BIO

Dr. Behara Satyanarayana (Satyam) is currently working as Associate Professor at the Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) since 2013. He started his research career as a Mangrove Biologist in India and obtained his Ph.D. from the Andhra University (2005). With his passionate research in mangrove ecology, vegetation dynamics, habitat restoration, conservation and management, along with Remote Sensing & GIS data applications, Dr. Satyam started exploring the mangrove wetlands in different Asian and African countries like India, Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia, Cameroon, and The Gambia. At present, Dr. Satyam and his team are leading the Mangrove Research Unit (MARU) at the INOS and working on various scientific tasks of the mangrove social-ecological systems. MARU is indeed one of the leading scientific groups in the country working on mangrove ecosystems and emerging as a Best Reference Centre for mangrove studies in Malaysia.

Dr. Satyam had a long-standing academic association with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the University Libre Brussels (ULB) in Belgium (since 1995). He was instrumental for developing academic/research collaboration between the ULB and the UMT through an MOU (2011). He is still affiliated to the ULB as a Potential Scientific Collaborator (2010 – present). Dr. Satyam is also managing the Erasmus Mundus excellence labelled ‘Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems’ (TROPIMUNDO) Master programme as a Local Coordinator for the UMT (2014 – present). He is part of the Steering board as well as the Selection committee of the TROPIMUNDO. His involvement as a member of the IUCN Mangrove Specialist Group (MSG) (since 2019) opened the doors to work with other eminent (mangrove) scientists around the world and raised opportunities for further National/International networking, research grants acquisition, students’ mobility, joint supervision, and peer-reviewed publications.

With a professional experience over 25 years, Dr. Satyam’s academic accomplishments were recognized through several National/International scientific awards, 15 Research grants, and 93 Peer-reviewed publications. The holistic contributions of Dr. Behara Satyanarayana have been recognized by the UMT and honored him with a Best International Staff Award in 2019 and Excellent Service Award in 2022.
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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• Lecturer/Researcher

          Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), UMT (2006 – present)
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NON-ACADEMICS POSITIONS

• Head of Mangrove Research Unit (MARU) (2017 – present)
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DEGREES

• Doctor of Philosophy

          * Ph.D., Marine Biology
            Andhra University, India (2005)

• Master’s Degree

          * MSc. Zoology
            Acharya Nagarjuna University, India (1995)

• Bachelor’s Degree

          * BSc. Fisheries, Zoology & Chemistry
            Andhra University, India (1993)

Journal article

 K. Padma Dorothy, B. Satyanarayana, C. Kalavati, A.V. Raman and F. Dehairs (2003). Protozoa associated with leaf litter degradation in Coringa mangrove forest, Kakinada Bay, East coast of India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences 32(1): 45-51. http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/4233

E.U.B. Reddi, A.V. Raman, B. Satyanarayana and F. Xuezhi (2003). Degradation of Coringa Mangrove Ecosystem due to Hinterland Farm Practices: A case for Coringa, East coast of India. Journal of Nanjing Forestry University 27(2): 1-6.

E.U.B. Reddi, A.V. Raman and B. Satyanarayana (2003). A study on Impact of the Hinterland for some Eco-economic and Sustainable solutions to conserve Coringa mangroves. Ecology, Environment and Conservation 9(2): 213-216.

S. Bouillon, N. Koedam, W. Baeyens, B. Satyanarayana and F. Dehairs (2004). Selectivity of subtidal benthic invertebrate communities for local microalgal production in an estuarine mangrove ecosystem during the post-monsoon period. Journal of Sea Research 51(2): 133-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2003.05.003

E. Ramadan, F. Xuezhi, B. Satyanarayana, Z. You-Shui and C. Zheng (2004). Inferring urban land-use in the fringe area of Nanjing city from IKONOS imagery. Journal of Nanjing University 40(3): 362-369.

B. Satyanarayana, A.V. Raman, X. Zhang, F. Xuezhi and F. Dehairs (2004). Application of GIS in the preparation of Species distributional maps for Coringa mangroves based on ground truth data. Journal of Nanjing Forestry University 28(4): 13-18. doi: 10.3969/j.jssn.1000-2006.2004.04.003

H. Mohd-Lokman, B. Satyanarayana and R. Ibrahim (2007). Down-core variations of Foraminiferal distribution in the mangrove sediments of Kapar and Matang, West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management 2(2): 38-54.

H. Mohd-Lokman, B. Satyanarayana, R. Ibrahim and S. Ibrahim (2008). Environmental control over the distribution of salt marsh foraminifera at Kapar mangrove ecosystem, West peninsular Malaysia. International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability 4(2): 27-36. https://doi.org/10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/v04i02/54479

B. Satyanarayana, A.V. Raman, H. Mohd-Lokman, F. Dehairs, V.S. Sharma and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2009). Multivariate methods distinguishing mangrove community structure of Coringa in the Godavari Delta, East coast of India. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 12(4): 401-408. https://doi.org/10.1080/14634980903334074

D.L. Tang, H. Zhao, B. Satyanarayana, GM. Zheng, R.P. Singh, JH. LV and Z. Yan (2009). Variation of Chlorophyll-a in the northeastern Indian Ocean after the 2004 South Asian tsunami. International Journal of Remote Sensing 30(17): 4553-4565. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431160802603778

B. Satyanarayana, I.F. Idris, K.A. Mohamad, H. Mohd-Lokman, N.A.M. Shazili and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2010). Mangrove species distribution and abundance in relation to local environmental settings: a case-study at Tumpat, Kelantan Delta, East coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Botanica Marina 53(1): 79-88. https://doi.org/10.1515/BOT.2010.006

D.L. Tang, H. Zhao, B. Satyanarayana, GM. Zheng, R.P. Singh, JH. LV and Z. Yan (2009). Variation of Chlorophyll-a in the northeastern Indian Ocean after the 2004 South Asian tsunami. International Journal of Remote Sensing 30(17): 4553-4565. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431160802603778

B. Satyanarayana, I.F. Idris, K.A. Mohamad, H. Mohd-Lokman, N.A.M. Shazili and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2010). Mangrove species distribution and abundance in relation to local environmental settings: a case-study at Tumpat, Kelantan Delta, East coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Botanica Marina 53(1): 79-88. https://doi.org/10.1515/BOT.2010.006

