LEE Nyanti
Associate Professor in Resource Biology and Aquatics
Ph.D (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 2000)
MSc. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1989)
BSc. (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 1984)

Tel: +6082582989
Email:lnyanti(at)frst.unimas.my


Research activities
My research interest lies mainly in fish ecology and aquaculture. In fish ecology, I am interested in the fish fauna composition of both freshwater ecosystem and mangrove areas including feeding habits and spawning behavior. Clearance of large areas of land for agriculture and other physical development may be inevitable currently and in future as the need for job and economic development increases. Unfortunately, these activities affect the water quality and subsequently give negative impacts to the aquatic life including fishes. How fishes response to these changes and how long it takes to recover, if it does happen, is not well studied especially in the tropics. With the declining catches from natural fisheries worldwide, it is expected that aquaculture will contribute substantially as a source of protein. However, like many other industries, aquaculture activities especially those that are taking place at the coastal areas and are not properly managed could affect the ecosystem negatively. Therefore, there is a need to manage the effluent from aquaculture farm as well as to know the assimilative capacity of an ecosystem directly affected by this industry.


Selected publications - Refereed Journals

Ling, T.Y., M.R. Malini and L. Nyanti. 2008. Heavy metals in shrimp pond sludge, water and muscles. Journal of Science and Technology in the Tropics 4(1):57-63.

Lee, Y.H., Nyanti, L., Stuebing, R.B. and O. Mani. 2006. The Water Quality of Several Oxbow Lakes in Sabah, Malaysia and its Relation to Fish Fauna Distribution. Journal of Biological Sciences 6 (2): 365-369.


Selected publications - Proceedings

Ling, T.Y., Kheirulnizam A.R., and L. Nyanti. 2008. Loading of solids and nutrients from prawn pond sludge under simulated rain. In Ismail A., K. Apun, M.T. Abdullah, Wong, A.H.H., Shabdin M.L., Ling, T.Y., Lim, P.T., Z.Z. Zakaria, Mohd Hasnain M.H., A.A. Sallehin A.H., and Hairul AR. (Eds) Proceedings of the 10th Symposium of Malaysian Society of Applied Biology, ISBN: 978-983-44335-1-2, 6-8 November, Kuching, Malaysia pp. 845-848.

Buda, D., Ling, T.Y., L. Nyanti, Norhadi I, and Justin J.J.E. 2008. Water quality of Batang Salak, Kuching, during low tide. In Ismail A., K. Apun, M.T. Abdullah, Wong, A.H.H., Shabdin M.L., Ling, T.Y., Lim, P.T., Z.Z. Zakaria, Mohd Hasnain M.H., A.A. Sallehin A.H., and Hairul AR. (Eds) Proceedings of the 10th Symposium of Malaysian Society of Applied Biology, ISBN: 978-983-44335-1-2, 6-8 November, Kuching, Malaysia, pp. 283-286.

Bimol, M., Ling, T.Y., L. Nyanti, Norhadi I, and Justin J.J.E. 2008. Impacts of prawn farming on the water quality of Sebandar River, Sarawak. In Ismail A., K. Apun, M.T. Abdullah, Wong, A.H.H., Shabdin M.L., Ling, T.Y., Lim, P.T., Z.Z. Zakaria, Mohd Hasnain M.H., A.A. Sallehin A.H., and Hairul AR. (Eds) Proceedings of the 10th Symposium of Malaysian Society of Applied Biology, ISBN: 978-983-44335-1-2. 6-8 November, Kuching, Malaysia, pp. 718-722.

Ling, T.Y., Malini M. R and L. Nyanti. 2007. Heavy metals in shrimp pond and muscles. 2007. In Lau, S., Fatimah A., K. Apun, Ismail J., Hairul A.R. (Eds.) Proc. International Conference on Natural Resources And Environmental Management 2007 and Environmental Safety And Health (NREM & ESH 2007), 27-29 Nov. Kuching. pp. 136-143.

Nyanti, L. and G. Jongkar. 2007. Fish Fauna of Pulong Tau National Park. International Tropical Timber Organization, Yokohama, Sarawak Forestry Department and Sarawak Forestry Corporation, Kuching. 115 pp.

Jongkar, G. and L. Nyanti. 2007. Crabs, Prawns and Aquatic Insects of Pulong Tau National Park. International Tropical Timber Organization, Yokohama, Sarawak Forestry Department and Sarawak Forestry Corporation, Kuching. 52 pp.



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