Other Memberships/Affiliations
University Malaysia Terengganu
Degrees:
2013
Undergraduate Biological Systems and Organisms
Mangroves, Plant physiology
Currently reading for Ph.D. (Ecology, Remote sensing and GIS)
Publications resulting from Research
1. Madarasinghe SK., Yapa KKAS., Satyanarayana B., Udayakantha PMP., Kodikara Arachchi KAS., Jayatissa LP. (2020a).Inland irrigation project causes disappearance of coastal lagoon: The trajectory of Kalametiya Lagoon, Sri Lanka from 1956 to 2016. Coastal Management Journal 8(3), pp. 188-209
2. Madarasinghe SK., Amarasinghe YWP., Liyanagae CH., Gunathilake HMSAT., Jayasingha JAIK., Jayasingha MV., Priyankara WKL., Kodikara KAS., Koedam N., Dahdouh-Guebas F., Jayatissa LP. (2020b). Retrospective study on changes in Dondra Lagoon (2006-2017) resulting from tsunami impact and post-tsunami development. Journal of Coastal Conservation 24(5), pp. 1-11
3. Madarasinghe SK., Yapa KKAS., Jayatissa LP. (2020c). Google Earth imagery coupled with on-screen digitization for urban land-use mapping: Case study of Hambantota, Sri Lanka. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka 48(4)
4. Cooray, P. L. I. G. M., Kodikara, K. A. S., Kumara, M. P., Jayasinghe, U. I., Madarasinghe, S. K., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., ... & Jayatissa, L. P. (2021). Climate and intertidal zonation drive variability in the carbon stocks of Sri Lankan mangrove forests. Geoderma, 389, 114929
5. Dissanayake NP., Madarasinghe SK., Kodikara KAS., Jayatissa LP., Perera AJD., Koedam N., Dahdouh-Guebas F. (2014). Preliminary Study on the Propagule Dependency of Rhizophora Seedlings. Journal of the department of Wildlife Conservation Vol: 2, pp. 143-151
6. Kodikara KAS., Ranasinghe P., Aziz I., Jayatissa LP., Madarasinghe SK., Dahdouh- Guebas F., Koedam N. (2020). Oxidative stress, leaf photosynthetic capacity and dry matter accumulation of mangrove plant Rhizophora mucronata Lam. under prolonged submergence and soil water stress. Journal of Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 26, pp.1609-1622
7. Kodikara KAS., Jayatissa LP., Madarasinghe SK., Ranasinghe P., Dahdouh-Guebas F., Koedam N. (2020). Stress-induced carbon starvation in Rhizophora mucronata Lam. seedlings under conditions of prolonged submergence and water deficiency: survive or succumb. Botanica Serbica Journal 44 (2), pp. 149-162
8. Kodikara KAS., Madarasinghe SK., Sripal DDN., Ranasinghe P., Jayatissa LP. (2018). Ethno-botanical approach for controlling some selected Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in Southern coastal area of Sri Lanka: Globally worth management strategy. Journal of the department of Wildlife Conservation Vol.6(2), pp. 053 – 065
9. Madarasinghe SK., Yapa KKAS., Kodikara KAS., Dissanayaka NP., Sripal DDN., Jayatissa LP. (2020). Management plan for rehabilitation of degrading southern costal lagoons; new directions for wetland management. Proceedings of 7th Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference, Sri Lanka.
