Science and Environment, University of Hyogo, 1-1-12 Shinzaike-Honcho, Himeji 670-0092 Japan 5Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, 457-4 Motoyama, Kamigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8047 Japan 6Department of Environmental Science, School of Science & Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University 1108 Philippines Milette U. Mendoza1,6*, Jonathan Carlo A. Briones1,2,3, Masayuki Itoh4, Karol Sophia Agape R. Padilla1, Jaydan I. Aguilar1, Noboru Okuda5, and Rey Donne S. Papa1,2,3