THE IMPACT FROM ECOSYSTEM CHANGE, CHANGE THE WAY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY LIFESTYLE AND MAKE USE OF BIODIVERSITY AT PAK MOON WETLANDS UBON RATCHATHANI PROVINCE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14456/nrru-rdi.2021.31Keywords:
Ecosystem changes, Community lifestyle, Biodiversity, WetlandsAbstract
In this mixed-method, its objective is to study 1) the impact of wetland ecosystem changes on biodiversity, food security, and local culture, and 2) the change of community life culture of diversity utilization in Wetlands, the area of 3 districts in Pak Moon Dam, Ubon Ratchathani Province; Khong Chiam, Sirindhorn, and Phibun Mangsahan districts. 100 participants of each district were found as simple sampling. The questionnaire, audited for quality (IOC=1.00) were used to collect data by interviewing with community participation and organizing seminars with relevant agencies. Analyzing opinion data with basic statistics such as number and percentage for an interview and conferencing was used as the content analysis.
The results showed that water quality in terms of dissolved oxygen content is less than 4 milligrams per liter to effects the livelihood of aquatic animal bacteria affects the production of tap water. The nitrogen and phosphorus affected the rapid growth of algae and water quality, most people were affected by fish, shellfish, and shrimp fishing in forest, bung, forest, riverside, and aquatic plants (95.56% and 77.22%). Livelihoods and the environment were scrapped (63.67%, 60.00, 56.00, and 53.67%), the same flood problem (48.33%) has lost the traditional wisdom of wetland utilization, which problems and conflicts among villagers regarding water management in a chain were found, there were modifications to the lifestyle of migrated workers into the poor area.
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