Bibliography on Biodiversity and Environmental Research Publications – 2016

Aminuddin, Muhammad Fairuz, Aida Maryam Basri, Hussein Taha, Adlan Mursyid Abidin, and Norhayati Ahmad. “Antimicrobial Activities of Soaps Containing Senna Alata Leaf Extract.” Scientia Bruneiana 15 (2016): 44–47. https://doi.org/10.46537/scibru.v15i0.18.

Arai, Takaomi. “Current Status and Concerns on Tropical Anguillid Eel Stocks.” Scientia Bruneiana 15 (December 6, 2016). https://doi.org/10/ghcsv3.

Baker, Kate, Michael A. Chadwick, Rafhiah Kahar, Zohrah Haji Sulaiman, and Rodzay A. Wahab. “Fluvial Biotopes Influence Macroinvertebrate Biodiversity in South-East Asian Tropical Streams.” Ecosphere 7, no. 12 (2016): e01479. https://doi.org/10/f9gw94.

Baker, Kate, Michael A. Chadwick, and Zohrah Haji Sulaiman. “Eco-Hydromorphic Classification for Understanding Stream Macroinvertebrate Biodiversity in Brunei Darussalam, Northern Borneo.” Zoological Studies 55, no. 37 (2016): 1–16. https://doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2016.55-37.

Bauer, Ulrike, Katja Rembold, and T. Ulmar Grafe. “Carnivorous Nepenthes Pitcher Plants Are a Rich Food Source for a Diverse Vertebrate Community.” Journal of Natural History 50, no. 7–8 (February 24, 2016): 483–95. https://doi.org/10/ggc99x.

Beng, Kingsly Chuo, Kyle W. Tomlinson, Xian Hui Shen, Yann Surget-Groba, Alice C. Hughes, Richard T. Corlett, and J. W. Ferry Slik. “The Utility of DNA Metabarcoding for Studying the Response of Arthropod Diversity and Composition to Land-Use Change in the Tropics.” Scientific Reports 6 (April 26, 2016): 24965. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep24965.

Bian, Chao, Yinchang Hu, Vydianathan Ravi, Inna S. Kuznetsova, Xueyan Shen, Xidong Mu, Ying Sun, et al. “The Asian Arowana ( Scleropages Formosus ) Genome Provides New Insights into the Evolution of an Early Lineage of Teleosts.” Scientific Reports 6, no. 1 (April 19, 2016): 1–17. https://doi.org/10/f8x3z3.

Briguglio, Antonino, Sulia Goeting, Rosnani Kusli, Amajida Roslim, Gianluca Polgar, and Laszlo Kocsis. “Modern Foraminifera from a Depth Transect Offshore Brunei Darussalam: Diversity, Sedimentation Rate and Preservation Pathways.,” Vol. 18. Vienna, Austria, 2016.

Burgess, Steven J., Hussein Taha, Justin A. Yeoman, Oksana Iamshanova, Kher Xing Chan, Marko Boehm, Volker Behrends, et al. “Identification of the Elusive Pyruvate Reductase of Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii Chloroplasts.” Plant and Cell Physiology 57, no. 1 (January 1, 2016): 82–94. https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcv167.

Davidson, Diane W., Alexey Kopchinskiy, Kamariah Abu Salim, Marica Grujic, Linda Lim, Chan Chin Mei, Tappey H. Jones, Dale Casamatta, Lea Atanasova, and Irina S. Druzhinina. “Nutrition of Borneo’s ‘Exploding’ Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Colobopsis): A Preliminary Assessment.” Biotropica 48, no. 4 (2016): 518–27. https://doi.org/10/ggdmkb.

Diris, M.N., A.M. Basri, F. Metali, N. Ahmad, and H. Taha. “Phytochemicals and Antimicrobial Activities of Melastoma Malabathricum and Melastoma Beccarianum Leaf Crude Extracts.” Research Journal of Phytochemistry 11, no. 1 (December 15, 2016): 35–41. https://doi.org/10.3923/rjphyto.2017.35.41.

Habib, Ahasan, and Zohrah Sulaiman. “High Genetic Connectivity of Narrow-Barred Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus Commerson) from the South China, Bali and Java Seas.” Zoology and Ecology 26, no. 2 (April 2, 2016): 93–99. https://doi.org/10/ggc99s.

Hippa, Heikki, David Kaspřák, Siti Rafhiah Haji Abd Kahar, and Jan Ševčík. “Two New Oriental Species of Paramanota Tuomikoski (Diptera: Mycetophilidae), with DNA Sequence Data.” RAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY 64 (2016): 360–67. https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/app/uploads/2017/04/64rbz360-367.pdf.

