PRESENTATIONS
42nd International Sea Turtle Symposium (ISTS42). Pattaya, Thailand. 26 March 2024.
Oral Presentation: “Overcoming barriers to knowledge: A multi-lingual systematic review of movement and migratory connectivity of green sea turtles around Southeast Asia”
Congress of Animal Behavior and Ecology (CABE). Taitung, Taiwan [Online]. 19 January 2022.
Oral Presentation: “Dramatic decline of coral assemblages at Taiping Island (Itu Aba), Spratlys – Do the crown-of- thorns starfish play a part?”
3rd South China Sea Conference (SCS 2019). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 25 June 2019.
Oral Presentation: "Strategic or Opportunistic? Subtidal Seagrass Use by Dugongs in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
Universiti Malaya Research Carnival (UMRC). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 15 November 2018.
Poster Presentation: "Strategic or Opportunistic? Subtidal Seagrass Use by Dugongs in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
Rufford Small Grants Conference – Vietnam 2018. Hanoi, Vietnam. 19 October 2018.
Oral Presentation: ". Habitat Use by Dugongs in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
World Seagrass Conference 2018. Singapore. 12 June 2018.
Oral Presentation: "Strategic or Opportunistic? Subtidal Seagrass Use by Dugongs in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
4th Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium (APCRS). Cebu, Philippines. 8 June 2018.
Poster Presentation: "Strategic or Opportunistic? Subtidal Seagrass Use by Dugongs in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
2nd Toba Symposium of Dugongs “30th Anniversary of SERENA”. Toba City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. 22 February 2018.
Poster Presentation: "Mapping seagrass habitat and understanding feeding preferences of endangered dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
Johor MPA Seminar "Holistic Approach to Marine Protected Areas - Towards Sustenance and Conservation Success". Johor, Malaysia. 10th October 2017.
Oral Presentation: "Mapping seagrass habitat and understanding feeding preferences of endangered dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES) HICoE Seminar, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 12th September 2017.
Poster Presentation: "Mapping seagrass habitat and understanding feeding preferences of endangered dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
10th WESTPAC International Scientific Conference, Qingdao, P. R. China. 19th April 2017.
Oral Presentation: "Mapping seagrass habitat and understanding feeding preferences of endangered dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
Sustainability Science Research Cluster (SuSci) Symposium 2016. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 21st April 2016.
Poster Presentation: "Mapping dugong habitat and understanding dugong feeding habits in the Johor east coast islands."
PUBLICATIONS
Kuo, C. Y., Tsai, C. H., Huang, Y. Y., Heng, W. K., Hsiao, A. T., Hsieh, H. J., & Chen, C. A. (2022). Fine intervals are required when using point intercept transects to assess coral reef status. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9:795512. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.795512
Kuo, C. Y., Ho, M. J., Heng, W. K., Huang, Y. Y., Ko, C. Y., Jiang, G. C., Jeng, M. S., & Chen, C. A. (2022). What is for dessert? Crown-of-thorns starfish feeds on non-scleractinian anthozoans at Taiping Island (Itu Aba), Spratlys, South China Sea. Marine Biodiversity, 52(2). doi.org/10.1007/s12526-021-01240-6
Heng, H. W. K., Ooi, J. L. S., Affendi, Y. A., Kee Alfian, A. A., & Ponnampalam, L. S. (2022). Dugong feeding grounds and spatial feeding patterns in subtidal seagrass: A case study at Sibu Archipelago, Malaysia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 264, 107670. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107670
Heng, W. K., Ho, M. J., Kuo, C. Y., Huang, Y. Y., Ko, C. Y., Jeng, M. S., & Chen, C. A. (2022). Crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak at Taiping Island (Itu Aba), Spratlys, South China Sea. Bulletin of Marine Science, , 98(1), 101-102. doi.org/10.5343/bms.2021.0030
Heng, W.K., Ooi, J.L.S. & Ponnampalam, L.S. (2019) GEF DSCP Project MY4 Final Report, Attachment 3: External Report – Seagrass Mapping & Dugong Feeding Ecology Surveys. In: A Multi-Pronged Approach in Overcoming Knowledge Barriers on the Ecology and Status of Dugongs in Johor – Towards Critical Habitat Protection (MY4-2114). Final report submitted to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project (DSCP). eds. L.S. Ponnampalam and J.S. Fairul Izmal), p. 38.
