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Thai J. For. 31 (1) : 87-104 (2012) วารสารวนศาสตร 31 (1) : 87-104 (2555)

Short communications

การปรับตัวของชุมชนมอญกับความหลากหลายทางชีวภาพในพื้นที่ชุมนํ้า

Adaptation of the Mon Community with Biodiversity in Wetland

จิณนา เผือกนาง Chinna Phueaknang 1
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สมภพ รัตนประชา Sompob Ratanapracha 2

1 สํานักวิจัยการอนุรักษปาไมและพันธุพืช กรมอุทยานแหงชาติ สัตวปา และพันธุพืช จตุจักร กรุงเทพฯ 10900
Forest and Plant Conservation Research Office, Department of National Parks Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Chatuchak, Bangkok
10900, Thailand
E-mail : chinna61@dnp.go.th
2 สํานักวิจัยและพัฒนาการปาไม กรมปาไม จตุจักร กรุงเทพฯ 10900
Research and Development of Forest Office, Royal Forest Department, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand

รับตนฉบับ 3 พฤษภาคม 2554 รับลงพิมพ 14 กรกฎาคม 2554

ABSTRACT

The Mon is a group of native people who live in South-East Asia. Their settlements are
in the wetland environment low-lying areas, saturated with water, and on the estuaries of brackish
water ecosystems. Therefore, they have developed specific abilities in agriculture and irrigation

which have resulted in stable communities and the development of their communities into a
kingdom. For thousands of years, the Mon have adapted their lives well to the wetland habitat
which has high biodiversity, especially in the Irawadee basin. In Thailand, the Mon are located
mostly along the waters of the Chao Praya watershed, as the oldest evidence shows. The Mon
Pak-Lad live on the Chao Praya estuary in Amphoe Phra Pradang of the Samut Prakan province.
A survey of plants around the community identified 166 species and 70 families. The plants were
classified into three use categories: 1) used as a part of individuals’ daily activities, 2) used in
the relationship between the environment and the community, and 3) used in relation to beliefs
and the supernatural. The plants were used as symbols in communicating and keeping groups of

people together. The rapid changes in nature and society in our world today suggest we should
look back to the past to learn about the relationship between our lives and our habitat. Maybe we
can use such reflection to discover ways to cope with these issues in the future.

Keywords: adaptation, Mon, wetland, plants, Phra Pradang