Hossain, M. Belal, and L. E. Hughes. “New Species Victoriopisa Bruneiensis and Apocorophium Acutum (Chevreux, 1908) from Brunei (Crustacea: Peracarida: Amphipoda).” Zootaxa 4117, no. 3 (June 1, 2016): 375–86. https://doi.org/10/f8p95m.

Huang, Danwei, Bert W. Hoeksema, Yang Amri Affendi, Put O. Ang, Chaolun A. Chen, Hui Huang, David J. W. Lane, et al. “Conservation of Reef Corals in the South China Sea Based on Species and Evolutionary Diversity.” Biodiversity and Conservation 25, no. 2 (February 1, 2016): 331–44. https://doi.org/10/f799zf.

Jaafar, Salwana Md, Rahayu Sukmaria Sukri, and Şerban Procheş. “An Investigation of Soil Physico-Chemical Variables Across Different Lowland Forest Ecosystems of Brunei Darussalam.” MJS 35, no. 2 (December 30, 2016): 151–68. https://doi.org/10.22452/mjs.vol35no2.6.

Jaafar, Zeehan, Gianluca Polgar, and Yuliadi Zamroni. “Description of a New Species of Periophthalmus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Lesser Sunda Islands.” Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 64 (2016): 278–83. http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/app/uploads/2017/06/64rbz278-283.pdf.

Kamariah A. S, and K. M. Wong. “Novitates Bruneienses, 7. Saurauia (Actinidiaceae) in Brunei Darussalam.” Sandakania 22 (2016): 41–54. http://www.forest.sabah.gov.my/docs/frc/sandakania/Sandakania%20Vol_22.pdf.

Kamis, N.D.Z. Awang, H. Taha, and F. Metali. “Effects of Commercial Plant Hormones on the Survival, Rooting and Growth of Stem Cuttings of an Herbal Tea Plant, Aidia Racemosa.” Research Journal of Medicinal Plants 10, no. 6 (June 1, 2016): 414–19. https://doi.org/10.3923/rjmp.2016.414.419.

Kim, Eunji, Woo-Kyun Lee, Mihae Yoon, Jong-Yeol Lee, Yowhan Son, and Kamariah Abu Salim. “Estimation of Voxel-Based Above-Ground Biomass Using Airborne LiDAR Data in an Intact Tropical Rain Forest, Brunei.” Forests 7, no. 11 (November 2016): 259. https://doi.org/10.3390/f7110259.

Kooh, Muhammad Raziq Rahimi, Linda B. L. Lim, Lee Hoon Lim, and J. M. R. S. Bandara. “Batch Adsorption Studies on the Removal of Malachite Green from Water by Chemically Modified Azolla Pinnata.” Desalination and Water Treatment 57, no. 31 (July 2, 2016): 14632–46. https://doi.org/10/ggc99m.

Kumar, Prabitha Vinodh, and Zohrah Sulaiman. “Use of Synthetic Fusion Gene to Produce Biodiesel from Lignocellulosic Biomass.” Biofuels 7, no. 2 (March 3, 2016): 191–200. https://doi.org/10/ggc99g.

Kuřavová, Kateřina, Jan Šipoš, Rodzay A. Wahab, Rafhiah S. Kahar, and Petr Kočárek. “Feeding Patterns in Tropical Groundhoppers (Tetrigidae): A Case of Phylogenetic Dietary Conservatism in a Basal Group of Caelifera.” Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society n/a, no. n/a (2016): 179–291. https://doi.org/10/ggc96c.

Lane, David J W, and Bert W Hoeksema. “Mesophotic Mushroom Coral Records at Brunei Darussalam Support Westward Extension of the Coral Triangle to the South China Sea Waters of Northwest Borneo.” Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 64 (2016): 204–12. https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/app/uploads/2017/06/64rbz204-212.pdf.

Le, QV, KU Tennakoon, F Metali, LBL Lim, and JF Bolin. “Ecophysiological Responses of Mistletoe Dendrophthoe Curvata (Loranthaceae) to Varying Environmental Parameters.” Journal of Tropical Forest Science 28, no. 1 (2016): 59–67. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43748079.

Le, Quang-Vuong, Kushan U. Tennakoon, Faizah Metali, Linda B. L. Lim, and Jay F. Bolin. “Host Specific Variation in Photosynthesis of an Obligate Xylem-Tapping Mistletoe Dendrophthoe Curvata in a Bornean Heath Forest.” Nordic Journal of Botany 34, no. 2 (2016): 235–43. https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.00628.

