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Kodikara Arachchilage, Sunanda

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University of Ruhuna; Department of Botany, more

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Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Faculteit Wetenschappen & Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Ecology and Biodiversity; Laboratorium voor Algemene Plantkunde en Natuurbeheer (APNA), more

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A1 Publications (15) [show]
Bernard, T.; Kodikara, K.A.S.; Sleutel, J.; Wijeratne, G.G.N.K.; Hugé, J.; Kumara, M.P.; Weerasinghe, M.A.Y.N.; Ranakawa, D.P.D.; Thakshila, W.A.K.G.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2023). Assessing the influence of anthropogenic land-use changes on bird diversity and feeding guilds - A case study of Kalametiya Lagoon (Southern Sri Lanka). Diversity 15(3): 383. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15030383, more Kodikara, K.A.S.; Hoessein, T.; de Silva, P.M.C.S.; Ranasinghe, P.; Somasiri, H.P.P.S.; Madarasinghe, S.K.; Gunathilaka, D.U.V.; Ranawaka, D.; Danaee, M.; Andrieu, J.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2023). Spatial distribution of heavy metals in surface sediments of the Kalametiya Lagoon in southern Sri Lanka: insights into the pollution status and socio-economic interactions. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka 51(3): 387-397. https://dx.doi.org/10.4038/jnsfsr.v51i3.11193, more Mafaziya Nijamdeen, T.W.G.F.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Kodikara, K.A.S.; Thahira, T.; Peruzzo, S.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Hugé, J. (2023). Mangrove management in Sri Lanka and stakeholder collaboration: a social network perspective. J. Environ. Manage. 330: 117116. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117116, more Mafaziya Nijamdeen, T.W.G.F.; Ephrem, N.; Hugé, J.; Kodikara, K.A.S.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2023). Understanding the ethnobiological importance of mangroves to coastal communities: a case study from Southern and North-western Sri Lanka. Mar. Policy 147: 105391. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105391, more Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Mafaziya Nijamdeen, T.W.G.F.; Hugé, J.; Dahdouh-Guebas, Y.; Di Nitto, D.; Hamza, A.J.; Kodikara Arachchilage, S.K.; Koedam, N.; Mancilla Garcia, M.; Mohamed, M.O.S.; Mostert, L.; Munga, C.N.; Poti, M.; Satyanarayana, B.; Stiers, I.; Van Puyvelde, K.; Vanhove, M.P.M.; Vande Velde, K.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A. (2022). The Mangal Play: a serious game to experience multi-stakeholder decision-making in complex mangrove social-ecological systems. Front. Mar. Sci. 9: 909793. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.909793, more Mafaziya Nijamdeen, T.W.G.F.; Hugé, J.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Sunanda Kodikara, K.A.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2022). A social network analysis of mangrove management stakeholders in Sri Lanka's Northern Province. Ocean Coast. Manag. 228: 106308. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106308, more Ofori, S.A.; Kodikara Arachchilage, S.K.; Jayatissa, L.P.; Gunathilaka, U.V.; Wijesundara, I.; Mafaziya Nijamdeen, T.W.G.F.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2022). Spatial dynamics of pollution in a tropical lagoon ecosystem and its social-ecological impacts. Water Air Soil Pollut. 233(7): 266. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-022-05729-z, more Zimmer, M.; Ajonina, G.N.; Amir, A.A.; Cragg, S.M.; Crooks, S.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Duke, N.C.; Fratini, S.; Friess, D.A.; Helfer, V.; Huxham, M.; Kathiresan, K.; Sunanda Kodikara, K.A.; Koedam, N.; Lee, S.Y.; Mangora, M.M.; Primavera, J.; Satyanarayana, B.; Yong, J.W.H.; Wodehouse, D. (2022). When nature needs a helping hand: Different levels of human intervention for mangrove (re-)establishment. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 5: 858992. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2022.784322, more Liyanaralalage Iroshaka Gregory Marcelus Cooray, P.; Kodikara, K.A.S.; Kumara, M.P.; Jayasinghe, U.I.; Madarasinghe, S.K.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Gorman, D.; Huxham, M.; Jayatissa, L.P. (2021). Climate and intertidal zonation drive variability in the carbon stocks of Sri Lankan mangrove forests. Geoderma 389: 114929. