A Late Pleistocene palynoflora from the coastal area of Songkhla Lake, southern Thailand.

Author(s)
Wipanu Rugmai, Paul J. Grote, Chongpan Chonglakmani, Reinhard Zetter, David-Kay Ferguson
Abstract

A sediment sample dating from the Late Pleistocene from Ban BO So, Singha Nakhon district, Songkhla province, in the Sathingpra Peninsula of southern Thailand was extracted for palynological study. The predominance of mangrove palynomorphs, which are from various families including Rhizophoraceae, Sonneratiaceae, and Avicenniacea, infers a marine deposit in a tidal environment. Other pollen is representative of tropical plants in back mangrove forest, beach forest, swamp, and lowland-montane forest. The presence of a mangrove community is indicative of a high sea level whereas inland pollen types suggest a tropical vegetation.

Organisation(s)
Department of Palaeontology
External organisation(s)
Suranaree University of Technology
Journal
ScienceAsia
Volume
34
Pages
137-145
No. of pages
9
ISSN
1513-1874
Publication date
2008
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
105117 Palaeobotany
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 14 - Life Below Water, SDG 15 - Life on Land
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/4e8a5fee-6531-41c1-b3d9-1a59f3ecd2b1