Lee, Sohye, Seungjun Kim, Yujin Roh, Kamariah Abu Salim, Woo-Kyun Lee, Stuart Davies, and Yowhan Son. “Effects of Termite Activities on Coarse Woody Debris Decomposition in an Intact Lowland Mixed Dipterocarp Forest of Brunei Darussalam.” EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts 18 (April 2016): EPSC2016-10873. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016EGUGA..1810873L/abstract.

Lim, Ya Chee, Rajan Rajabalaya, Shirley Huan Fang Lee, Kushan U. Tennakoon, Quang-Vuong Le, Adi Idris, Ihsan N. Zulkipli, Natasha Keasberry, and Sheba R. David. “Parasitic Mistletoes of the Genera Scurrula and Viscum: From Bench to Bedside.” Molecules 21, no. 8 (August 2016): 1048. https://doi.org/10/ggc99d.

Macat, Zdenek, Hanyrol H. Ahmad Sah, and T. Ulmar Grafe. “Attempted Predation of Ptychozoon Horsfieldii (Squamata: Gekkonidae) by Chrysopelea Paradisi (Serpentes: Colubridae) in Borneo.” Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology 15, no. 1 (July 1, 2016): 65–67. https://doi.org/10/ggc99c.

Manjul, N.M.J., and F. Metali. “Germination and Growth of Selected Tropical Pioneers in Brunei Darussalam: Effects of Temperature and Seed Size.” Research Journal of Seed Science 9, no. 2 (June 15, 2016): 48–53. https://doi.org/10.3923/rjss.2016.48.53.

Marshall, David, Sorya Proum, M. Belal Hossain, Aimimuliani Adam, Lee Hoon Lim, and Jose H. Santos. “Ecological Responses to Fluctuating and Extreme Marine Acidification: Lessons from a Tropical Estuary (the Brunei Estuarine System).” Scientia Bruneiana 15 (December 6, 2016): 1–17. https://doi.org/10.46537/scibru.v15i0.33.

Masmin, Huwaida Hj, Kahtleen Collier, Pallavi Sirajuddin, and Ulmar Grafe. “Bat Diversity in Two Lowland Forests of Brunei Darussalam.” Scientia Bruneiana 15 (December 6, 2016). https://doi.org/10/ghcsvx.

Matali, S., N. Abidin, W.H. Tuah, A.M.Q. Pg Yusof, H.H. Mohd Din, H. Taha, R.S. Sukri, and F. Metali. “Propagation of Dillenia Suffruticosa (Griff.) Martelli Stem Cuttings Using Plant Hormones: A Promising Approach to Supply Plantlets to Revegetate Degraded Tropical Heath Forests in Brunei Darussalam.” Research Journal of Botany 12, no. 1 (December 15, 2016): 32–37. https://doi.org/10.3923/rjb.2017.32.37.

Meuche, Ivonne, Alexander Keller, Hanyrol H. Ahmad Sah, Norhayati Ahmad, and T. Ulmar Grafe. “Silent Listeners: Can Preferences of Eavesdropping Midges Predict Their Hosts’ Parasitism Risk?” Behavioral Ecology 27, no. 4 (January 1, 2016): 995–1003. https://doi.org/10/f8zzr6.

Monoy, Carla C., Kyle W. Tomlinson, Yoshiko Iida, Nathan G. Swenson, and J. W. Ferry Slik. “Temporal Changes in Tree Species and Trait Composition in a Cyclone-Prone Pacific Dipterocarp Forest.” Ecosystems 19, no. 6 (September 1, 2016): 1013–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-016-9983-0.

Ng, Heok Hee, and Maurice Kottelat. “The Glyptothorax of Sundaland: A Revisionary Study (Teleostei: Sisoridae).” Zootaxa 4188, no. 1 (November 8, 2016): 1–92. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4188.1.1.

Pin, Tang Yuan, Linda Biaw Leng Lim, and Kushan U. Tennakoon. “Nutritional Attributes of Hemiparasitic Mistletoe Scurrula Ferruginea in Brunei Darussalam.” Scientia Bruneiana 15 (December 6, 2016). https://doi.org/10/ghcsv4.

Polgar, Gianluca. “First Record and Conservation Value of Periophthalmus Malaccensis Eggert from Borneo, with Ecological Notes on Other Mudskippers (Teleostei: Gobiidae) in Brunei.” Scientia Bruneiana 15 (December 6, 2016): 49–57. https://doi.org/10.46537/scibru.v15i0.42.

