SLIDE 1 Waterplants in the Tropical Wetlands
Chavalit Vidthayanon WWF Thailand
- Introduction
- Major vegetation in
wetlands
- Zonations
- Diversity of waterplants
- Economic and ecological
value
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Introduction
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Kwan Payao Chantaburi Boung Khonglong Bueng Borapet Khaoyai NP Petchaburi Samroiyad NP. Ranong Thale Noi NHA Koh Libong NHA Tohdaeng Peat WS
Waterplant hotspots in SEA.
SLIDE 4 Type of waterplants
- Submerged
- Emerged
- Floating
- Marginal
- Flood dependent
- Flood tolerance
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riparian forests
- Flooded forests
- Floodplains and
marshlands
- Peatlands
- Sandy Beach forests
- Mangroves
- Seagrass beds
Tropical Wetland Vegetation Types
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Habitat and Landscape Diversity
Lowland Dry forest Marshlands Streams Floating mats vegetation
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Lowland evergreen Dry Dipterocarps
SLIDE 8 General Zonation
Deep and shallow marsh Wet meadow Open water Shrub wetland Forested wetland Upland buffer
SLIDE 9 Riparian forests
Marginal zones
Submerged-emerged zones
General zonation
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Kut Ting
Vegetation zones in marshland
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Kut Ting Bueng Kong Long Vegetation profiles in different area
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Streams and riparian forests
SLIDE 13 Riparian waterplants
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SLIDE 15 Mekong Riparian forests
SLIDE 17 Flooded forest trees
By SEARIN
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SLIDE 19 Floodplains and marshlands
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Marshy grasslands
SLIDE 21 Floating and emerged plants
SLIDE 22 Floating and emerged plants
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Submerged plants
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Submerged plants
SLIDE 26 Mangroves
Mangrove zonation
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SLIDE 31 Root adaptation diversity
SLIDE 32 Phenology of water plants
mangrove seagrass
Seedling zonation
SLIDE 33 Intermediet type of habitats Mangroves and peat forests
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The most threatened wetland habitat in tropical areas
SLIDE 37 Beach forest flora
SLIDE 39 Identification parts of Seagrasses
SLIDE 40 Seagrass flora
Up to 60 species globally 20 spp. in S/SEA.
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SLIDE 42 Threats to water plant diversity
- Deforestation
- Wetland claim and alteration
- Invasive alien species; plants and animal
- Pollution
- Climate change and drought
- Overexploitation
- Overfishing and grazing
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Invasive Alien Water plants
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- Food อาหาร :
- Fodder อาหารสัตว
- Ornamental and aquarium plants พรรณไมน้ําสวยงาม
- Fertilizer ปุย
- Fish habitats ถิ่นอาศัยสัตวน้ํา
- Pharmaceutical uses สมุนไพร
- Accessories, handicraft, household uses
- Timbers
Important of aquatic plants ความสําคัญ
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Economic waterplants
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Edible waterplants >
50 species
SLIDE 48 Aquarium water plants
Exported > 300m ฿ annually
SLIDE 49 Water plant communities as fishes and wildlife habitats
SLIDE 50 Waterplant Monitoring methods
- Direct sampling
- Visual census
- Participatory survey
and local knowledge
- Photo records
- Plot sampling and
mapping
SLIDE 51 Tools and database
- Herbarium
- Botanical garden
- Field guide
- Water plant aquarium
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