Dr. Wasana de silva

Dr. (Ms.) Wasana de silvaSenior Lecturer

PhD (UCAS), MPhil (Kelaniya), B Sc (Kelaniya)

University Location : Room No. B1 313
email: wasanades@kln.ac.lk
Telephone: +94-11-2903229 / + 94-11-2914480
Fax: + 94-11-2914480
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Research Interests

GIS and Remote sensing applications in environmental science, Community ecology & species distribution, Coastal and intertidal ecosystems, Freshwater ecology, Water quality, Ecosystem processes & services, Knowledge-based conservation, Spatial pattern of Salt Marsh vegetation

Selected Publications

Wasana de Silva and Mala Amarasinghe. (2021). Response of mangrove plant species to a saline gradient: Implications for ecological restoration. Acta Botanica Brasilica - 35(1): 151-160.
Wasana de Silva and Mala Damayanthi Amarasinghe.(2021).Potential Use of Mangroves for Coastal Protection: A Case Study from Sri Lanka. J. Indian Soc. Coastal Agric. Res. 39(1): 41-51
Wasana de Silva,Te Cao, Zihao Wen, Xiaolin Zhang and Leyi Ni (2019).Potential spreading risk of an invasive snail species (Pomacea canaliculata) in freshwater habitats of Asia. Current Science 177 (6), 1071-1078
Monika C Dayarathne, Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura, E. B. Gareth Jones, Wei Dong, Bandarupalli Devadatha, Jing Yang, Anusha H. Ekanayaka, Wasana De Silva, Venkateswara Vemuri Sarma, Abdullah M. Al-Sadi, Kitiphong Khongphinitbunjong, Kevin D. Hyde, Rui Lin Zhao (2019). Phylogenetic Revision of Savoryellaceae and Evidence for Its Ranking as a Subclass, Front. Microbiol. 10:840. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00840
A.R.S. Perera, K.H.W.L. De Silva and M.D. Amarasinghe. (2018). Potential impact of predicted sea level rise on carbon sink function of mangrove ecosystems with special reference to Negombo estuary, Sri Lanka. Journal of Global and Planetary Change. 161, 162–171
Hapuarachchi KK, Karunarathna SC, Raspe O, De Silva KHWL, Thawthong A, Wu XL, Kakumyan P, Hyde KD and Wen TC.(2018).Taxonomic and phylogenetic study confirms high diversity of Ganoderma and Amauroderma (Ganodermatacea, Polyporales) in Hainan Island China. Mycosphere . 9(5): 931–982. Doi 10.5943/mycosphere/9/5/1
Chaya Sarathchandra, Gbadamassi GO Dossa, Niranjan Bhakta Ranjitkar, Huafang Chen, Zhai Deli, Sailesh Ranjitkar, Kaluwa Handi Wasana Lalanthi de Silva, Sriyani Wickramasinghe, Jianchu Xu, Rhett D Harrison (2018). Effectiveness of protected areas in preventing rubber expansion and deforestation in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Journal of Land Degradation & Development https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2970
Jia Yu , Longgen Guo, Ping Xie, Huan Zhang, Jun Xu, Huaming Hu,Ting Xue, Chunlong Yi, Yufei Hu, Kaluwa Handi Wasana Lalanthi De Silva. (2018).Effects of primary food sources on spatial variation in trophic levels of fish in large floodplain lake water. 2018. Journl of Water.10, 602; https://doi:10.3390/w10050602
H.W.L. de Silva (2017). The otter as an umbrella species in China. The Journal of the International Otter Survival Fund 3, 38-42
Jianfeng Chen, Xu Hu, Te Cao, Xiaolin Zhang, Yilong Xi, Xinli Wen, Haojie Su, Wasana de Silva, Tianshun Zhu, Leyi Ni, Ping Xie. (2017). Root-foraging behavior ensures the integrated growth of Vallisneria natans in heterogeneous sediments. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24 (200) 1-12
De Silva K. H. W. L. and M.D. Amarasinghe (2010). Vegetative propagation of some selected mangrove species from Ngombo estuary, Sri Lanka Journal of aquatic Science. Sri Lanka Journal of aquatic Science 15 : 25-38 http://www.sljol.info/index.php/SLJAS/issue/view/514
Jayakodi J. M. A. L., Amarasinghe M. D., Pahalawattaarachchi V. and De Silva K.H.W.L. (2008).Vegetation structure and potential gross primary productivity at Kadolkele in Meegamuwa (Negombo) estuary, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of aquatic Science. 13: 95-108. http://www.sljol.info/index.php/SLJAS/article/view/2209
De Silva K. H. W. L. and M.D. Amarasinghe (2007). Substrate characteristics and species diversity of Marine Angiosperms in a micro tidal basin estuary on the west coast of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of aquatic Science. 12: 103-114.

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