OUTREACH
Public Talk, Loving Tree Family Development Centre, Klang. 17 August 2024
Targeted Group Talk, Windmill Care Centre, Klang. 14 August 2024
Targeted Group Talk, SJK(C) Hin Hua, Klang. 17 January 2023
Targeted Group Talk, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, 10th January 2021 [Online]
Public Talk, Dynabook Malaysia, 2nd December 2020 [Online]
Public Talk, The MareCet Research Organization, 23rd November 2020 [Online]
Targeted Group Talk, Jit Sin Independent High School, Penang, 16th September 2020 [Online]
Targeted Group Talk, Jit Sin Independent High School, Penang, 20th August 2020 [Online]
Targeted Group Talk, Jit Sin Independent High School, Penang, 19th May 2020 [Online]
Targeted Group talk, SJK (C) Hin Hua, Klang. 6th November 2019
Public Talk, Daring Discoveries, GMBB KL. 9th November 2019
Public talk, Loving Tree Family Development Centre, Klang. 3rd November 2019
Public talk, Loving Tree Family Development Centre, Klang. 1st March 2019
Targeted Group Talk, Penang Seagrass Project, INTI College, Penang. 13th February 2017
Targeted Group Talk, SK Pulau Sibu, Johor. 13th November 2016
IN THE NEWS
Exploring the dugong and seagrass world with different eyes. Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science (CBCS), The University of Queensland. 2024
A sea cow which likes to eat grass (爱吃草的海底牛 它的名字叫……) (Chinese). Nanyang Press. 10th February 2021
Declining seagrass affected dugong habitat (海洋污染海草锐减，危害海牛生存环境) (Chinese). SinChew Press. 15th February 2020
There is mermaid in Malaysia! (大马也有美人鱼!) (Chinese). China Press. 23rd November 2019
Seagrass meadows—critical habitats for juvenile fish and dugongs in the Johor islands. Phys. 11th July 2017
42nd International Sea Turtle Symposium (ISTS42). Pattaya, Thailand. 26 March 2024.
Oral Presentation: “Overcoming barriers to knowledge: A multi-lingual systematic review of movement and migratory connectivity of green sea turtles around Southeast Asia”
Congress of Animal Behavior and Ecology (CABE). Taitung, Taiwan [Online]. 19 January 2022.
Oral Presentation: “Dramatic decline of coral assemblages at Taiping Island (Itu Aba), Spratlys – Do the crown-of- thorns starfish play a part?”
3rd South China Sea Conference (SCS 2019). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 25 June 2019.
Oral Presentation: "Strategic or Opportunistic? Subtidal Seagrass Use by Dugongs in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
Universiti Malaya Research Carnival (UMRC). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 15 November 2018.
Poster Presentation: "Strategic or Opportunistic? Subtidal Seagrass Use by Dugongs in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
Rufford Small Grants Conference – Vietnam 2018. Hanoi, Vietnam. 19 October 2018.
Oral Presentation: ". Habitat Use by Dugongs in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
World Seagrass Conference 2018. Singapore. 12 June 2018.
Oral Presentation: "Strategic or Opportunistic? Subtidal Seagrass Use by Dugongs in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
4th Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium (APCRS). Cebu, Philippines. 8 June 2018.
Poster Presentation: "Strategic or Opportunistic? Subtidal Seagrass Use by Dugongs in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
2nd Toba Symposium of Dugongs “30th Anniversary of SERENA”. Toba City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. 22 February 2018.
Poster Presentation: "Mapping seagrass habitat and understanding feeding preferences of endangered dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
Johor MPA Seminar "Holistic Approach to Marine Protected Areas - Towards Sustenance and Conservation Success". Johor, Malaysia. 10th October 2017.
Oral Presentation: "Mapping seagrass habitat and understanding feeding preferences of endangered dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES) HICoE Seminar, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 12th September 2017.
Poster Presentation: "Mapping seagrass habitat and understanding feeding preferences of endangered dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
10th WESTPAC International Scientific Conference, Qingdao, P. R. China. 19th April 2017.