B. Satyanarayana, K.A. Mohamad, I.F. Idris, H. Mohd-Lokman and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2011). Assessment of mangrove vegetation based on remote sensing and ground-truth measurements at Tumpat, Kelantan Delta, East coast of Peninsular Malaysia. International Journal of Remote Sensing 32(6): 1635-1650. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431160903586781

F. Dahdouh-Guebas, N. Koedam, B. Satyanarayana and S. Cannicci (2011). Human hydrographical changes interact with propagule predation behaviour in Sri Lankan mangrove forests. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 399(2): 188-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2010.11.012

B. Satyanarayana, N. Koedam, K. De Smet, D. Di Nitto, M. Bauwens, L.P. Jayatissa, S. Cannicci and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2011). Long-term mangrove forest development in Sri Lanka: early predictions evaluated against outcomes using VHR remote sensing and VHR ground-truth data. Marine Ecology Progress Series 443: 51-63. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09397

A. Nfotabong Atheull, N. Din, L.G. Essomè Koum, B. Satyanarayana and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2011). Assessing forest products usage and local residents’ perception of environmental changes in peri-urban and rural mangroves of Cameroon, Central Africa Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 7: 41. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-7-41

B. Satyanarayana, P. Bhanderi, M. Debry, D. Maniatis, F. Franka, T. Vanwing, C. Farcy, N. Koedam and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2012). A socio-ecological study aiming at improved forest resource management and ecotourism development in the mangroves of Tanbi Wetland National Park, The Gambia, West Africa. Ambio 41(5): 513-526. doi: 10.1007/s13280-012-0248-7

B. Satyanarayana, S. Mulder, L.P. Jayatissa and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2013). Are the mangroves in the Galle-Unawatuna area (Sri Lanka) at risk? A social-ecological approach involving local stakeholders for a better conservation policy. Ocean & Coastal Management 71: 225-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.10.008

K. Leempoel, B. Satyanarayana, C. Bourgeois, J. Zhang, M. Chen, J. Wang, J. Bogaert and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2013). Dynamics in mangroves assessed by high resolution and multi-temporal satellite data: a case-study in Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve (ZMNNR), P.R. China. Biogeosciences 10: 5681-5689. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-5681-2013

A. Goessens, B. Satyanarayana, T. Van der Stocken, M. Quispe Zuniga, H. Mohd-Lokman, I. Sulong and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2014).Is Matang mangrove forest in Malaysia sustainably rejuvenating after more than a century of conservation and harvesting management? PloS ONE 9(8): e105069. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105069

B. Satyanarayana, H. Mohd-Lokman, R. Ibrahim, S. Ibrahim and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2014). Foraminiferal distribution and association patterns in the mangrove sediments of Kapar and Matang, West Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management 9(1): 32-48.

B.R. Nelson, B. Satyanarayana, J.M.H. Zhong, F. Shaharom, M. Sukumaran and A. Chatterji (2015). Episodic human activities and seasonal impacts on the Tachypleus gigas (Müller, 1795) population at Tanjung Selangor in Peninsular Malaysia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 164: 313-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2015.08.003

B.R. Nelson, B. Satyanarayana, J.H.Z. Moh, M. Ikhwanuddin, A. Chatterji and F. Shaharom (2016). The final spawning ground of Tachypleus gigas (Müller, 1785) on the east Peninsular Malaysia is at risk: A call for action. PeerJ 4:e2232. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2232

F.I. Minhat, B. Satyanarayana, H. Mohd-Lokman and V.V.V. Rajan (2016). Modern benthic foraminifera in subtidal waters of Johor: Implication for Holocene sea-level change on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Foraminiferal Research 46(4): 347-357. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.46.4.347

J. Hugé, K. Vande Velde, F. Benitez-Capistros, J.H. Japay, B. Satyanarayana, M.N. Ishak, M. Quispe-Zuniga, H. Mohd-Lokman, I. Sulong, N. Koedam and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2016). Mapping discourses using Q methodology in Matang Mangrove Forest, Malaysia. Journal of Environmental Management 183: 988-997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.046

B.R. Nelson, B. Satyanarayana, J.H.Z. Moh and F. Shaharom (2016). Does human infringement at the spawning grounds challenge horseshoe crab eggs and their embryogenesis? Journal of Sustainability Science and Management 11(2): 1-10.
2017

B. Satyanarayana, T. Van der Stocken, G. Rans, K.A.S. Kodikara, G. Ronsmans, L.P. Jayatissa, H. Mohd-Lokman, N. Koedam and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2017). Island-wide coastal vulnerability assessment of Sri Lanka reveals sand dunes, planted trees and natural vegetation may play a role as potential barriers against ocean surges. Global Ecology and Conservation 12: 144-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2017.10.001

V. Otero, R. Van De Kerchove, B. Satyanarayana, C. Martínez, M. Amir Bin Fisol, M. Rodila Bin Ibrahim, I. Sulong, H. Mohd-Lokman, R. Lucas and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2018). Managing mangrove forests from the sky: forest inventory using field data and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) imagery in the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia. Forest Ecology and Management 411: 35-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.12.049

B. Satyanarayana, A.M. Muslim, N.A.I. Horsali, N.A. Mat Zauki, V. Otero, M.I. Nadzri, I. Sulong, H. Mohd-Lokman and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2018). Status of the undisturbed mangroves at Brunei Bay, East Malaysia: a preliminary assessment based on remote sensing and ground-truth observations. PeerJ 6: e4397. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4397

D.Q. Le, B. Satyanarayana, S.Y. Fui and K. Shirai (2018). Mercury bioaccumulation in tropical mangrove wetland fishes: evaluating potential risk to coastal wildlife. Biological Trace Element Research 186: 538-545. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-018-1313-2

M. Ruwaimana, B. Satyanarayana, V. Otero, A.M. Muslim, M.S. Abdullah, S. Ibrahim, D. Raymaekers, N. Koedam and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2018). The advantages of using drones over space-borne imagery in the mapping of mangrove forests. PloS ONE 13(7): e0200288. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200288

N. Fairuz-Fozi, B. Satyanarayana, N. Ashikin Mat Zauki, A.M. Muslim, H. Mohd-Lokman, S. Ibrahim and B.R. Nelson (2018). Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (Latreille, 1802) population status and spawning behaviour at Pendas coast, Peninsular Malaysia. Global Ecology and Conservation 15: e00422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2018.e00422

