LECTURER in Soil Science
PhD. (Kochi University, 2009)
MSc. (Kochi University, 2006)
BSc. (Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 2004)
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Research activities

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Tropical Soil Fertility & Resource Management (clarify the fallow ecosystem and its function with alteration of the upland agricultural activities at various areas in Sarawak)

FORESTRY SCIENCES

Tropical Forest Ecology & Soil Resource Management (emphasizes on the efforts in obtaining critical information on the forest ecosystem under reforestation purposes for restoration of the tropical rainforests in Sarawak)

Selected publications - Refereed Journals

Tanaka, S., Wasli, M.E., Kotegawa, T., Seman, L., Sabang, J., Kendawang, J.J., Sakurai, K and Morooka, Y. 2007. Ecological study on site selection for shifting cultivation by the Iban of Sarawak, Malaysia. A case study in the Mujong River area. TROPICS, 16, pp. 357-371

Tanaka, S., Wasli, M.E., Seman, L., Jee, A., Kendawang, J.J., Sakurai, K. and Morooka, Y. 2007. Soil properties of secondary forests under shifting cultivation by the Iban of Sarawak, Malaysia in relation to vegetation condition. TROPICS, 16, pp. 385-398

Tanaka, S., Tachibe, S., Wasli, M.E., Lat, J., Seman, L., Kendawang, J.J., Iwasaki, K. and Sakurai, K. 2009. Soil characteristics under cash crop farming in upland areas of Sarawak, Malaysia. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 129, pp. 293-301

Abdu, A., Tanaka, S., Jusop, S., Majid, N.M., Ibrahim, Z., Wasli, M.E. and Sakurai, K. 2009. Assessment on soil fertility status and growth performance of planted Dipterocarp species in Perak, Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Applied Science, 8, pp. 3795-3805

Wasli, M.E., Tanaka, S., Kendawang, J.J., Seman, L., Unang, B., Lat, J., Abdu, A., Morooka, Y. and Sakurai, K. 2009. Vegetation conditions and soil fertility of fallow lands under intensified shifting cultivation systems in Sarawak, Malaysia. TROPICS, 18, pp. 115-126

Zaidey, A.K., Arifin, A., Zahari, I., Hazandy, A.H., Zaki, M.H., Affendy, H., Wasli, M.E., Khairul Hafiz, Y., Shamsuddin, J. & Nik Muhamad, M. 2010. Characterizing soil properties of lowland and hill Dipterocarp forests at Peninsular Malaysia. International Journal of Soil Science, 5(3), pp. 112-130

Wasli, M.E., Tanaka, S., Kendawang, J.J., Abdu, A., Lat, J., Morooka, Y., Mohd Long, S. and Sakurai, K. 2011. Soils and vegetation condition of natural forests and secondary fallow forests within Batang Ai national park boundary, Sarawak, Malaysia. Kuroshio Science, 5(1), 67-76.

Selected publications - Proceedings

Tanaka, S, Wasli, M.E., Kou, A., Seman, L., Kendawang, J.J. and Sakurai, K. 2005. Site selection for shifting cultivation by the Iban of Sarawak, Malaysia with special reference to indicator plants. In: Proceedings of International Symposium on Forest Ecology, Hydrometereology and Forest Ecosystem Rehabilitation in Sarawak, p. 97-103, SFC, Sarawak and JRCTS, Japan

Wasli, M.E., Tanaka, S., Kendawang, J.J., Seman, L., Unang, B. and Sakurai, K., 2006. How does the Iban of Sarawak, Malaysia select sites for shifting cultivation? A case study on the Iban communities in Lubok Antu region. In: Proceedings of 18^th World Congress of Soil Science, Philadelphia, USA, pp. 130–134

Wasli, M.E., Tanaka, S., Kendawang, J.J., Lat, J., Morooka, Y. and Sakurai, K. 2007. Soils under secondary vegetation succession after shifting cultivation practices - A comparison of Imperata cylindrica and Dicranopteris linearis dominated fallow lands. In: Proceedings of the 8^th International Conference of the East and Southeast Asian Federation of Soil Science, Tsukuba, Japan, pp. 134

Harada, Y., Wasli, M.E., Kendawang, J.J., Sakurai, K. and Tanaka, S. 2009. Soil fertility status of agricultural uplands by the Iban of Engkari River, Sarawak, Malaysia In: Abstracts of Annual Meeting, Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Kochi, Japan, pp. 63

Abdu, A., Abd Kadir, M.D., Ibrahim, Z., Hamzah, M.Z., Abdul Hamid, H., Hassan, A., Wasli, M.E., Yusof, K.H., Jusop, S. and Majid, N.M. 2010. Properties of soils in the rehabilitated degraded tropical lowland and hill dipterocarp forests in Peninsular Malaysia. In: Proceedings of 19th World Congress of Soil Science, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 23 – 26

Wasli, M.E., Tanaka, S., Kendawang, J.J, Lat, J., Morooka, Y., Sakurai, K. and Mohd Long, S. 2010. Review on the soils and vegetation of natural forests and secondary fallow forests in Sarawak, Malaysia. In: Abstracts of the 4^th International Symposium on Kuroshio Science, Kochi, Japan, pp. 28

Talip, S.M., Abdu, A., Sani, H. and Wasli, M.E. 2011. Study on suitability of Dryobalanops beccarii for reforestation activities in Sarawak, Malaysia. In: Taxonomy and Ecology: Beyond classical approaches (Fasihuddin, B,A., Sepiah, M., Ipor, I.B., Zainuddin, R., Wasli, M.E., Meekiong, K. & Assim, Z., eds.). pp. 89-95, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia.

Wasli, M.E. and Hamsawi, S. 2011. Regenerating the tropocal rainforests through reforestation of indigenous tropical trees in Sarawak, Malaysia towards combating global warming. In: 5^th Kuroshio Symposium at National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaoshiung, Taiwan, 10-11 December 2011. pp. 17

Wasli, M.E. and Hamsawi, S. 2011. Suitability of line planting techniques for reforestation efforts in Sarawak, Malaysia. In Proceeding: 1^st Annual Young researcher Conference and Exhibition (AYRC X3 2011), Beyond 2020: Today’s Young ResearcherTomorrow’s Leader, 19-20 December 2011 at PWTC, Kuala Lumpur. pp. 956-963