10. Madarasinghe SK., Yapa KKAS., Satyanarayana B., Udayakantha PMP., Kodikara KAS., Jayatissa LP. (2018). Land-use/cover changes of city of Hambantota, Sri Lanka over past two decades – a field validated GIS study. Proceedings of 5th Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference. pp.87
2. Madarasinghe SK., Amarasinghe YWP., Liyanagae CH., Gunathilake HMSAT., Jayasingha JAIK., Jayasingha MV., Priyankara WKL., Kodikara KAS., Koedam N., Dahdouh-Guebas F., Jayatissa LP. (2020b). Retrospective study on changes in Dondra Lagoon (2006-2017) resulting from tsunami impact and post-tsunami development. Journal of Coastal Conservation 24(5), pp. 1-11
3. Madarasinghe SK., Yapa KKAS., Jayatissa LP. (2020c). Google Earth imagery coupled with on-screen digitization for urban land-use mapping: Case study of Hambantota, Sri Lanka. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka 48(4)
4. Cooray, P. L. I. G. M., Kodikara, K. A. S., Kumara, M. P., Jayasinghe, U. I., Madarasinghe, S. K., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., ... & Jayatissa, L. P. (2021). Climate and intertidal zonation drive variability in the carbon stocks of Sri Lankan mangrove forests. Geoderma, 389, 114929
5. Dissanayake NP., Madarasinghe SK., Kodikara KAS., Jayatissa LP., Perera AJD., Koedam N., Dahdouh-Guebas F. (2014). Preliminary Study on the Propagule Dependency of Rhizophora Seedlings. Journal of the department of Wildlife Conservation Vol: 2, pp. 143-151
6. Kodikara KAS., Ranasinghe P., Aziz I., Jayatissa LP., Madarasinghe SK., Dahdouh- Guebas F., Koedam N. (2020). Oxidative stress, leaf photosynthetic capacity and dry matter accumulation of mangrove plant Rhizophora mucronata Lam. under prolonged submergence and soil water stress. Journal of Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 26, pp.1609-1622
7. Kodikara KAS., Jayatissa LP., Madarasinghe SK., Ranasinghe P., Dahdouh-Guebas F., Koedam N. (2020). Stress-induced carbon starvation in Rhizophora mucronata Lam. seedlings under conditions of prolonged submergence and water deficiency: survive or succumb. Botanica Serbica Journal 44 (2), pp. 149-162
8. Kodikara KAS., Madarasinghe SK., Sripal DDN., Ranasinghe P., Jayatissa LP. (2018). Ethno-botanical approach for controlling some selected Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in Southern coastal area of Sri Lanka: Globally worth management strategy. Journal of the department of Wildlife Conservation Vol.6(2), pp. 053 – 065
9. Madarasinghe SK., Yapa KKAS., Kodikara KAS., Dissanayaka NP., Sripal DDN., Jayatissa LP. (2020). Management plan for rehabilitation of degrading southern costal lagoons; new directions for wetland management. Proceedings of 7th Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference, Sri Lanka.
10. Madarasinghe SK., Yapa KKAS., Satyanarayana B., Udayakantha PMP., Kodikara KAS., Jayatissa LP. (2018). Land-use/cover changes of city of Hambantota, Sri Lanka over past two decades – a field validated GIS study. Proceedings of 5th Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference. pp.87
Fellowship Training on Geo-informatics tools and GIS modeling
2025
Institute of Oceanography and Environment, University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Malaysia.Residential course on ‘GIS and Applications’ 2016
2025
Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.Going Places with Spatial Analysis- GIS training
2025
ESRI, USAResource person in workshop on Forest Dieback
2025
Department of wildlife conservation, Sri Lanka.Meeting on Mangrove ecology, functioning and Management (MMM3)
2025
Sri LankaRuhuna International Science and Technology Conference (RISTCON) 2017
2025
Matara, Sri LankaRuhuna International Science and Technology Conference (RISTCON) 2016
2025
Matara, Sri LankaWayamba International Conference (WinC)
2025
Wayamba University, Sri LankaRuhuna International Science and Technology Conference (RISTCON) 2018
2025
Matara, Sri Lanka15th Academic Sessions, University of Ruhuna
2025
University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka35th annual sessions of the Institute of Biology
2025
Institute of Biology, Sri LankaRuhuna International Science and Technology conference, 2019
2025
University of Ruhuna, Sri LankaRuhuna International Science and Technology conference, 2020
2025
University of Ruhuna, Sri LankaRuhuna International Science and Technology conference, 2021
2025
University of Ruhuna, Sri LankaIntroductory class to ArcGIS software and its applications
2025
Ocean University, TangalleTraining on “Drone Technology and Precision Farming”
2025
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna.Training on Biochemistry
2025
Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Colombo.Advanced Certificate course in Business Management
2025
National Institute of Business Management (NIBM), Sri Lanka