F. Abdullah, H. Shaari, B. Satyanarayana, W.M.A.W. Mohd Khalik and M.Z. Mohd Jaafar (2018). Macro, micro and non-essential elements in different parts of Rhizophora apiculata. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences 22(4): 570-578. doi: 10.17576/mjas-2018-2204-01

F. Izzati Minhat, H. Mohd-Lokman, B. Satyanarayana, A. Sulaiman and S. Salwa Hasan (2018). Current status of modern foraminiferal research in Peninsular and East Malaysia. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management 13(5): 75-84.
N.A. Mat Zauki, B. Satyanarayana, N. Fairuz-Fozi, B.R. Nelson, M.B. Martin, B. Akbar-John and A.J.K. Chowdhury (2019). Citizen science frontiers horseshoe crab population regain at their spawning beach in East Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Environmental Management 232: 1012-1020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.002

V. Otero, R. Van De Kerchove, B. Satyanarayana, H. Mohd-Lokman, R. Lucas and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2019). An analysis of the early regeneration of mangrove forests using Landsat time series in the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia. Remote Sensing 11: 774. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11070774

U. Grueters, M.R. Ibrahim, B. Satyanarayana and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2019). Individual-based odelling of mangrove forest growth: MesoFON – recent calibration and future direction. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 227: 106302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106302

N.A. Mat Zauki, B. Satyanarayana, N. Fairuz-Fozi, B.R. Nelson, M.B. Martin, B. Akbar John and A.J.K. Chowdhury (2019). Horseshoe crab bio-ecological data from Balok, East Coast Peninsular Malaysia. Data in Brief 22: 458-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.12.027

B.R. Nelson, J.H.Z. Moh, N.A. Mat Zauki, B. Satyanarayana and A.J.K. Chowdhury (2019). Effects of shore sedimentation to Tachypleus gigas (Müller, 1785) spawning activity from Malaysian waters. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management 14(1): 41-60.

I. Ismail, H. Mohd-Lokman, B. Satyanarayana, S. Ibrahim and R. Zakaria (2019). Root density analysis and wave attenuation ability of Rhizophora species at Kemaman, Terengganu. Earth Sciences Malaysia 3(1): 18-24. doi: 10.26480/esmy.01.2019.18.24
2020

C. Martinez-Espinosa, P. Wolfs, K. Vande Velde, B. Satyanarayana, F. Dahdouh-Guebas and J. Hugé (2020). Call for a collaborative management at Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Malaysia: an assessment from stakeholders’ view point. Forest Ecology and Management 458: 117741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117741

R. Lucas, R. Van De Kerchove, V. Otero, D. Lagomasino, L. Fatoyinbo, H. Omar, B. Satyanarayana and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2020). Structural characterisation of mangrove forests achieved through combining multiple sources of remote sensing data. Remote Sensing of Environment 237: 111543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111543

F.I. Minhat, H. Shaari, N.S.A. Razak, B. Satyanarayana, W.N.W. Saelan, N.M. Yusoff and M.L. Husain (2020). Evaluating performance of foraminifera stress index as tropical-water monitoring tool in Strait of Malacca. Ecological Indicators 111: 106032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.106032

G. Wolswijk, B. Satyanarayana, L.Q. Dung, Y.F. Siau, A.N.B. Ali, I.S. Saliu, M.A.B. Fisol, C. Gonnelli and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2020). Distribution of mercury in sediments, plant and animal tissues in Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Malaysia. Journal of Hazardous Materials 387: 121665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121665

S.K. Madarasinghe, K.K.A.S. Yapa, B. Satyanarayana, P.M.P. Udayakantha, S. Kodikara and L.P. Jayatissa (2020). Inland irrigation project causes disappearance of coastal lagoon: the trajectory of Kalametiya lagoon, Sri Lanka from 1956 to 2016. Coastal Management 48(3): 188-209. https://doi.org/10.1080/08920753.2020.1747914

V. Otero, R. Lucas, R.Van De Kerchove, B. Satyanarayana, H. Mohd-Lokman and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2020). Spatial analysis of early mangrove regeneration in the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia, using geomatics. Forest Ecology and Management 472: 118213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118213

R. Lucas, V. Otero, R. Van De Kerchove, D. Lagomasino, B. Satyanarayana, T. Fatoyinbo and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2020). Monitoring Matang’s mangroves in Peninsular Malaysia through Earth Observations:  A globally relevant approach. Land Degradation & Development 2020: 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3652

F. Dahdouh-Guebas, G.N. Ajonina, A.A. Amir, D.A. Andradi-Brown, I. Aziz, T. Balke, E.B. Barbier, S. Cannicci, S.M. Cragg, M. Cunha Lignon, D.J. Curnick, C.M. Duarte, N.C. Duke, C. Endsor, S. Fratini, I.C. Feller, F. Fromard, J. Hugé, M. Huxham, J.G. Kairo, T. Kajita, K. Kathiresan, N. Koedam, S.Y. Lee, H-J. Lin, J.R. Mackenzie, M.M. Mangora, C. Marchand, T. Meziane, T.E. Minchinton, N. Pettorelli, J. Polanía, G. Polgar, M. Poti, J. Primavera, A. Quarto, S.M. Rog, B. Satyanarayana, Y. Schaeffer-Novelli, M. Spalding, T. Van der Stocken, D. Wodehouse, J.W.H. Yong, M. Zimmer and D.A. Friess (2020). Public perceptions of mangrove forests matter for their conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science 7: 603651. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.603651

G. Wolswijk, B. Satyanarayana, L.Q. Dung, Y.F. Siau, A.N.B. Ali, I.S. Saliu, M.A.B. Fisol, C. Gonnelli and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2020). Mercury concentration data from Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Malaysia. Data in Brief 29: 105134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105134

I.S. Saliu, G. Wolswijk, B. Satyanarayana, M.A.B. Fisol, C. Decannière, R. Lucas, V. Otero and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2020). A dataset of tree heights in mangrove and non-mangrove trees in Malaysia derived from multiple measurement methods. Data in Brief 33: 106386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.106386