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.114929, more Kodikara Arachchilage, S.K.; Loku Pulukkutige, J.; Ranasinghe, P.; Kanishka Madarasinghe, S.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Koedam, N. (2020). Stress-induced carbon starvation in Rhizophora mucronata Lam. seedlings under conditions of prolonged submergence and water deficiency: survive or succumb. Botanica Serbica 44(2): 149-162. https://hdl.handle.net/10.2298/BOTSERB2002149K, more Kodikara, K.A.S.; Pathmasiri, R.; Irfan, A.; Jayatissa, L.P.; Madarasinghe, S.K.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Koedam, N. (2020). Oxidative stress, leaf photosynthetic capacity and dry matter content in young mangrove plant Rhizophora mucronata Lam. under prolonged submergence and soil water stress. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 26(8): 1609-1622. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s12298-020-00843-w, more Madarasinghe, S.K.; Amarasinghe, Y.W.P.; Liyanage, C.H.; Gunathilake, H.M.S.A.T.; Jayasingha, J.A.I.K.; Jayasingha, M.; Priyankara, W.K.L.; Kodikara, K.A.S.; Koedam, N.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Jayatissa, L.P. (2020). Retrospective study on changes in Dondra lagoon (2006-2017) resulting from tsunami impact and post-tsunami development. J. Coast. Conserv. 24(5): 58. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s11852-020-00777-1, more Kodikara, K.A.S.; Jayatissa, L.P.; Huxham, M.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Koedam, N. (2018). The effects of salinity on growth and survival of mangrove seedlings changes with age. Acta Botanica Brasilica 32(1): 37-46. https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-33062017abb0100, more Kodikara, K.A.S.; Mukherjee, N.; Jayatissa, L.P.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Koedam, N. (2017). Have mangrove restoration projects worked? An in-depth study in Sri Lanka. Restor. Ecol. 25(5): 705-716. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.12492, more Satyanarayana, B.; Van der Stocken, T.; Rans, G.; Kodikara, K.A.S.; Ronsmans, G.; Jayatissa, L.P.; Husain, M.-L.; Koedam, N.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2017). Island-wide coastal vulnerability assessment of Sri Lanka reveals that 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://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2017.10.001, more
Abstracts (15) [show]
Mafaziya Nijamdeen, T.W.G.F.; Hugé, J.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Kodikara Arachchilage, S.K.; Peruzzo, S.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2023). Social network analysis to support mangrove management: A case study from Sri Lanka, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 58, more Ayitey, S.; Mafaziya Nijamdeen, T.W.G.F.; Deepananda, A.K.H.M.; George, I.; Kodikara Arachilage, S.; Peiris, H.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2022). Physico-chemical parameters and bacteria as indicators of sewage pollution in Negombo lagoon, Sri Lanka, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 33-34, more Fathima Mafaziya Nijamdeen, T.W.G.; Hugé, J.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Kodikara Arachchilage, S.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2022). Mangrove management in Northern Sri Lanka: a social network perspective, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 49, more Govender, M.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Hugé, J.; Kodikara, S.; Poti, M. (2022). Is there a conflict between tourism and conservation? An investigation of participatory management of sea turtles in Sri Lanka, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 50, more Münstermann, R.; Nyandwi, A.; Kodikara Arachchilage, S.; Satyanarayana, B.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2022). Mangrove forest dynamism at Galle-Unawatuna in Sri Lanka: a case study based on high resolution remote sensing data, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 68, more Nyandwi, A.; Münstermann, R.; Kodikara Arachchilage, S.K.; Jayatissa, L.P.; Satyanarayana, B.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2022). Vegetation succession in the mangroves of Unawatuna, Galle, Sri Lanka: comparison of current and historic vegetation structure and stratification, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 73-74, more Peruzzo, S.; Nijamdeen, M.T.W.G.F.; Hugé, J.; Kodikara, S.K.A.