• Biofilm formation of aquatic pathogen, Vibrio campbellii on different contact surfaces 

  Bandara, E.G.K.Y.C.; Ruwandeepika, H.A.D.; Deepananda, K.H.M.A. (4th International Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture, 2017-09-17)

  The present study was aimed at empirically ascertaining the ability of a pathogenic V. campbellii isolate to form biofilms on different surfaces, commonly used in shrimp aquaculture facilities. Biofilm formation ability ...
• Infection of farmed sub-adult semicircle angelfish, Pomacanthus semicirculatus in Taiwan caused by Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida 

  Leu, M.Y.; Wong, S.Y.; Tay, Y.L.; Bandara, E.G.K.Y.C.; Tsai, M.A. (European Association of Fish Pathologists, 2019-10-06)

  The semicircle angelfish (Pomacanthus semicirculatus) is an extremely popular coral reef teleost. An outbreak occurred in Taiwan with 98% (53 out of 54) cumulative mortality within 10 days among the cultured sub-adult ...
• Isolation and identification of Vibrio species from Macrobrachium rosenbergii cultured in selected five reservoirs in Uva and Southern provinces in Sri Lanka 

  Jayasinghe, L.N.M.P.; Pathiranage, S.U.; Bandara, E.G.K.Y.C.; Pramodhi, H.H.S.; Hasintha, K.V.D.M.; Nadishani, H.C.; Madushanka, D.N.N.; Deepananda, K.H.M.A.; Ruwandeepika, H.A.D. (4th International Conference of agricultural Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2022-01-26)

  Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Giant Freshwater Prawn/GFP), residents in the tropical freshwaters adjacent to brackish water areas are more popular among the culture of crustaceans due to their rich taste and profitability. ...
• Perception of students on online examinations: A case study of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology in the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka 

  Bandara, E.G.K.Y.C.; Wijesinghe, R.D.N.; Sanuja, R.G. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2022-09-21)

  Since March 2020 up to date, smooth functioning of higher education systems in Sri Lanka is hindered by two main challenges; earlier by COVID-19 pandemic and later by the prevailing economic crisis of the country. Sudden ...
• Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the fisheries sector of Sri Lanka 

  Amaralal, K.H.M.L.; Edirimanna, E.M.A.P.; Lakmini, W.A.S.W.; Chamodi, K.K.D.; Kuragodage, A.U.; Sanuja, R.G.; Bandara, E.G.K.Y.C.; Maheepala, M.M.A.S.; Abeykoon, M.N.D.F.; Sadaruwan, K.P.G.L.; Kuganathan, S.; Deepananda, K.H.M.A. (Elsevier, 2022-10-19)

  We empirically ascertained the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on fisheries sector of Sri Lanka, focusing on the year 2020 which helps identify changes in production and income of the sector. Daily wage and monthly income of ...
• Stream biofilms in agricultural streams 

  Wijewardene, L.; Wu, N.; Giménez-Grau, P.; Holmboe, C.; Fohrer, N.; Baattrup-Pedersen, A.; Riis, T. (Deutsche Hydrologische Gesellschaft, 2022-03-22)

  Stream biofilms play a vital role on structure and function of agricultural streams. In many lowland streams, macrophyte vegetation is abundant and functions as an important substrate for biofilm (epiphyton) in addition ...
• Influences of pesticides and nutrients on phytoplankton communities in lentic small water bodies in a German lowland agricultural area 

  Wijewardene, L.; Wu, N.; Qu, Y.; Guo, K.; Messyasz, B.; Lorenz, S.; Riis, T. T.; Ulrich, U.; Fohrer, N. (German Society for Limnology (DGL), 2021-09-27)

  Agrochemicals such as pesticides and nutrients are concurrent chemical stressors in freshwater aquatic ecosystems surrounded by agricultural areas. Lentic small water bodies (LSWB) are ecologically significant habitats ...
• Biofilm extracellular enzyme activities in response to temperature: a latitudinal study 

  Freixa, A.; Catalan, N.; Gimenez-Grau, P.; Riis, T.; Romaní, A.; Tank, S.; Wijewardene, L.; Pastor, A. (International Society of Limnology, 2022-09-07)

  The extracellular enzyme activities released by microbial biofilms are a primary mechanism for organic matter decomposition. Microbial activity is highly responsive to temperature increase, but this response could change ...
• Twitter on Aquaculture; Understanding the latent information using R 

  Bandara, T.; Radampola, K.; Wijewardene, L. (International symposium on Agriculture and Environment (ISAE), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri LAnka, 2018-01-17)