A.A. Amir, S.Y. Foong, C.R. Kaur, B. Satyanarayana, S. Sharma, A. Ismail, N.A. Awang, K.D. Kanniah, A.Y.H. Then, H.R. Singh, M.S. Azman, A.K.S. Wee, F. Dahdouh-Guebas and A. Latiff (2020). The strategic establishment of the Malaysian Mangrove Research Alliance and Network (MyMangrove).The Malayan Nature Journal 72(4): 577-595.
D.A. Friess, F. Dahdouh-Guebas, B. Satyanarayana, S. Cannicci, M. Vannini, S.C.Chua, N. Duke, I.C. Feller, Z. Jaafar, L.P.Jayatissa, N. Koedam, K.W. Krauss, S.Y. Lee, J. E.M. Pineda, R. Ruwa and E.S. Yando (2021). Scientific contributions of the mangrove Macrobenthos and Management (MMM) conference series, 2000-2019. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 248: 106742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106742

F. Dahdouh-Guebas, J. Hugé, G.M.O. Abuchahla, S. Cannicci, L.P. Jayatissa, J.G. Kairo, S.K. Arachchilage, N. Koedam, T.W.G.F. Mafaziya Nijamdeen, N. Mukherjee, M. Poti, N. Prabakaran, H.A. Ratsimbazafy, B. Satyanarayana, M. Thavanayagam, K. Vande Velde and D. Wodehouse (2021). Reconciling nature, people and policy in the mangrove social-ecological system through the adaptive cycle heuristic. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 248: 106942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106942
I.S. Saliu, B. Satyanarayana, M.A.B. Fisol, G. Wolswijk, C. Decannière, R. Lucas, V. Otero and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2021). An accuracy analysis of mangrove tree height mensuration using forestry techniques, hypsometers and UAVs. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 248: 106971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106971

N. Fairuz-Fozi, L. Triest, N.A. Mat Zauki, A.M. Kaben, B.R. Nelson, A. Chatterji, M.F. Akhir, B. Satyanarayana and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2021). Mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Latreille, 1802) populations show genetic break in Strait of Malacca with a connectivity along southern coasts of Peninsular Malaysia. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 31: 1559-1569. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3552
J.S. Durango-Cordero, B. Satyanarayana, J.C.W. Chan, J. Bogaert and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2021). Distinguishing original and non-original stands at the Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve (P.R. China): remote sensing and GIS for conservation and ecological research. Remote Sensing 13: 2781. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13142781

U. Grueters, M.R. Ibrahim, H. Schmidt, K. Tiebel, H. Horn, A. Pranchai, A.G. Vovides, J. Vogt, V. Otero, B. Satyanarayana and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2021). Stable coexistence in a field-calibrated individual-based model of mangrove forest dynamics caused by inter-specific crown plasticity. Forests 12(7): 955. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12070955

B. Dash, S.S. Rout, A. Lovaraju, B.C. Kumar, A. Bharati, T. Ganesh, B. Satyanarayana, A.V. Raman, M. Rakhesh and D. Raut (2021). Macrobenthic community of a tropical Bay system revisited: Historical changes in response to anthropogenic forcing. Marine Pollution Bulletin 171: 112775. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112775
L. Gopalakrishnan, B. Satyanarayana, D. Chen, G. Wolswijk, A.A. Amir, M. Vandegehuchte, A.M Muslim, N. Koedam and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2021). Using historical archives and Landsat imagery to explore changes in the mangrove cover of Peninsular Malaysia between 1853 and 2018 Remote Sensing 13: 3403. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13173403

S. Tudu, T. Sarkar, B. Satyanarayana, B.P. Dash, S. Pati and A. Chatterji (2021). Is sex reversal common phenomenon in horseshoe crabs too? Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology 22(4): 45–52. https://doi.org/10.12912/27197050/137869

R. Suriadi, W.N.W. Saelan, B. Satyanarayana, S. Suratman and H. Shaari (2021). Subsurface and infaunal foraminifera of Kemaman-Chukai mangrove swamps, East coast Peninsular Malaysia. Open Quaternary 7: 5, 1–14. http://doi.org/10.5334/oq.95
L. Triest, B. Satyanarayana, O. Delange, K.K. Sarker, T. Sierens and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2021). Barrier to gene flow of grey mangrove Avicennia marina populations in the Malay Peninsula as revealed from nuclear microsatellites and chloroplast haplotypes. Frontiers in Conservation Science 2: 727819. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2021.727819

A. Pramanik, S. Rajesh, S. Tudu, M.B. Martin, S. Shahimi, B.R. Nelson, T. Sarkar, B. Satyanarayana, S. Pati and B.P. Dash (2021). Review on biology, distribution and conservation challenges for horseshoe crabs In India. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management 16(7): 332-346. doi:10.46754/jssm.2021.10.023

B. Satyanarayana, M.R. Quispe Zuniga, J. Hugé, I. Sulong, H. Mohd-Lokman and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2021). Mangroves fueling livelihoods: A socio-economic stakeholder analysis of the charcoal and pole production systems in the world’s longest managed mangrove forest. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9: 621721. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.621721

G. Wolswijk, A. Barrios Trullols, J. Hugé, V. Otero, B. Satyanarayana, R. Lucas and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2022). Can mangrove silviculture be carbon-neutral? Remote Sensing 14: 2920. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14122920

J. Hugé, B. Satyanarayana, N. Mukherjee, V. Otero, K. Vande Velde and F. Dahdouh‑Guebas (2022). Mapping research gaps for sustainable forest management based on the nominal group technique. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-022-02478-1

M. Zimmer, G. Ajonina, A.A. Amir, S. Cragg, S. Crooks, F. Dahdouh-Guebas, N. Duke, S. Fratini, D.A. Friess, V. Helfer, M. Huxham, K. Kandasamy, K.A.S. Kodikara, N. Koedam, S.Y. Lee, M.M. Mangora, J. Primavera, B. Satyanarayana, J.W.H. Yong and D. Wodehouse (2022). When nature needs a helping hand: different levels of human intervention for mangrove (re-)establishment. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 5: 784322. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2022.784322

