Research Projects in Postgraduate Programmes

Deepthi Wickramasinghe and D.D.G.L. Dahanayaka Land Use Land Cover change, drivers and its impacts on three protected areas in Sri Lanka: A GIS, Remote Sensing and modeling approach.

Dahanayake, H.D., Wickramasinghe, D. and Dahanayaka, D.D.G.L. (2022). Do natural landscapes contribute to reducing Land Surface Temperature (LST)? A case study from Muthurajawela wetland, Sri Lanka. Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management 9(2):3329-3339, doi:10.15243/jdmlm.2022.092.3329

Deepthi Wickramasinghe Loic Le De and D.D.G.L. Dahanayaka. Land Use Land Cover change, drivers and its impacts on three protected areas in Sri Lanka: A GIS, Remote Sensing and modeling approach

Kalaivani, G., Prabagar S., Jayawardena U.A., Gobalarajah, R., Rajendra, S., Prabagar, J. (2020). Impact of water quality parameters on Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Thunukkai area in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. BMC Nephrology.21

Dharmasiri, A. G. Gayan, Perera, A. Yashan, Harishchandra, Jeevanie, Herath, Hemantha, Aravindan, Kandasamy, Jayasooriya, H. T. R., Ranawaka, G. R. and Hewavitharane, Mihirini (2017).Anopheline mosquito fauna of Sri Lanka: Current prevalence, bionomics and their genetic variability in mitochondrial DNA COI gene. ” First record of Anopheles stephensi in Sri Lanka: a potential challenge for prevention of malaria reintroduction-case report. Malaria Journal, 16:326; doi.10.1186/s12936-017-1977-7

M.D. Amarasinghe, R.M.C.S. Ratnayake and D.D.G.L. Dahanayaka. Reproductive biology and ecology of Typha angustifolia and development of management strategies to control its invasion in Man and Biosphere (MAB) wetland reserve at Bundala

K.H.M.A Deepananda, U.S. Amarasinghe and D.D.G.L. Dahanayaka. Development of Captive Breeding Techniques for selected Freshwater Endemic Fish Species in Sri Lanka.

G.W.A.R. Fernando, H.M.S.P. Madawala, G. Seneviratne, D.D.G.L. Dahanayaka. Die back of  Manilkara hexandra in Bundala National Park- Potential Edaphic Factors

D.D.G.L. Dahanayaka, S.T. Shanmugaratnam and Ms. S. Muraleethara. Impact assesment of Marine Litter towards livelihodd of coastal areas of Nothern Province.

D.D.G.L. Dahanayaka and H.B. Jayasiri. Diversity and distribution of marine phytoplankton in the coastal waters of Crow Island Beach Park.

D.D.G.L. Dahanayaka and A.A.D. Amarathunge. Assesment of marine litter in selected Beaches of Southern and Western part of Sri Lanka.

D.D.G.L. Dahanayaka and A.A.D. Amarathunge. Assesment of nutrients, pelagic respiration and primary productivity in the Malala lagoon, Hampbanthota District.

NN Punchihewa and Nayana Wijethilake. Investigation of species diversity and abundance of fish populations in the Chilaw lagoon.

NN Punchihewa. Evaluation of utilization of mangroves as a food source of fish species inhabiting the Chilaw lagoon

Gaminda, K. A. P., Thomas, I. B. K., Abeysinghe, D. T., Jayasinghe, C. D., & Senthilnithy, R. (2021). Deoxyribozymes in Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria. Biotechnologia Acta, 14(5), 5-20.

Thomas, I. B. K., Gaminda, K. A. P., Jayasinghe, C. D., Abeysinghe, D. T., & Senthilnithy, R. (2021). DNAzymes, Novel Therapeutic Agents in Cancer Therapy: A Review of Concepts to Applications. Journal of Nucleic Acids, 2021.

S.R. Weeraakoon,S. Somaratne, N. Nilakarawasam, and C. Ranasinghe. Hypochlesterolemic activity of selected Euphorbious plant extracts on blood serum of rats (Mus norvigicusalbinus)

P.A.D.H. Nayana Gunanthilaka. Determination of the feasibility of the use of Paratransgenesis technique as a tool for leishmaniasis vector control in Sri Lanka.