  Social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter have significant importance in connecting people at present. For scholarly use, information from these networks can be used for various research purposes including data ...
• Scientific Footprint of South Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Research: A Scientometric Study between 2000 and 2017 

  Bandara, T.; Wijewardene, L. (Library Network, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 2018)

  The multifaceted role of South Asian fisheries and aquaculture includes improving nutritional status, livelihood development and poverty alleviation of the associated nations. Application of scientific knowledge to utilize ...
• Assessment of water quality and trophic state in Sooriyawewa reservoir in the Southern province of Sri Lanka 

  Wijewardene, L.; Asanthi, H. B.; Rajapaksha, S. W. (Sri Lanka Association of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 2017-03-01)

  Trophic state of a reservoir is one of the important factors in limnological perspective in order to understand its healthiness. This study was focused to understand the dynamics of trophic state and water quality in ...
• Ornamental fish trade in Sri Lanka: an economic perspective 

  Herath, H.M.T.N.B.; Wijewardene, L. (International Science Community Association, 2014)

  Exporting of ornamental fish is much lucrative industry in today. Sri Lanka is one of the important country in that context by having significant market share in world trade. In this paper an economic assessment of ...
• Two hundred years of zooplankton vertical migration research 

  Bandara, K.; Varpe, Ø.; Wijewardene, L.; Tverberg, V.; Eiane, K. (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Cambridge Philosophical Society, 2021-08)

  Vertical migration is a geographically and taxonomically widespread behaviour among zooplankton that spans across diel and seasonal timescales. The shorter-term diel vertical migration (DVM) has a periodicity of up to 1 ...
• Global Blue Economy Analysis Developments and Challenges 

  Cooray, N.S; Premarathne, U.; Atapaththu, K.S.S.; Priyadarshana, T. (CRP Press, 2022)

  Oceans are approximately three- quarters of the earth’s surface, accountable for more than 90% of the biosphere, providing an array of goods and services to the global community which includes food, employment, recreation ...
• Epiphytic biofilms in freshwater and interactions with macrophytes: Current understanding and future directions 

  Wijewardene, L.; Wu, N.; Fohrer, N.; Riis, T. (Elsevier, 2022-01-01)

  Epiphytic biofilm is an important component in freshwater ecosystems and is one of the main primary producers in shallow freshwater ecosystems. The epiphytic biofilm is comprised of an autotrophic community made up of ...
• Revelation of depositional features in the Paleocene and Eocene in the Mannar basin using amplitude analysis of a 3D data set 

  Dushyendra, A.; Premarathne, U.; Weerasinghe, D. (Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2022)

  The Mannar Basin is located between the western coasts of Sri Lanka and the southern coast of India. The Sri Lankan portion of the basin extends over 45,000 km2. It is a deep-water frontier with only two natural ...
• Epiphyton in Agricultural Streams: Structural Control and Comparison to Epilithon 

  Wijewardene, L.; Wu, N.; Giménez-Grau, P.; Holmboe, C.; Fohrer, N.; Baattrup-Pedersen, A.; Riis, T. (Water, MDPI, 2021-12-04)

  Stream biofilms play an important role in the structure, functioning, and integrity of agricultural streams. In many lowland streams, macrophyte vegetation is abundant and functions as an important substrate for biofilm ...
• Reservoir potential of the Campanian sandstone in the Dorado North well on the Mannar Basin, offshore Sri Lanka 

  Bandara, M.; Premarathne, U. (Reservoir potential of the Campanian sandstone in the Dorado-North well on the Mannar, 2021)

  The Mannar Basin is located offshore in between the west coast of Sri Lanka and the east coast of India. It is a Mesozoic failed rift basin filled with Late Jurassic to recent sediments. The basin is one of the main ...
• Effects of the herbicides metazachlor and flufenacet on phytoplankton communities–A microcosm assay 

  Wijewardene, L.; Wu, N.; Hörmann, G.; Messyasz, B.; Riis, T.; Hölzel, C.; Ulrich, U.; Fohrer, N. (Elsevier, 2021-12-25)

  Agrochemicals are the main pollutants in freshwater ecosystems. Metazachlor and flufenacet are two common herbicides applied in fall (i.e., August–October) to agricultural fields in Northern Germany. High concentrations of ...
• Continental flood basalt magmatism contemporaneous with Deccan traps in the Mannar basin, offshore Sri Lanka 

  Premarathne, U.; Ranaweera, L.V. (Willy, 2021)

  The Gulf of Mannar and adjoining Cauvery basin to the north between India and Sri Lanka are associated with a failed rift, which initiated during the late Jurassic to early Cretaceous as a precursor to the breakup of ...

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