Oral Presentation: "Mapping seagrass habitat and understanding feeding preferences of endangered dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Sibu-Tinggi Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia."
Sustainability Science Research Cluster (SuSci) Symposium 2016. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 21st April 2016.
Poster Presentation: "Mapping dugong habitat and understanding dugong feeding habits in the Johor east coast islands."
PUBLICATIONS
Kuo, C. Y., Tsai, C. H., Huang, Y. Y., Heng, W. K., Hsiao, A. T., Hsieh, H. J., & Chen, C. A. (2022). Fine intervals are required when using point intercept transects to assess coral reef status. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9:795512. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.795512
Kuo, C. Y., Ho, M. J., Heng, W. K., Huang, Y. Y., Ko, C. Y., Jiang, G. C., Jeng, M. S., & Chen, C. A. (2022). What is for dessert? Crown-of-thorns starfish feeds on non-scleractinian anthozoans at Taiping Island (Itu Aba), Spratlys, South China Sea. Marine Biodiversity, 52(2). doi.org/10.1007/s12526-021-01240-6
Heng, H. W. K., Ooi, J. L. S., Affendi, Y. A., Kee Alfian, A. A., & Ponnampalam, L. S. (2022). Dugong feeding grounds and spatial feeding patterns in subtidal seagrass: A case study at Sibu Archipelago, Malaysia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 264, 107670. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107670
Heng, W. K., Ho, M. J., Kuo, C. Y., Huang, Y. Y., Ko, C. Y., Jeng, M. S., & Chen, C. A. (2022). Crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak at Taiping Island (Itu Aba), Spratlys, South China Sea. Bulletin of Marine Science, , 98(1), 101-102. doi.org/10.5343/bms.2021.0030
Heng, W.K., Ooi, J.L.S. & Ponnampalam, L.S. (2019) GEF DSCP Project MY4 Final Report, Attachment 3: External Report – Seagrass Mapping & Dugong Feeding Ecology Surveys. In: A Multi-Pronged Approach in Overcoming Knowledge Barriers on the Ecology and Status of Dugongs in Johor – Towards Critical Habitat Protection (MY4-2114). Final report submitted to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project (DSCP). eds. L.S. Ponnampalam and J.S. Fairul Izmal), p. 38.
OUTREACH
Public Talk, Loving Tree Family Development Centre, Klang. 17 August 2024
Targeted Group Talk, Windmill Care Centre, Klang. 14 August 2024
Targeted Group Talk, SJK(C) Hin Hua, Klang. 17 January 2023
Targeted Group Talk, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, 10th January 2021 [Online]
Public Talk, Dynabook Malaysia, 2nd December 2020 [Online]
Public Talk, The MareCet Research Organization, 23rd November 2020 [Online]
Targeted Group Talk, Jit Sin Independent High School, Penang, 16th September 2020 [Online]
Targeted Group Talk, Jit Sin Independent High School, Penang, 20th August 2020 [Online]
Targeted Group Talk, Jit Sin Independent High School, Penang, 19th May 2020 [Online]
Targeted Group talk, SJK (C) Hin Hua, Klang. 6th November 2019
Public Talk, Daring Discoveries, GMBB KL. 9th November 2019
Public talk, Loving Tree Family Development Centre, Klang. 3rd November 2019
Public talk, Loving Tree Family Development Centre, Klang. 1st March 2019
Targeted Group Talk, Penang Seagrass Project, INTI College, Penang. 13th February 2017
Targeted Group Talk, SK Pulau Sibu, Johor. 13th November 2016
IN THE NEWS
Exploring the dugong and seagrass world with different eyes. Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science (CBCS), The University of Queensland. 2024
A sea cow which likes to eat grass (爱吃草的海底牛 它的名字叫……) (Chinese). Nanyang Press. 10th February 2021
Declining seagrass affected dugong habitat (海洋污染海草锐减，危害海牛生存环境) (Chinese). SinChew Press. 15th February 2020
There is mermaid in Malaysia! (大马也有美人鱼!) (Chinese). China Press. 23rd November 2019
Seagrass meadows—critical habitats for juvenile fish and dugongs in the Johor islands. Phys. 11th July 2017
