Pak Phanang, Thailand
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
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Summary
Pak Phanang is a semi-enlosed, muddy bottom estuary. Hypoxia is caused by pollution and weather characteristic to tropical monsoon climate. The bay is used for aquaculture (for instance shrimp farming), local fishing and timber processing. Species richness of benthos in the mangrove forests of the eastern side of the bay is lowered due to hypoxia.
Type of regime shift
Ecosystem type
- Marine & coastal
Land uses
- Fisheries
Spatial scale of the case study
- Local/landscape (e.g. lake, catchment, community)
Continent or Ocean
- Asia
Region
- East coast of peninsular Thailand
Countries
- Thailand
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Key References
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Foulkes M, Rattanachongkiat S, Utoomprukporn W, Taiyaqupt M, Tantichodok P, Chongprasith P, Willward G. 2007. Water Chemistry and Arsenic Concentrations in Pak Panang Bay, Southern Thailand: Influences of the North East Monsoon. Journal of Coastal Research 23, 731–739.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Pak Phanang, Thailand.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2011-12-11 16:12:07 GMT.
