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Siddha (known as France) Kumwongwan

Siddha (known as France)

Email: s.kumwongwan@qmul.ac.uk

Profile

Research interests

River Geomorphology, Tropical Freshwater Habitats, River Ecology, Citizen Science, Environmental Remote Sensing, Biogeography.

Research topic

Developing an operational tool for assessing the physical habitat condition of tropical rivers in Thailand.

Project detail

My research is about characterising and classifying the diverse tropical rivers in Thailand and developing the citizen-science tool to monitor the geomorphological habitat change in Thailand using the framework from the UK’s Modular River Survey (MoRPh).

It consists of three phases:

Phase 1: Developing a river typology for Thailand and identifying exemplar study catchments.

This phase utilise the remotely-sensed data from satellite images and national environmental database to develop Thailand’s first river typology that can describe and distinguish the different diverse river nature in Thailand.

Phase 2: Developing the tropical MoRPh survey

Using the framework from the UK’s MoRPh survey, the tropical MoRPh survey suitable for the diversity of the river environments in Thailand is developed and adapted to account for the difference in climatic and hydrological conditions between Thailand and the UK.

Phase 3: Uptake and use of the MoRPh survey tool in Thailand

This phase focuses on improving the usability of the tropical MoRPh survey developed. The survey will be tested by local conservation groups, citizen science, and local officers, and feedback on user experience and suitability will be used to develop the final illustrated manual in Thai for local use.

I also have a background on tropical biogeography of shorebirds and crocodiles in Thailand.

Academic Background

MSc Conservation, University College London

BSc Geography, University College London

Supervisory panel

Professor Geraldene Wharton (Primary Supervisor), QMUL

Dr. Raymond David Ward, QMUL

Professor Angela Gurnell, QMUL

Dr. Lucy Shuker, QMUL, Cartographer Studio Ltd.

Dr. Helen Moggridge, UCL

Funding

The Royal Thai Government Scholarship, under the Princess Galyani Vadhana scholarship for Mathematics and Science Olympiads in Geography.

Conference Publication

Kumwongwan, S., Ketsuwan, P., and Srikosamatara, S. (2015) “Clearing plant covers to increase nesting areas for Malaysian Plover (Charadrius peronii) at Laem Phak Bia Beach, Petchburi Province”, Published at The 1st International Conference on Environment, Livelihood, and Services (ICELS 2015), proceeding paper NO. A01006.

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