A5078151345- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Echinoderm biology and ecology
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
- Plant and animal studies
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Asian Studies and History
- Socioeconomic Development in Asia
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Aquatic life and conservation
Public Utilities Board
2017-2023
Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources
2018
National University of Singapore
2012-2014
James Cook University
2006-2007
In coastal areas around the world, dominant primary producers are benthic macrophytes, including seagrasses and macroalgae, that provide habitat structure food for diverse abundant populations communities, drive ecosystem processes. Seagrass meadows macroalgal forests economically central to human particularly in developing contributing fisheries yield, storm protection, blue carbon storage, important cultural values. These services threatened worldwide by activities, with substantial of...
Restoration is becoming a vital tool to counteract coastal ecosystem degradation. Modifying transplant designs of habitat-forming organisms from dispersed clumped can amplify restoration yields as it generates self-facilitation emergent traits, i.e. traits not expressed by individuals or small clones, but that emerge in large clones. Here, we advance science mimicking key locally suppress physical stress using biodegradable establishment structures. Experiments across (sub)tropical and...
Although Southeast Asia is a hotspot of global seagrass diversity, there are considerable information gaps in the distribution beds. Broad-scale has not been updated database by UNEP-WCMC since 2000, although studies on seagrasses have undertaken intensively each region. Here we analyze recent tropical beds, their temporal changes, causes decline and conservation status (plus southern mainland China, Taiwan Ryukyu Island Japan) using data collected after 2000. Based 195 literature published...
Coastal cities and their natural environments are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, especially sea-level rise (SLR). Hard coastal defences play a key role in protecting at-risk urban populations from flooding erosion, but ecosystems also important roles overall sustainability resilience centres by contributing protection. Conserving maximising will ensure that communities can continue benefit ecosystem services improve adaptive capacity cope with adverse future. Using...
Seagrass meadows are important sinks of organic carbon (Corg), in particular the near-surface Corg pool (≤ 15 cm) compared to deeper sediments. Near-surface is highly susceptible disturbance and loss atmosphere, however, inadequate accounting for variability this limits their uptake into frameworks. We therefore investigated spatial seagrass biomass across different geomorphic (estuary, lagoonal reef-associated) community typologies (pioneer persistent). stock vegetated areas (25.78 Mg ha−1...
The ability of vegetated coastal ecosystems to sequester high rates "blue" carbon over millennial time scales has attracted the interest national and international policy makers as a tool for climate change mitigation. Whereas focus on blue conservation been mostly threatened rural seascapes, there is scope consider dynamics along highly fragmented developed urban coastlines. tropical city state Singapore used case study knowledge generation, how changes with development, such can be...
Abstract A wide variety of organisms are known to graze on seagrasses and their associated epiphytes, this plant-animal interaction can affect the health seagrass meadows. Grazing patterns tend vary across meadows faunal groups, little is regarding how gastropod grazers influence in tropics. To better understand interaction, we surveyed diversity five Singapore. Further, grazing potential (i.e. food sources feeding rates) common species was quantified through ex situ experiments, while diet...
The dispersal of seagrasses is important to promoting the resilience and long-term survival populations. Most research on long-distance date has focused sexual propagules while vegetative fragments been largely overlooked, despite role this mechanism might play. In study, we propose a conceptual model that categorises fragment into seven fundamental steps: i.e., i) formation, ii) transport, iii) decay, iv) substrate contact, v) settlement, vi) establishment, vii) dislodgement. We present two...
Ecosystem-service valuation is a useful tool for assessing potential costs of development, from habitat-rehabilitation or habitat-value losses. Such an assessment can help avoid mitigate cost implications such Furthermore, most environmental-impact assessments focus solely on ecological services, without considering the socio-ecological-economic relationships that provide more holistic habitat by incorporating socio-economic values. This study combines benefit-transfer approach with...
Quantifying contributors to light attenuation is useful for the management of seagrass meadows. Epiphytic growth on seagrasses can lead diminished host plant, impairing photosynthesis and growth. Here, we quantify contributions water column epiphytic load in a Cymodocea rotundata meadow at Chek Jawa, Singapore. Using modified spectrometer mimics (clear polyethene strips) colonised by epiphytes, determined relationship between transmission (400–700nm) epiphyte load. Subsequently, derived...
Abstract Seagrass habitats provide a range of goods and benefits to coastal communities by supporting ecosystem functioning, food provisioning, cultural values. However, they are at risk worldwide from anthropogenic activities, climate change impacts limited resources, which hamper efforts protect them. Effective conservation planning requires prioritisation sites based on multiple factors, including their relative value vulnerability (VU). The current study examines the efficacy combining...
Light and temperature are important factors affecting seagrass primary productivity. Acclimatisation to reduced light availability may affect the optimal at which seagrasses photosynthesise, potentially causing synergistic effects between increasing water temperatures decreasing levels on coastal This study investigated of morphology (leaf size, shoot density) thermal net productivity in Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook. A 12-week situ shading experiment was conducted Chek Jawa Wetlands,...