Norhadi ISMAIL
Associate Professor in Marine Botany
Ph.D (University of Otago N.Z.)
M.A. (University of California, Santa Barbara)
B.Sc. (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

Email: inorhadi(at)frst.unimas.my



Research Interest:

My research focuses on the ecology of seagrass habitats, especially the seasonality in their growth and production rates, and nutrient status. I am also interested on the application of a remote sensing technique in mapping for change detection of these habitats. In conjunction with University of Otago, I have recently completed an ecological study and mapping of a seagrass Zostera novazelandica found in Otago Harbour, Southern New Zealand. Currently, we are working to map tropical seagrass meadows in Sapangar Bay, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, using a remotely sensed data from SPOT4 satellite image in combination with ground truthing. We are also assessing the response of some seagrass species in these habitats to sediment pore-water N concentration by using a manipulative N-enrichment experiment in attempt to determine their nutrient status.


Selected Publications:

Ismail, N. 2001. Ecology of eelgrass, Zostera novazelandica Setchell, in Otago Harbour, Dunedin, New Zealand. PhD thesis, University of Otago, New Zealand.

Fyfe, J., Israel, S.A., Ismail, N., Hurd, C.L & Probert, K. 1999. Mapping marine habitats in Otago, Southern New Zealand. Geocarto International 14(3): 15- 26.

Ismail, N. and Israel, S.1997. Mapping intertidal seagrass using aerial photography. Environmental Perspectives, University of Otago (17): 6-7.

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