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Dr. Kushan Tennakoon

Senior Lecturer, Environmental Science

Campus

Berwick Campus

Biography

Dr Kushan Tennakoon is a plant eco-physiologist with research experience in South East Asia, USA and Australia. Dr Tennakoon is internationally recognised for his research on the functional attributes of parasitic plants.

Kushan’s current research is focused on plant responses to environmental change, especially native flora in degraded habitats and those co-occurring with invasive Acacias. He is also involved with developing propagation and agronomic practices of selected native and medicinal species for urban greening programs and studying the silviculture of economically and culturally important trees such as Sandalwood and Agarwood.

Kushan has received numerous professional awards including the International Postgraduate Research Scholarship from the University of Western Australia for his doctoral studies. As a mid-career researcher, he was awarded the J. William Fulbright Senior Fellowship, USA to pursue advanced research in plant ecophysiology and also the Third World Academy of Sciences Young Scientist Award for Biology.

Fields of research

  • Conservation and biodiversity
  • Plant biology not elsewhere classified
  • Environmental rehabilitation and restoration
  • Publications

Invasive Acacia mangium Leaf Litter Modifies Soil Chemical Properties of A Bornean Tropical Heath Forest: A Soil Incubation Study