The remnant of vegetation on a coastal sandbar in Songkhla Province, Peninsular Thailand

Abstract

Surveys of vegetation on coastal sandbars in Songkhla Province show that almost all the natural vegetation has been eradicated except for a small renmant stand found on a coastal sandbar bes ide the shore at Ban Taling-Chan village in Chana District. Such vegetation may have dominated the landscape of the coasta l sandbars in Songkhla in the past. Vegetation profiles and a list of species are presented. Ninety-eight species of vascular plants in the study s ite were recorded between March 1993- September 1993 and May 1997- December 2000.