Phylogenomic resolution of the root of panpulmonata, a hyperdiverse radiation of gastropods: new insight into the evolution of air breathing by Krug, Patrick J., Caplins, Serena A., Algoso, Krisha, Thomas, Kanique, Valdés, Ángel A., Wade, Rachael, Wong, Nur Leena W. S., Eernisse, Douglas J., Kocot, Kevin M.

“…Comparative modelling indicated shifts to marginal habitat (estuarine, mangrove and intertidal zones) preceded and accelerated the evolution of a pneumostome, present in the pneumopulmonate ancestor along with a one-sided plicate gill. …”

Perception of local communities on the indicators of governance in Tanjung Piai National Park by Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran, Rozak, Nurul Izatul Natasya, Mohd Adam, Syamimi, Shuib, Ahmad

“…Concerned with the rapid depletion of mangrove and wetland ecosystems in Tanjung Piai National Park, a RAMSAR site, Johore, relevant government agencies are usually created and given the responsibilities to ensure that the establishment of these protected areas will achieve their objective of protecting the ecosystem, which are of national and perhaps, international interests. …”
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Heavy metal concentration (Cd, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and Zn) in clam, Polymesoda erosa collected from intertidal area of Tok Bali and Kuala Kemasin, Kelantan. by Yap, Chee Kong, A., Mohd Azri

“…Present paper focused on determination of heavy metal concentrations in the different parts of a mangrove clam, Polymesoda erosa (Family:Corbiculidea) (Figure 1) collected from Tok Bali and Kuala Kemasin, Kelantan (Figure 2). …”
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The distribution of riparian corridor plants and the relations with river water salinity along Perai River, Penang, Malaysia by Abdul Rahman, Siti Nurfazilah, Ismail, Johan, Mansor, Mashhor

“…Ecological surveys were carried out to investigate the distribution and characterization of riparian corridor plants along the Perai River,Penang,Malaysia from July 2007 to March 2008.Surveys were design to represent horizon-tal sections of the river starting from the river mouth towards the upper reaches for 20 km.A total of 84 species of plants from 30 families were recorded.They consisted of 28 species of standing plants(plants with height of more than 1 m)and 56 species of weedy plants(plants with height of less than 1 m).Standing plants consisted of ferns,palms,herbs,shrubs and mangroves while weedy plants comprised of aroids,grasses,sedges and broad leaf weed.Species abundance and dominance for each zone were relatively different.Dominant species was determined using Important Species Index(ISI).Based on ISI,the important species of standing plants were Sonneratia alba,Acrostichum aureum,Nypa fruti-cans,Avicennia marina,Rhizophora apiculata,Acrostichum speciosum and Rhizophora mucronata.Weedy plants were dominated by Mikania micrantha,Cryptocoryne ciliata,Wedelia trilobata and Asystasia intrusa.The distribution of the corridor plant species was closely related to the pattern of river water salinity measurements.The distribution of mangrove species with tolerance and adaptation to seawater appeared as follows:Avicennia marina,Rhizophora apiculata,Rhizo-phora mucronata,Sonneratia alba,Nypa fructicans,Acrostichum aureum and Acrostichum speciosum.…”
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The status of migratory shorebirds diversity in ramsar site during southward and northward migration in Kuala Gula Birds Sanctuary by Lomoljo, Romeo M., Ismail, Ahmad, Yap, Chee Kong, Ismail, Abdul Rahim

“…The other station (station 2) was located at the inner mouth of Teluk Rubiah River estuary (104° 55.00’N, 100° 27.761’E) surrounded with mangrove forest. The study was undertaken to compare the migratory shore bird species diversity, species richness, evenness, density and the species relative abundance during southward and northward migration in Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary over a one-year period. …”
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Food preference of the giant mudskipper Periophthalmodon schlosseri (Teleostei: Gobiidae). by Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir, Mohamat Yusuff, Ferdaus, Ismail , Ahmad, Miyazaki, Nobuyuki

“…The giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri) is one of the commonly found mudskipper species living and it makes a significant biomass value in the mangrove ecosystem. Samples of this mudskipper species were collected and analysed for stomach content and stable isotope ratios (δ13C and δ15N) to determine their food preference. …”
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Development of 11 polymorphic microsatellite markers for Xylocarpus granatum (Meliaceae) using next-generation sequencing technology by Tomizawa, Yuki, Shinmura, Yoshimi, Wee, Alison K. S., Takayama, Koji, Asakawa, Takeshi, Yllano, Orlex Baylen, Salmo III, Severino Garengo, Ardli, Erwin Riyanto, Tung, Nguyen Xuan, Malekal, Norhaslinda, Onrizal, Meenakshisundaram, Sankararamasubramanian Halasya, Sungkaew, Sarawood, Saleh @ Japri, Mohd Nazre, Adjie, Bayu, Soe, Khin Khin, Oguri, Emiko, Murakami, Noriaki, Watano, Yasuyuki, Baba, Shigeyuki, Webb, Edward L., Kajita, Tadashi

“…Human impacts have seriously damaged mangroves, and conservation of mangroves will require information on local and regional population genetic structures. …”
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Temporal and spatial distribution of larval fish assemblage in different ecological habitat in Johor Strait, Peninsular Malaysia by Ara, Roushon, Arshad, Aziz, Sarker, S. M. Nurul Amin Harmuj Ali, Abd. Ghaffar, Mazlan