F. Dahdouh-Guebas, T.W.G.F. Mafaziya Nijamdeen, J. Huge, Y. Dahdouh-Guebas, D. Di Nitto, A.J. Hamza, S. Kodikara, N. Koedam, M. Mancilla Garcia, M.O.S. Mohamed, L. Mostert, C.N. Munga, M. Poti, B. Satyanarayana, I. Stiers, K. Van Puyvelde, M. Vanhove, K. Vande Velde and H.A. Ratsimbazafy (2022). The Mangal Play: a serious game to experience multi-stakeholder decision-making in complex mangrove social-ecological systems Frontiers in Marine Science 9: 909793. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.909793

Z. Zainol, A.D. Peris, M.F. Akhir, N.H.A. Rahim, B. Satyanarayana and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2022). Mangrove Propagule Dispersal in a Shallow and Narrow Coastal Lagoon: A Simulation-Based Assessment of the Setiu Wetlands, Malaysia. Forests 13: 1525. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13091525
A. Nayak, J. Equbal, S.S. Rout, B. Dash, G. Thiruchitrambalam, P. Bhadury, B. Satyanarayana and D. Raut (2022). Macrobenthic community of an anthropogenically influenced mangrove associated estuary on the East coast of India: an approach for ecological assessment. Frontiers in Marine Science 9:1008912. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1008912

T. Chandra Segaran, M.N. Azra, F. Lananan, J. Burlakovs, Z. Vincevica-Gaile, V. Rudovica, I. Grinfelde, I., N.H. Abd Rahim and B. Satyanarayana (2023). Mapping the link between climate change and mangrove forest: A global overview of the literature. Forests 14: 421. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14020421
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Conference Papers

B. Satyanarayana, B. Thierry, D. Lo Seen, A.V. Raman and G. Muthusankar (2001). Remote sensing in Mangrove Research – Relationship between Vegetation Indices and Dendrometric Parameters: A case for Coringa, East coast of India. Proceedings of the 22nd Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS), Singapore (1): 567-572, 5-9 Nov 2001.

B. de Solan, G. Muthusankar, D. Lo Seen, B. Thierry, A.V. Raman and B. Satyanarayana (2001). GIS, Multi-date and Multi-source data for determining shoreline changes: A case for Gautami Godavari delta, East coast of India. Proceedings of Annual Convention of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Ahmedabad, 11-13 Dec 2001 (CD ROM publication).

X. Zhang, B. Satyanarayana, F. Xuezhi and Y. Zhang (2004). Inferring urban land use from IKONOS image. Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), USA (4): 2695-2698, 20-24 Sep 2004. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1369856

B. Satyanarayana and A.V. Raman (2005). Mangroves too as Medicinal Plants – The case of Coringa in the Godavari Delta, A.P. Proceedings of the AP Akademi of Sciences 9(2): 175-182.

D.L. Tang, B. Satyanarayana, R.P. Singh and H. Zhao (2005). Satellite remote sensing of Chlorophyll-a distribution in the northeast Arabian Sea. Proceedings of the 31st International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE), St. Petersburg, Russia, 20-24 Jun 2005 (CD ROM publication).

B. Satyanarayana, A.V. Raman, D.L. Tang, D. Lo Seen, V.R. Rao, C. Kalavati and F. Dehairs (2005). Analysis on ecological significance of Coringa mangroves in the Godavari Delta, East coast of India, using biological and remote sensing data. Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Physical Measurements and Signature in Remote Sensing (ISPMSRS), Beijing (XXXVI): 630-632, 17-19 Oct 2005.

D.L. Tang, I.S. Oh, T. Park and B. Satyanarayana (2005). Seasonal changes in the phytoplankton plumes off the Yangtze River associated with river discharge, wind and tide. Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Physical Measurements and Signature in Remote Sensing (ISPMSRS), Beijing (XXXVI): 675-677, 17-19 Oct 2005.

F. Awadh Omer, K.B. Samo, B. Satyanarayana and Y. Yusf (2007). Fish diversity and abundance in artificial reefs of Kuala Terengganu waters. Proceedings of the Malaysian Science and Technology Congress (MSTC 2007), Kuala Lumpur: 357-361, 2-4 Sep 2007 (CD ROM publication).

F. Awadh Omer, K.B. Samo, B. Satyanarayana and Y. Yusf (2007). Fishing trails close to the artificial reefs in Kuala Terengganu coastal waters, Eastern Peninsular Malaysia. Proceedings of the Malaysian Science and Technology Congress (MSTC 2007), Kuala Lumpur: 362-368, 2-4 Sep 2007 (CD ROM publication).

H. Mohd-Lokman, B. Satyanarayana, R. Ibrahim and S. Ibrahim (2009). Marsh foraminiferal distribution and association patterns in the mangrove sediments of Kapar and Matang, Western peninsular Malaysia. Proceedings of the 8th International Annual Symposium on Sustainability Science and Management (UMTAS), Malaysia: 579-589, 3-4 May 2009.

I. Sulong, B. Satyanarayana and H. Mohd-Lokman (2014). Commercial and non-commercial exploitation of the mangrove resources: a case exemplifying Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve and its silvicultural management Proceedings of the Matang Mangrove Forest Management Conference 2014 – A Century of Matang Mangrove Forest Management: Harnessing Transformation Ideas, Ipoh: pp. 17-26, 24-26 Nov 2014.

A. Goessens, B. Satyanarayana, T. Van der Stocken, M. Quispe Zuniga, H. Mohd-Lokman, I. Sulong and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2014). Is Matang mangrove forest in Malaysia sustainably rejuvenating after more than a century of conservation and harvesting management? Proceedings of the Matang Mangrove Forest Management Conference 2014 – A Century of Matang Mangrove Forest Management: Harnessing Transformation Ideas, Ipoh: pp. 92-105, 24-26 Nov 2014.

R. Quispe Zuniga, B. Satyanarayana, C. Piou, U. Berger, H. Mohd-Lokman, I. Sulong and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2014). A socio-ecological assessment and stakeholder analysis of charcoal production and trade in Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia. Proceedings of the Matang Mangrove Forest Management Conference 2014 – A Century of Matang Mangrove Forest Management: Harnessing Transformation Ideas, Ipoh: pp. 152-159, 24-26 Nov 2014.

