• Multi-mesh gillnet selectivity of Oreochromis mossambicus and O. niloticus (Cichlidae) in the fishery of three large perennial reservoirs in Sri Lanka 

  Jayasinghe, R.P.P.K.; Amarasinghe, U.S.; Moreau, J. (Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 2017)

  As in many tropical reservoir fisheries, the major fishing gear in the reservoirs of Sri Lanka is gillnet. Gillnets of a wide range of stretched mesh sizes (6.9 - 11.4 cm) are used in individual boats in Sri Lankan reservoirs ...
• A comparative analysis on the effects of river discharge on trophic interactions in two tropical streams. 

  Weliange, W.S.; Amarasinghe, U.S.; Vijverberg, J.; Leichtfried, M.; Füreder, L . (International Review of Hydrobiology, 2017)

  Discharge-mediated seasonal patterns of food web interactions were investigated in two streams in Sri Lanka; Eswathu Oya (a perennial wet-zone stream) and Yan Oya (a seasonal dry-zone stream). Based on volumetric proportions ...
• Analysis of a stochastic predator-prey model 

  Prasadini, K.D.S.; Mallawa Arachchi, D.K. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

  In biological systems Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model describes the population dynamics of two interacting species of predators and its preys. Classical predatorprey model is a primitive deterministic model governed ...
• The chromatic number of prime graph of a noncommutative ring Mn×n(Z2) 

  Kolombage, K.A.D.D.B.V.; Wijesiri, G.S. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

  Graph theory is a significant area of Mathematics as its outstanding applications in many fields such as biochemistry, electrical engineering, computer science and operational research. Besides Graph theory, Ring theory ...
• Homogenization of Daily Temperature Data 

  Hewaarachchi, A.P.; Li, Yingbo; Lund, Robert; Rennie, Jared (American Meteorological Society, 2017)

  This paper develops a method for homogenizing daily temperature series. While daily temperatures are statistically more complex than annual or monthly temperatures, techniques and computational methods have been accumulating ...
• Phenolic extracts of coconut oil cake: a potential alternative for synthetic antioxidants 

  Seneviratne, K.N.; Prasadani, W.C.; Jayawardena, B. (2016)

  Limitations of natural antioxidants include relatively low antioxidant activity, narrow range of food systems where the antioxidants are effective and limited thermal stability compared to synthetic antioxidants. In the ...
• Capturing local knowledge of beach seine fishers in the north-western province of Sri Lanka 

  Gunawardane, N.D.P.; Amarasinghe, U.S. (Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 2016)
• Toxic effects of Trebon, a synthetic pyrethroid based insecticide formulation, on Oreochromis mossambicus (Family: Cichlidae) 

  Chandrasekera, W.U.; Premaratna, K.D.S. (Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 2016)
• Heavy metal levels in two food fish species from Negombo estuary, Sri Lanka: relationship with the body size 

  Indrajith, H.A.P.; Pathiratne, K.A.S.; Pathiratne, A. (Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 2008)
• Toxic Effects of Trebon, a Synthetic Pyrethroid on the Fingerlings of Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) 

  Premaratna, K.D.S.; Chandrasekera, W.U. (Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 2013)

  Trebon' (Generic name: Etofenprox) is a recently developed potential pyrethroid insecticide, and reported to bring about adverse effects to non-targeted organisms in agricultural fields and associated habitats. In the ...
• Aspects of the biology and fishery of Malabar Sprat, Ehirava fluviatilis (Osteichthyes: Clupeidae) in the outflow canal of Left Bank sluice of Rajanganaya reservoir, Sri Lanka 

  Mihindukulasooriya, L.D.; Amarasinghe, U.S. (Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 2012)

  Ehirava f/uviatilis is of marine origin and has colonized some freshwater habitats of Sri Lanka. A small scale fishery of E. f/uviatilis exists in the outflow canal of Rajanganaya reservoir in the North Central province ...
• The ontogenetic dietary shift of blue stripped hermit crab Clibanarius longitarsus (Decapoda, Diogenidae) in the Negombo estuary, Sri Lanka 

  Ranaweera, B.D.P.S.; Epa, U.P.K. (Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 2012)

  Hermit crabs represent an important portion of many intertidal and moderately deep benthic marine communities worldwide, where they play an important role in the food chain. Present study was conducted to determine ...
• Impacts of rubber factory effluents on the macrobenthic community in Gurugoda Oya, Ruwanwella 

  Ranathunge, R.M.T.B.; Chandrasekera, W.U. (Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 2012)

  Rubber factory effluents contain a mixture of chemical compounds that bring about harmful impacts to fauna. With this view, the present study was carried out to investigate the changes in water and sediment quality ...
• Effect of raw garlic extract on common external parasites, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, Gyrodactylus spp. and Dactylogyrus spp. on goldfish, Carassius auratus 

  Jayasundara, J.M.C.N.; Hettiarachchi, M. (Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 2012)

  Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (a ciliate), Gyrodactylus spp. and Dactylogyrus spp. are common, external, harmful parasites of goldfish, Carassius auratus. Bath treatments with different chemicals that could be harmful to ...
• Turmeric extract as a parasiticide for Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, Gyrodactylus spp. and Dactylogyrus spp. on goldfish, Carassius auratus 

  Jayasundara, J.M.C.N.; Hettiarachchi, M. (Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 2012)

  Protozoan ciliate, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and monogenean flukes, Gyrodactylus spp. and Dactylogyrus spp. are common external parasites of goldfish, Carassius auratus. At high densities of fish, those infestations ...
• Spatial distribution of macrobenthos in the Negombo estuary: Is it governed by the physico-chemical characteristics of water and sediment or by the sea grass cover? 

  Chathurangi, N.G.M.; Chandrasekera, W.U. (Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 2012)

  The present study was carried out to investigate whether the spatial variation of the macrobenthic community in Negombo estuary is governed by the physico-chemical parameters in the overlying water and sediment or by ...
• Pollution at a discharge point of treated effluent from a textile mill factory, in Kalu Ganga, evaluated by water quality parameters and histological alterations (biomarker of effect) in Rasbora daniconius and Puntius sarana 

  Jayasinghe, D.L.D.A.R.; Hettiarachchi, M. (Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 2012)

  Treated textile factory effluent could have remaining contaminants that could change water quality parameters in receiving water. Kalu Ganga receives a large volume of treated effluent at the area of Narthupana from a ...
• Catchment based water quality evaluation of Pugoda Ela in Gampaha district, Sri Lanka 

  Samadaree, A.D.S.; Weerasinghe, V.P.A. (Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 2012)

  Pugoda Ela is one of the main tributaries of Kelani River which is used for water supply to Colombo and Gampaha districts by National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) in Sri Lanka. Limited recent studies are ...
• Environmental Flow Assessment in Attanagalu Oya 

  Halwatura, D.; Najim, M.M.M. (Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 2012)

  Protecting and restoring river flow regimes and hence the ecosystems that they support by providing environmental flows has become a major aspect of water resource management in river basins. It is difficult to quantify ...
• Runoff Modeling of a Wet Zone Watershed in Sri Lanka Using HEC-HMS Model 

  Halwatura, D.; Najim, M.M.M. (Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 2012)

  Flows of the world's rivers are increasingly being modified through impoundments to conserve and develop water resources and therefore estimation of river flow and their variations are vital. Information on rainfall ...

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