“…Fish larval density, family richness, Shannon Wiener index and evenness were determined by analyzing samples collected from the seagrass-mangrove ecosystem of Gelang Patah, Johor Strait, Peninsular Malaysia between October 2007 and September 2008. …”
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Halophila beccarii Aschers (Hydrocharitaceae) responses to different salinity gradient by Ismail, Mohd Fakhrulddin, Bujang, Japar Sidik, Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah

“…Halophila beccarii Aschers., a small monoecious seagrass with rosette leafy shoot and well-developed rhizome or underground stem that acts as anchors occurs in environment with salinity fluctuation e.g., brackish coastal water of mangrove system, lagoon and marine coastal areas. Shoots represent most of the above-ground component of the plant and in direct contact to the ever changing salinity but it is not known how they respond to such fluctuations. …”
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Visitors’ satisfaction towards service and facilities in Kilim Karst Geoforest Park, Langkawi by Sapari, Mohamad Safee, Shuib, Ahmad, Ramachandran, Sridar, Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman

“…It provides nature-based attraction for instance wildlife watching, karst landscape, mangrove river, and karst caves. Last a few years, visitors arrival in KKGP has increased dramatically from 78, 145 to 273,450 between 2006 and 2012. …”
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Evaluation of natural resources for conservation and recreation opportunities in greenway development of Setiu Wetland, Malaysia by Hamzah, Mohd Zakaria

“…Evaluations were made on 12 potential sites in Setiu Wetland consisting Avicennia-ceriops, beach forest/ Casuarina, coconut, mixed-mangrove and peat swamp habitats. Point-count methods, Sherman traps, casual observations and RRI were conducted on the sites. …”
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Molecular cloning of a putative Acanthus ebracteatus- 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid deoxygenase (AeNCED) and its overexpression in rice by Sultana, Shahanaz, Turečková, Veronika, Ho, Chai Ling, Napis, Suhaimi, Namasivayam, Parameswari

“…In this study, a cDNA sequence encoding NCED from a mangrove plant (Acanthus ebracteatus) was analyzed and overexpressed in rice. …”
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The importance of economic valuation for conservation in Lower Kinabatangan Segama Wetland, Sabah by Muhamad Ali, Abdul Hamid, Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman, Shuib, Ahmad, Ramachandran, Sridar, Tukiman, Husin

“…The natural ecosystem in LKSW comprised of mangrove and peat swamp vegetation, wet grassland on peat and brackish; it provides habitat to various species of fauna and flora. …”
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Adapting towards climate change impacts: strategies for small scale fishermen in Malaysia by Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril, Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi, D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence

“…Local scholars have looked into the problems of rising temperature, rising sea level, extreme rainfall and extreme winds, which are causing coastal and mangrove erosion and degradation of marine resources. …”
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Morphology and molecular phylogenetic placement of a coastal shipworm (Bactronophorus thoracites (Gould, 1862), Teredinidae) from Peninsular Malaysia by Lee, Shiou Yih, Mohamed, Rozi, Lamasudin, Dhilia Udie

“…Here, we characterized B. thoracites from a mangrove environment on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. …”
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Physicochemical properties as driver of Odonata diversity in oil palm waterways by Ishak, Muhamad, Ahmad Razi, Norhisham, Thomas, Stephen M., Abu Bakar, Siti Nurhidayu, Ghazali, Amal, Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar

“…We surveyed riparian corridors of man-made waterways in natural habitats converted into agricultural lands in both peat swamp and mangrove forest, comprising a total of 60 sampling units across a region of Peninsular Malaysia where such small-scale agricultural practices are widespread. …”

A review of heavy metals in coastal surface sediments from the red sea: health-ecological risk assessments by Al-Mutairi, Khalid Awadh, Yap, Chee Kong

“…The coastal sediments included those from mangrove, estuaries, and intertidal ecosystems. It was found that the mean values of Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn in coastal Red Sea sediments were elevated and localized in high human activity sites in comparison to the earth upper continental crust and to reference values for marine sediments. …”

Assessment on water quality and biodiversity within Sungai Batu Pahat by Hamzah, Nurhidayah

“…Generally, the distribution of planktonic life and macroinvertebrates within study area was tidal and mangrove dependent. Biodiversity was found abundance at downstream and present with low number and species at upstream and downstream probably because lands use activities. …”
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Solid waste management in Pulau Ketam - Alam Flora's experience by Yaacob, Sarifah

“…The island's great potentials - a fishing spot, mangrove sight seeing, rare species bird watching and delicious fresh seafood - seemed diminishing. …”
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Widespread retreat of coastal habitat is likely at warming levels above 1.5 °C by Saintilan, Neil, Horton, Benjamin Peter, Törnqvist, Torbjörn E., Ashe, Erica L., Khan, Nicole S., Schuerch, Mark, Perry, Chris, Kopp, Robert E., Garner, Gregory G., Murray, Nicholas, Rogers, Kerrylee, Albert, Simon, Kelleway, Jeffrey, Shaw, Timothy Adam, Woodroffe, Colin D., Lovelock, Catherine E., Goddard, Madeline M., Hutley, Lindsay B., Kovalenko, Katya, Feher, Laura, Guntenspergen, Glenn

“…A deficit between tidal marsh and mangrove adjustment and RSLR is likely at 4 mm yr-1 and highly likely at 7 mm yr-1 of RSLR. …”
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