V. Otero, C. Martínez-Espinosa, F. Dahdouh-Guebas, R. Van De Kerchove, B. Satyanarayana and R. Lucas (2017). Variations in mangrove regeneration rates under different management plans: an analysis of Landsat time-series in the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia. Proceedings of the IEEE 2017 9th International Workshop on the Analysis of Multitemporal Remote Sensing Images (MultiTemp), Bruges, Belgium: 27-29 Jun 2017. doi: 10.1109/Multi-Temp.2017.8035238

Chapter in Books

D.L. Tang, B. Satyanarayana, H. Zhao and R.P. Singh (2006). A preliminary analysis of the Sumatran tsunami influence on Indian Ocean Chl-a and SST. In: Advances in Geosciences, Volume 5: Oceans & Atmospheres (OA), pp. 15-20, Wing-Huen Ip and Hyo Choi (Eds.), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd, Singapore (ISBN # 981-256-981-2).

D.V. Subba Rao, B. Ingole, D.L. Tang, B. Satyanarayana and H. Zhao (2007). Tsunamis and Marine Life. In: ‘The Indian Ocean Tsunami’, Chapter 31, pp. 373-391, Tad S. Murty, U. Aswathnarayana and N. Nirupama (Eds.), Taylor and Francis, London (ISBN # 9780415403801).

L.P. Jayatissa, K.A.S. Kodikara, N.P. Dissanayaka and B. Satyanarayana (2016). Post tsunami assessment of coastal vegetation, with the view to protect coastal areas from ocean surges in Sri Lanka. In: Tsunamis and earthquakes in coastal environments – significance and restoration, Chapter 4, pp. 47-64, Santiago-Fandiño, V., Tanaka, H., Spiske, M. (Eds.), Springer International, Switzerland (ISBN # 978-3-319-28526-9).

R. Lucas, V. Otero, R. Van De Kerchove, B. Satyanarayana, S. Punalekar, S. Chognard, C. Planque and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2020). A role for remote sensing in the sustainable use of mangroves. In: Status of Mangroves in Malaysia, Chapter 12, pp. 198-214, Hamdan, O., Tariq, M.H., Ismail, P. (Eds.), Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Special publication no. 50, Malaysia (ISBN # 978-967-2149-81-1).

N.A. Mat Zauki, S.M. Sastraprawira, M.Y.I. Alkhalili, N. Fairuz-Fozi, S. Pati, S. Shahimi, C. Ju Lian, H. A. Edinur, A. John, A.J.K. Chowdhury, B. Satyanarayana and B.R. Nelson (2022). Detrimental coastline alteration at horseshoe crab spawning grounds in Pahang, South China Sea. In: International Horseshoe Crab Conservation and Research Efforts: 2007- 2020, pp. 435–451, Tanacredi, J.T., Botton, M.L., Shin, P.K.S., Iwasaki, Y., Cheung, S.G., Kwan, K.Y., Mattei, J.H. (Eds), Springer Nature, Switzerland (ISBN # 978-3-030-82314-6). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82315-3_24

Books

B. Satyanarayana (2007). Application of Remote Sensing: an approach for distinguishing vegetation structure and decadal changes in mangroves. Publication of the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia (ISBN # 978-983-2888-52-9), 24 pp.

H. Mohd-Lokman and B. Satyanarayana (Eds.) (2008). A preliminary investigation on Tok Bali mangrove ecosystem – Report submitted by the Institute of Oceanography (INOS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) to the TALISMAN Malaysia Limited. Publication of the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia (ISBN # 978-983-2888-68-0), 67 pp.

F. Dahdouh-Guebas and B. Satyanarayana (Eds.) (2012). Proceedings of the ‘Meeting on Mangrove ecology, functioning and Management – MMM3, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2-6 July 2012. VLIZ (Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee) Special Publication 57 (ISBN # 978-90-817451-6-1), 192 pp.

Reports

B. Satyanarayana (Along with Prof. AV Raman) (1997). Biology of Coringa mangroves. In: ‘An assessment of the Ecological importance of Mangroves in the Kakinada area, Andhra Pradesh, India’. Final report submitted to the European Commission (No. CII* – CT 93-0320), Brussels, Belgium.

B. Satyanarayana (Along with Prof. AV Raman) (2000). Coringa mangrove Flora and Fauna – Seasonal variations. In: ‘GIS based study on Coringa mangroves, Kakinada’. Final report submitted to the Department of Ocean Development (No. DOD/1/CZM/1/97/AUR/ ’98), Govt. of India, Chennai – 601302.

B. Satyanarayana (Along with Prof. AV Raman) (2003). Biology and Remote sensing based study of Coringa mangroves. In: ‘An Assessment of mangrove degradation and resilience in the Indian sub-continent: the cases of Godavari estuary and south – west Sri Lanka’. Final report submitted to the European Commission (No. ERB IC 18-CT98-0295), Brussels, Belgium.

A.V. Raman, P.C. Mohan, C. Kalavati, A.V.V.S. Rao, B. Satyanarayana, V.S. Sharma, K.P. Dorothy, M.S. Babu, M. Rakesh and B.T. Sivakumar (2003). Hydrography of the Godavari delta mangrove ecosystem and the adjacent Kakinada Bay, and spatio-temporal dynamics of its flora and fauna. In: ‘An Assessment of mangrove degradation and resilience in the Indian sub-continent: the cases of Godavari estuary and south – west Sri Lanka’. Final report submitted to the European Commission (No. ERB IC 18-CT98-0295), Brussels, Belgium.

D. Lo Seen, A.V. Raman, B. Satyanarayana, G. Muthusankar, B. De Solan and B. Thierry (2003). Assessment of decadal changes in land use, coastal morphology, and terrestrial flora in the Godavari estuary. In: ‘Assessment of mangrove degradation and resilience in the Indian subcontinent: the cases of Godavari estuary and South-west Sri Lanka’. Final report submitted to the European Commission (No. ERB IC 18-CT98-0295), Brussels, Belgium.

A.V. Raman, B. Satyanarayana and V.S. Sharma (2003). Coringa mangroves, Kakinada Bay, Andhra Pradesh. In: ‘Community zonation of selected mangrove habitats of India using satellite data’. A scientific note from the Marine and Water Resources Group, Space Application Centre (SAC/RESIPA/MWRG/MSCED/SN/17/2003), Ahmedabad, India.

