A5037217665- Plant and animal studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Advanced Technologies in Various Fields
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Marine animal studies overview
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
Chulalongkorn University
2022-2024
Monash University Malaysia
2021-2023
University of Malaya
2015-2019
Despite extensive documentation of the ecological and economic importance Old World fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) many threats they face from humans, negative attitudes towards pteropodids have persisted, fuelled by perceptions as being pests undesirable neighbours. Such long-term negativity is now further exacerbated more recent disease-related concerns, particularly associated with current COVID-19 pandemic. There remains an urgent need to investigate highlight positive beneficial...
Several published checklists of bat species have covered Peninsular Malaysia as part a broader region and/or in combination with other mammal groups. Other researchers produced comprehensive for specific localities within the peninsula. To our knowledge, checklist bats specifically entire geopolitical has never been published, yet knowing which are present and their distributions across crucial developing suitable conservation plans. Our literature search revealed that 110 documented...
Ecosystem service assessments are increasingly used to support natural resource management, but there is a bias in their application towards terrestrial systems and higher income countries. Tropical marine applications particularly scarce, especially SE Asia. Given the growing coastal population expansion blue economy sectors Asia, evidence effective planning, such as ecosystem assessments, urgently needed. Data deficiencies for systems, (but not only) lower countries significant obstacle...
Perceptions of, and attitudes toward, wildlife are influenced by exposure to, direct experiences with, nature. Butterflies a conspicuous ubiquitous component of urban nature across megacities that highly urbanized with little opportunity for human-nature interactions. We evaluated public familiarity perceptions toward butterflies nine in East Southeast Asia through face-to-face interviews 1774 park users. A total 79% respondents had seen their cities mostly parks, indicating widespread...
Background Intense landscaping often alters the plant composition in urban areas. Knowing which species that pollinators are visiting areas is necessary for understanding how impacts biodiversity and associated ecosystem services. The cave nectar bat, Eonycteris spelaea , an important pollinator many plants recorded human-dominated habitats. Previous studies of diet E. relied on morphological identification pollen grains found faeces body bats by necessity disregarded other forms digested...
Protected areas in Malaysia have always been managed using top-down approach that often exclude the local communities, who are main users of ecosystem services, from planning and management. However, a newly established multiple-use marine park Malaysia, Tun Mustapha Park (TMP), aims for inclusivity managing park. This research explores different participatory approaches (i.e. mapping Photovoice) to understand services dynamics surrounding TMP. Community-based organisations mariculture farm...
Contradictions between community practices and governance in resource use within forest reserves can only be resolved using an inclusive approach for effective management sustainable of natural resource.Using a case study Peninsular Malaysia, we argue that requires the authorities to consider indigenous participation incorporation knowledge.This helps improve protected areas.Indigenous knowledge resources landscape represents close relationship communities their surroundings.Therefore, it is...
Here we present the data from our citizen science project, first “Peninsular Malaysia Butterfly Count”. Participants were asked to go outdoors on June 6, 2015, and (non-lethally) sample butterfly legs for species identification through DNA barcoding. Fifty-seven citizens responded adverts registered take part in count with many registering behalf of groups. Collectively participants sampled 220 26 mostly urban suburban sampling localities. These included university campus, a highschool,...
Urbanization has resulted in the loss of natural habitat for many bat species, often placing bats close proximity to humans. Bats are generally perceived as agricultural and medical pests, despite providing ecosystem services including seed dispersal pollination. Understanding public perceptions knowledge well responses is necessary developing suitable educational programs support conservation. Here we examined urban communities' how they perceive respond Peninsular Malaysia. A questionnaire...
Successful buy-in and support for management of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) should acknowledge the existing cultural ecosystem services their connections to well-being local communities gain positive perceptions. It is necessary engage stakeholders, especially among youths, explore governance complexities MPAs how better understand services. Thus, this qualitative study investigated perceptions youths on using a visual method, namely photovoice, as part participatory research in newly...
Background Globally, 390 million dengue virus infections occur per year. In Malaysia, migrant workers are particularly vulnerable to fever (DF) due mosquito breeding sites exposure and poor health literacy. Therefore, this study aimed (i) assess the current DF knowledge, attitudes practices (KAP), (ii) identify strategies promote awareness, among in Klang Valley. Method A survey was conducted with 403 Nepali, Filipino Indonesian through phone interviews online self-administered...
Nocturnal birds in the tropics remain little studied primarily due to logistical difficulties of surveying these at night.While call playback has been widely employed temperate regions, its practicality not adequately demonstrated on tropical owl species.This study aimed test feasibility estimating density Sunda scopsowl (Otus lempiji) a lowland forest Peninsular Malaysia based and distance sampling.From total 58 detections species from October 2012 May 2013, 72.41% (42 detections) were made...

 In the last decade, researchers from around world have shown deep interest in using photovoice as a method of analysis scientific research. This might be due to participatory strength that acts bridge connect researcher and community by balancing research mitigating action. The purpose this is synthesize available on Scientometric method. article explores landscape, key topics, developments based 1252 document data retrieved Web Science Core Collection dated 1997 2019. results show...
Annually, 600 million individuals are affected by food-borne diseases (FBD), alongside 425,000 fatalities. Improving the general public knowledge of, attitudes towards, and practices in, (KAP) food safety is necessary for minimizing FBD transmission. In Malaysia, migrant workers account 11.1% of workforce, with a high proportion involved in beverage services. Therefore, this study aimed (i) to evaluate current KAP, (ii) identify strategies promote awareness, among across occupational sectors...
Introduction This study investigates the effectiveness of using an educational comic book to facilitate intergenerational transfer knowledge and intentions concerning dynamite fishing in Borneo, Malaysia. The aim is explore how children can influence their parents' understanding issue willingness address it within community. Additionally, research examines unintended reactions participant groups. Methods employed a controlled experimental design with two groups: treatment group exposed...
Background. Intense landscaping often alters the plant composition in urban areas. Knowing which species that pollinators are visiting areas is necessary for understanding how impacts biodiversity and associated ecosystem services. The cave nectar bat, Eonycteris spelaea , an important pollinator many plants recorded human-dominated habitats. Previous studies of diet E. relied on morphological identification pollen grains found faeces body bats by necessity disregarded other forms digested...
As global trends in Marine Protected Area (MPA) management shift towards participatory co-governance, the importance of effective stakeholder engagement its implementation stages warrant greater emphasis. This case study highlights key lessons learned from employment a mixture focus group discussions (FGDs), interviews and reconnaissance surveys preliminary study-site visit to Tun Mustapha Park (TMP), Sabah, Malaysia, where our research team is undertaking 4-year capacity-building project....
Background. Intense landscaping often alters the plant composition in urban areas. Knowing which species that pollinators are visiting areas is necessary for understanding how impacts biodiversity and associated ecosystem services. The cave nectar bat, Eonycteris spelaea , an important pollinator many plants recorded human-dominated habitats. Previous studies of diet E. relied on morphological identification pollen grains found faeces body bats by necessity disregarded other forms digested...
Fish bombing impacts the marine ecosystem and local communities adversely, but is still being practiced in Sabah, Malaysia. To encourage more sustainable fishing practices, a creative educational strategy using comic book was developed evaluated protected area Sabah. Questionnaire surveys focus group discussions with 120 schoolchildren revealed that facilitated improvement retention of knowledge over time, sharing family members, growing intention to communicate downsides fish their...