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2022). Mangroves social-ecological system in Jaffna Peninsula: mapping stakeholder perceptions for mangroves conservation, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 76, more Vannozzi Brito, V.; Colosimo, A.; Heyeres, M.; Turquand, M.; Pelsmaekers, E.; Drouet, H.T.; Muthuthanthirige, D.L.; Liu, J.; Suvorova, G.; Fourchault, L.; Bernard, T.; Pathak Broome, A.; Peruzzo, S.; Torres, M.J.; Mitchell, L.; Govender, M.; Lhosupasirirat, P.; Zakrzewski, S.; Jaafar, R.; Satyanarayana, B.; Bin Muslim, A.; Coste, S.; Kodikara Arachilage, S.; Jayatissa, L.P.; Besse, P.; Munga, C.N.; Andrianarimisa, A.; Nguetsop, F.; Bézault, E.; Santini, G.; Riéra, B.; Dubuisson, J.-Y.; Triest, L.; Stiers, I.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2022). Tropical Excellence: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems (TROPIMUNDO), in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 89-90, more Fathima Mafaziya Nijamdeen, T.W.G.; Jung, J.; Rubiera Rodriguez, S.; Hugé, J.; Sunanda Kodikara, K.A.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2021). A multi-stakeholder strategy to delineate issues related to coastal forest conservation: A case study from mangrove ecosystems of the Eastern coasts of Sri Lanka, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 87: pp. 115, more Ofori, S.A.; Arachchilage, S.K.; Jayatissa, L.P.; Madarasinghe, S.K.; Gunathilaka, U.V.; Wijesundara, I.; Thisera, D.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2021). Shrimp farming, a major threat to mangrove and lagoon ecosystem in the Pambala-Chilaw lagoon complex, Sri Lanka, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 87: pp. 92, more Chong, F.H.Y.; Shaikh, H.; Wolswijk, G.; Dominguez Martinez, R.M.; Nève de Mévergnies, T.; Fernández Mató, P.; Osborn, A.; Van de Sande, E.; Behara, S.; Bin Muslim, A.; Kodikara Arachchi, S.; Jayatissa, L.P.; Besse, P.; Radanielina, T.; Nguetsop, F.; Imbert, D.; Coste, S.; Santini, G.; Riéra, B.; Dubuisson, J.-Y.; Triest, L.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2020). Excellence in the tropics: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems (TROPIMUNDO), in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 18 March 2020. VLIZ Special Publication, 84: pp. 49-50, more Wolswijk, G.; Saliu, I.S.; Khattar, J.F.; Chong, F.; Cannicci, S.; Behara, S.; Muslim, A.M.; Sunanda, K.; Jayatissa, L.; Radanielina, T.; Nguetsop, F.; Imbert, D.; Coste, S.; Santini, G.; Riéra, B.; Dubuisson, J.-Y.; Triest, L.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2019). A true tropical experience: TROPIMUNDO Erasmus Mundus Masters Course in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 82-83, more Kodikara, K.A.S.; Robert, E.M.R.; Jayatissa, L.P.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Beeckman, H.; Schmitz, N.; Koedam, N. (2012). Successive cambia in the mangrove Avicennia: a study on the three-dimensional structure of the cambia and the functioning of the internal phloem tissue, in: Dahdouh-Guebas, F. et al. (Ed.) Proceedings of the International Conference 'Meeting on Mangrove ecology, functioning and Management - MMM3', Galle, Sri Lanka, 2-6 July 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 57: pp. 94-95, more Ransara, G.B.M.; Kodikara, K.A.S.; Jayatissa, L.P.; Hettiarachi, S.; Vinobaba, P.; Koedam, N.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2012). Evaluating the local use of mangroves as a source firewood in Sri Lanka, in: Dahdouh-Guebas, F. et al. (Ed.) Proceedings of the International Conference 'Meeting on Mangrove ecology, functioning and Management - MMM3', Galle, Sri Lanka, 2-6 July 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 57: pp. 149, more Kodikara, K.A.S.; Robert, E.M.R.; Jayatissa, L.P.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Beeckman, H.; Schmitz, N.; Koedam, N. (2011). Successive Cambia in the mangrove Avicennia: A study on the three-dimensional structure of the Cambia and the functioning of the internal phloem tissue, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 48: pp. 42, more
Other publication [show]
Sunanda Kodikara, K.A.; Ransara, G.B.M.; Madarasinghe, S.K.; Dissanayake, N.P.; Abeysinghe, N.K.; Prasangika, K.D.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Jayatissa, L.P. (2023). A growing threat to tidal forests: incursion of mangrove ecosystems by invasive alien species Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. ex Benth. (Fabaceae). Russ. J. Biol. Invasions 14(1): 97-110. https://dx.doi.org/10.1134/s207511172301006x, more

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