B. Satyanarayana (2006). Remote sensing based studies on Marine and Coastal environments. Final report submitted to the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology (SCSIO), Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

B. Satyanarayana (2009). Coastal Geomorphology for assessment of the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) along the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Technical report submitted to the Division of Research and Innovation, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia.

B. Satyanarayana and F. Dahdouh-Guebas (2014). Is the 100-year old mangrove management at Matang (Malaysia) still sustainable? In: ‘The importance of mangroves to people: A call to action’, van Bochove J., Sullivan E., Nakamura, T. (Eds.), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge. Pp. 93.

Research Interests

Mangrove ecology, vegetation dynamics, habitat restoration, mangrove conservation & management, Remote Sensing & GIS data application

Grants

• Evaluating the impact of hydrographical and sedimentological changes on livelihood supporting core mangroves at Setiu Wetlands (Terengganu) due to shifted river mouth)

          Principal Investigator * FRGS * Sep 2022 – Feb 2025

• Supporting research fund to conduct mangrove carbon analysis

          Principal Investigator * ULB, Belgium * April 2022 – March 2023

• Phytoremediation ability of potentially toxic elements using replanted mangrove species in Ecocare, Kertih

          Team Member * FRIM * Sept 2020 – Aug 2021

• Supporting research fund to cater ULB-UMT joint (open access) research publications under the BELSPO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme

          Principal Investigator * ULB, Belgium * July 2020 –  June 2021

• Supporting research fund from the University Libre Brussels (ULB, Belgium) to conduct MAKABANG – scientific and local capacity building at Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve through a specialized training (i.e. EarthTrack Mangrove) workshop and publications at Ipoh, Malaysia

          Principal Investigator * ULB, Belgium * June 2019 –  May 2020

• International research fund from the Belgium Science Policy (BELSPO) in collaboration with University Libre Brussels (ULB, Belgium) for Managing Mangrove Forests with Optical and Radar Environmental SaTellites) (MAMA-FOREST)

          Team Member * BELSPO * May 2016  –  April 2018

• Ecology and genetic variation studies using DNA-barcoding (CO1 sequence) technique for the conservation of Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (Latreille, 1802) in Peninsular Malaysia

          Principal Investigator * FRGS *Nov 2015 – Oct 2017

• Supporting research fund to conduct mangrove propagule buoyancy and viability experiments (Phase-2)

          Principal Investigator * ULB, Belgium * Jan 2015 – Dec 2016

• Benthic Foraminifera as Indicators of the Sea-level Changes at Kilim Geopark, Langkawi

          Team Member * FRGS * Dec 2014 – Nov 2016

• Research Incentive Grant (GGP)  for studying Mangrove propagules on the evaluation of their floatation period and viability

          Principal Investigator * UMT * Nov 2014 –  Oct 2015

• Supporting research fund to conduct mangrove propagule buoyancy and viability experiments (Phase-1)

          Principal Investigator * ULB, Belgium * April 2014 –  March 2016

• Establishing foraminifera assemblages in the east coast mangrove sediments of Peninsular Malaysia

          Principal Investigator * FRGS * Nov 2008 –  Oct 2010

• Vegetation health and stress evaluations based on Remote sensing and Ground survey techniques in Kelantan Delta mangrove ecosystem, East Peninsular Malaysia

          Principal Investigator * MOSTI * Nov 2007 –  Aug 2009

Collaborators

• University Libre Brussels (Belgium)
• Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium)
• Aberystwyth University (Wales)
• University of Ruhuna (Sri Lanka)
• Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

Professional Activities

• Team Leader

          * Mangrove Research Unit (MARU)
            2019 – present

• Coordinator

          * MOU between the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT, Malaysia) and the
            University Libre Brussels (ULB, Belgium)
            2013 – present

          * Erasmus Mundus ‘Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems’ (TROPIMUNDO) Master
            programme        
            2014 – present

          * International Mobility at the Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS),
            UMT      
            2020 – present

• Committee

          * International Technical Committee for the Academic Strategic Planning, UMT
            2021 – present

Award/Distinction

• Certificate of Appreciation from the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu for contributing to the UMT Internationalization

         * Dec 2022

• Certificate from the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia for contributing to the success of High Impact International programmes

          * April 2022

Other Recognition

• 2022 – Excellent Service Award (UMT)
• 2019 – Best International Staff Award (UMT)

Teaching Interests

• Mangrove Ecology

Postgraduate Students

2006 – Present

• Master’s student: 28 Graduated, 2 current
• PhD student: 4 Graduated, 3 current

Supervision Activities

Completed Masters Supervision

• Mangrove vegetation dynamism at Galle-Unawatuna in Sri Lanka: a case study based on high resolution remote sensing data (Roy Richard Münstermann)

          2021 – 2022
          Associate Supervisor

• Vegetation succession in the mangroves of Unawatuna, Galle, Sri Lanka: comparisons of current and historic vegetation structure and stratification (Alphonse Nyandwi)

          2021 – 2022
          Associate Supervisor

• Historical forestry for charcoal trade in Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Malaysia (Danyang Chen)

          2020 – 2022
          Associate Supervisor

• Changing islands: stakeholder interactions and conservation-relevant discourses in a small Malaysian island (Julie Guilleminot )

          2020 – 2021
          Associate Supervisor

• The feeding ecology and behaviour of Haberma tingkok Cannicci & Ng, 2017, with a review on phylogeny of tree-climbing mangrove crabs (Cheuk Yiu Cheung)

          2019 – 2020
          Associate Supervisor

• Current and future policy arrangements regarding mangrove management in Malaysia – What can be the role of Impact Assessment? (Morgane Dierkens)

            2019 – 2020
            Associate Supervisor

• Using historical records and Landsat imageries to explore the changes in mangrove cover in Peninsular Malaysia (Lavaniadevi Gopalakrishnan)

            2018 – 2019
            Associate Supervisor

• The forester, the pilot and the geometer: an accuracy analysis of tree heights measured using forestry techniques, UAVs and hypsometers (in tropical and temperate trees) (Saliu Ibrahim Sunkanmi)

            2018 – 2019
            Associate Supervisor

• Distribution of mercury in sediments, plant and animal tissues in Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Malaysia (Giovanna Wolswijk)

            2018 – 2019
            Main Supervisor

• Ethnoecology and analysis of the effectiveness of community-based mangrove management (CBMM): a case study of the Andrevo and Ambondrolava mangroves in southwestern Madagascar (Heritiana Alexis Randrianiaina)