Proum, Sorya, Jose H. Santos, Lee Hoon Lim, and David J. Marshall. “Metal Accumulation in the Tissues and Shells of Indothais Gradata Snails Inhabiting Soft and Hard Substrata in an Acidified Tropical Estuary (Brunei, South East Asia).” Regional Studies in Marine Science, The 1 International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems (BECoME 2015), 8, no. 3 (November 1, 2016): 487–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2016.03.010.

Roh, Yujin, Jongyeol Lee, Sohye Lee, Kamariah Abu Salim, Stuart James Davies, and Yowhan Son. “Annual Litter Fall in an Intact Mixed Dipterocarp Forest of Brunei Darussalam,” 18:EPSC2016-10883, 2016. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016EGUGA..1810883R.

Sah, Hanyrol H. Ahmad, T. Ulmar Grafe, Alex Dornburg, David S. McLeod, Aaron M. Bauer, Rodzay Abdul Wahab, Lee Grismer, and Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell. “The Amphibians, Reptiles and Fishes of the 2012 Bukit Pagon Expedition, Brunei Darussalam.” Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 57, no. 1 (April 2016): 97–114. https://doi.org/10/f8jdmr.

Schöner, Michael G., Caroline R. Schöner, Gerald Kerth, Liaw Lin Ji, and T. Ulmar Grafe. “Bats Attend to Plant Structures to Identify Roosting Sites.” Acta Chiropterologica 18, no. 2 (December 2016): 433–40. https://doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.2.010.

Sickel, Wiebke, T. Ulmar Grafe, Ivonne Meuche, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, and Alexander Keller. “Bacterial Diversity and Community Structure in Two Bornean Nepenthes Species with Differences in Nitrogen Acquisition Strategies.” Microbial Ecology 71, no. 4 (May 1, 2016): 938–53. https://doi.org/10/ggc97w.

Sinclair, Brent J., Katie E. Marshall, Mary A. Sewell, Danielle L. Levesque, Christopher S. Willett, Stine Slotsbo, Yunwei Dong, et al. “Can We Predict Ectotherm Responses to Climate Change Using Thermal Performance Curves and Body Temperatures?” Ecology Letters 19, no. 11 (2016): 1372–85. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12686.

Suhaili, Adrian Lee Rahman, Kushan Tennakoon, and Rahayu Sukmaria Sukri. “Soil Seed Bank of an Exotic Acacia Sp. Plantation and an Adjacent Tropical Heath Forest in Brunei Darussalam.” BIOTROPIA - The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biology 22, no. 2 (March 21, 2016): 140–50. https://doi.org/10.11598/btb.2015.22.2.487.

Svojanovská, Hana, Petr Nguyen, Matyáš Hiřman, Ivan H. Tuf, Rodzay Abdul Wahab, Charles R. Haddad, and František Šťáhlavský. “Karyotype Evolution in Harvestmen of the Suborder Cyphophthalmi (Opiliones).” Cytogenetic and Genome Research 148, no. 2–3 (2016): 227–36. https://doi.org/10/f8s39m.

Tanaka, Yasuaki. “Coral Diversity and Coral Reef Environment in Brunei Darussalam.” Scientia Bruneiana 15 (December 6, 2016). https://doi.org/10/ghcsv2.

Tennakoon, Kushan Udayanga, Roshanizah Rosli, and Quang-Vuong Le. “Biology of Aerial Parasitic Vines in Brunei Darussalam: Cuscuta and Cassytha (Love Vines).” Scientia Bruneiana 15 (December 6, 2016): 58–64. https://doi.org/10.46537/scibru.v15i0.24.

Tripathi, Binu M., Woojin Song, J. W. F. Slik, Rahayu S. Sukri, Salwana Jaafar, Ke Dong, and Jonathan M. Adams. “Distinctive Tropical Forest Variants Have Unique Soil Microbial Communities, But Not Always Low Microbial Diversity.” Frontiers in Microbiology 7 (2016). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00376.

Ud-Daula, A. F. M. Shahid, Fatih Demirci, Kamariah Abu Salim, Betul Demirci, Linda B. L. Lim, Kemal Hüsnü C. Baser, and Norhayati Ahmad. “Chemical Composition, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Essential Oils from Leaves, Aerial Stems, Basal Stems, and Rhizomes of Etlingera Fimbriobracteata (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm.” Industrial Crops and Products 84 (June 1, 2016): 189–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.12.034.