Thailand
With 2,583 km of coastline on the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, Thailand's seagrass meadows support a large variety of biodiversity and ecosystem services. The seagrass in Thailand is well-documented, with studies spanning 19 provinces in the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea.
Research Groups
Marine Plant Physiology
The Marine Plant Physiology Research Group is a part of Plant Physiology Laboratory, Prince of Songkla University. Our work focuses on marine primary producers (seagrasses and mangroves) and how their physiology is affected by changes in environmental conditions. We are particularly fascinated by the ability of the upper-intertidal seagrasses to cope with unfavourable conditions during low tide. For a few years now, we have been investigating the mechanisms these plants employ to protect their photosynthetic apparatus from direct sunlight exposure, desiccation and an increase in temperature.
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Ongoing Projects on Seagrass
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Understand Photoprotection in upper-intertidal seagrasses
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Assessing the effects of light quality on seagrass photophysiology
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Researchers
Dr Pimchanok BUAPET
Lecturer, Department of Biology, Prince of Songkla University
Researcher, Coastal Oceanography and Climate Change Research Center, Prince of Songkla University
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Email: pimchanok.b@psu.ac.th
Research interests: Marine plants, photophysiology, stress physiology, ecophysiology
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