CONCLUSIONS
The palynomorph assemblage from the Late Pleistocene sediment sample indicates that the Sathingpra Peninsula was an intertidal environment occupied by a mangrove community. This suggests a period of interstadial marine transgression prior to the subsequent drop in sea level during the Last Glacial Maximum. The inland vegetation close to the site was tropical swamp and lowland forest.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to thank the Department of Mineral Resources for kindly providing the sediment samples for this study. The helpful comments, suggestions, and sharing of modern pollen references by Dr. Wickanet Songtham are appreciated. We also would like to thank Pikun Sittiprasertkun, Supagorn Rugmai, and Prakart Sawangchote and his team for help and support in the field. The Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Program – Thailand Research Fund is acknowledged for financial support throughout this study.