Tham Pha Kham - LO0101
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Location
This campsite is now a heavily developed temple. It is 1.5km south-east of Tham Pha Dam and 2km west of Ban Phon Sawang, from where there is a good dirt road. From the temple buildings follow the concrete path through the rubber plantation to more buildings and the cave which has a concrete platform outside.
Description
The cave below and to the left of the concrete platform has a seasonally flooded mud floor, but the rift closes down after 20m. At the back of the concrete platform a small passage, which has has been mined for guano, leads to a small draughting hole after 5m.
Fauna
Bryocyclops maholarnensis Watiroyram, Brancelj et Sanoamuang, 2015 (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Maxilliopoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae) (Watiroyram et al. 2015a
Documents
Bibliography 18/03/2020- VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp Watiroyram, Santi; Brancelj, Anton; Sanoamuang, La-orsri (2015) "A new cave-dwelling copepod from northeastern Thailand (Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae)" The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Vol. 63 pp426-437
Histoire
2014-03-30 (M. Ellis, Y. Sopha)
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Pha Kham 2 (Tham) [LO0181] | 5 | 0 |
| 0.2 | Tham Bpra Gaai Phet [LO0118] [LO0054] | 75 | 15 |
| 1.3 | Tham Pha Dam 3 - LO0119 | 20 | 7 |
| 1.3 | Tham Pha Dam 2 - LO0079 | 50 | 12 |
| 4.3 | Tham Pha Ya - LO0053 | 270 | 32 |
| 4.5 | Nga (Tham) [LO0162] | ||
| 4.5 | Aeh (Tham) [LO0159] | ||
| 4.5 | Padan (Tham) [LO0163] | ||
| 4.5 | Cha La Wan (Tham) [LO0160] |