            2017 – 2018
            Associate Supervisor

• Investigating the antidiabetic properties of mangrove plant species and identifying causative genes for diabetes using CRISPR-cas9 in a zebrafish model system (Mehran Hariri)

            2017 – 2018
            Associate Supervisor

• Population genetic structure of Avicennia gene pool along Peninsula Malaysia (Olga Delange)

            2017 – 2018
            Associate Supervisor

• Comparative analysis of the population genetic diversity and structure of Avicennia alba and Avicennia marina in Peninsular Malaysia (Kishore Kumar Sarker)

            2017 – 2018
            Associate Supervisor

• Mapping the distribution of commercially important plant resources use by local communities in Setiu Wetland for sustainable use and management (Nurul Amira Izzaty bt Horsali)

            2016 – 2022
            Associate Supervisor

• Nesting activity of the mangrove horseshoe crab – Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (Latreille, 1802) in relation to local environmental conditions at Pantai Balok (State Pahang), Peninsular Malaysia (Nurul Ashikin Binti Mat Zauki )

            2016 – 2022
            Main Supervisor

• Hydrodynamics influence on the dispersal of Rhizophora mucronata propagules in Setiu Wetland (Atteleth Don Peris)

            2016 – 2019
            Main Supervisor

• Mangrove horseshoe crab – Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (Latreille, 1802) abundance and egg counts with respect to the seasonal changes at Pendas (State Johor), Peninsular Malaysia (Nur Fairuz-Fozi)

            2016 – 2019
            Main Supervisor

• Can mangrove silviculture in Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Malaysia be carbon-neutral? (Africa Barrios Trullols)

            2016 – 2017
            Associate Supervisor

• Assessment of local stakeholder perceptions & crab community analysis as key components to understand the sustainability of the social-ecological system of Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve (Columba Martínez Espinosa)

            2016 – 2017
            Associate Supervisor

• A preliminary assessment of the impact of the long time silvicultural management practiced at the Matang mangroves on avifaunal communities (Jani Sleutel)

            2015 – 2016
            Associate Supervisor

• Climate-Based Changes in Net Primary Productivity (NPP) over Forest Ecosystems in Peninsular Malaysia (Pinar Kavak)

            2015 – 2016
            Associate Supervisor

• Like a drone come true: Mapping of mangroves in Setiu wetland, Malaysia, using ground-truth, satellite and drone imagery (Monika Ruwaimana)

            2015 – 2016
            Associate Supervisor

• Is phytoremediation an ecosystem service? Heavy metal accumulation and partitioning in consumable and non-consumable mangrove species of the Kelantan Delta, Peninsular Malaysia (Mohammad Mazbah)

            2014 – 2015
            Associate Supervisor

• Mangroves fuelling livelihoods: A socio-ecological assessment and stakeholder analysis of fuelwood production and trade in Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia (Melissa Roxana Quispe Zuniga)

            2013 – 2014
            Associate Supervisor

• Vegetation structure of Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve (ZMNNR), P.R. China: comparison between original and non-original trees using ground-truth data, remote sensing and GIS techniques (Juan Durango-Cordero)

            2015 – 2016
            Associate Supervisor

• Climate-Based Changes in Net Primary Productivity (NPP) over Forest Ecosystems in Peninsular Malaysia (Pinar Kavak)

            2010 – 2011
            Associate Supervisor

• Floral diversity and distribution in the mangroves at Matang, West Peninsular Malaysia, after a century of sustainable management (Arnaud Goessens)

            2010 – 2011
            Associate Supervisor

• Heterogeneity of the spatial structure in mangroves using GeoEye-1 imagery and GIS-analyses: a case study in the Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve (China) (Kevin Leempoel)

            2010 – 2011
            Associate Supervisor

• Fish biodiversity around artificial reefs in Kuala Terengganu coastal waters, East Peninsular Malaysia (Fathi Awadh Omer)

            2006 – 2008
            Associate Supervisor
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Current Masters Supervision

• The lightning thief: how much mangrove biomass is lifted when lightning strikes a mangrove forestry concession and at which socio-economic risk for the local manager? (Huran Tonalli Drouet)

          2022
          Associate Supervisor

• Tree structural differences between managed and unmanaged mangrove stands at Matang (Malaysia): an assessment based on ground-truth and drone acquired aerial photographs (Muhammad Amir Bin Fisol )

          2016
          Main Supervisor
.

Completed Doctoral Supervision

• Investigation of land-use changes in Western and Southern coasts of Sri Lanka in the past two decades: Field based geo-informatics approach (Sanduni K. Madarasinghe)

          2016 – 2022
          Associate Supervisor

• Monitoring the forest structure of the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia, using Remote Sensing (Viviana Otero Fadul)

          2016 – 2019
          Associate Supervisor

• Application of foraminifera-based transfer function for reconstruction of the sea-level changes in Malaysia (Fatin Izzati Minhat)

          2014 – 2016
          Associate Supervisor

• Nesting biology of the horseshoe crab – Tachypleus gigas (Müller, 1795) in relation to changing environmental settings at Pantai Balok and Tanjung Selangor, Pahang (Bryan Raveen Nelson)

          2013 – 2015
          Associate Supervisor
.

Current Doctoral Supervision

• Mangroves as carbon stocks: Carbon budget assessment of Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Malaysia (Giovanna Wolswijk )

          2020
          Associate Supervisor

• Evaluating Setiu Wetlands as Terengganu State Park based on mangrove vegetation dynamics, faunal pollution indicators and socioecological assessments (Nur Hannah bt. Abd. Rahim )

          2020
          Main Supervisor

• Agent Based Modelling Simulation Assessment to Derive the Mangrove Vegetation Dynamics in Managed and Unmanaged Stands at Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve (MMFR), Peninsular Malaysia (Mohd Rodila Bin Ibrahim)

          2016
          Main Supervisor
.

Post Doctoral Supervision

• Establishing a better governance to protect the Asian horseshoe crab – Tachypleus gigas (Müller, 1795) on east coast of Peninsular Malaysia (Dr. Bryan Raveen Nelson)

          2016 – 2017
          Main Supervisor

Other Activities

• Community-based Activities to facilitate knowledge transfer
• Mangrove plantation works