Coral reefs, vital yet endangered ecosystems, face rising threats from climate change and humans. Accurate assessment of coral reef health is essential for early detection of ecosystem decline and effective conservation ...
Kuhanesan, S.; Arjunan, K.; Keerthanaram, T.(Centre for Research and Knowledge Dissemination Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2023)
Omnipresence of loud noise becomes a part of life in urban and sub-urban environments as the result of urbanization, mechanization and life style changes. Consequently, noise pollution has been reported to cause serious ...
Keerthanaram, T.; Nimalka Sanjeewani, H.K.; Wijerathna, P.(Department of Forestry and Environmental Science University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2023)
Vavuniya is a lowland dry zone district of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, which is still unexplored with a natural forest cover of 1,238 km2. Even though there are many kinds of literature concerning the water birds ...
Jasika, N.; Thubija, S.; Saranka, S.; Keerthanaram, T.(Young Zoologists’ Association of Sri Lanka (YZA) National Zoological Gardens, Dehiwala, 2025)
Marine litter is a globally increasing environmental issue, contributing to the degradation of coastal aesthetic quality. Mannar is one of the five districts of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. Its western side boasts the ...
Thiviyatharshini, D.; Anoshan, A.; Nitharsana, Y.; Sankeeth, S.; Keerthanaram, T.(Young Zoologists’ Association of Sri Lanka (YZA) National Zoological Gardens, Dehiwala, 2024)
National Parks (NP) are protected areas in Sri Lanka and are administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC). Part of Delft Island (36.92 % of the total area~1,800 ha), called “Vellai,” situated at the center ...
Shakana, M.; Vinoharan, V.; Yasotha, R.(Department of Computer Science University of Jaffna,, 2023)
The research focuses on developing an image classification system using a modified VGG-19 neural network to translate sign language for the deaf community. Given the initial isolation of deaf and mute individuals from ...
Yasotha, R.; Vinusha, C.; Ramanan, M.(University of Ruhuna, 2025)
Recognizing village names in handwritten Tamil presents a significant challenge for those working in the postal sector, due to variations in handwriting. This research aims to address this issue by developing and evaluating ...
Yasotha, R.; Ahamed Rikas, H,.; Fathima Nuska, M.I.; Fathima Shanas, M.A.; Sharfana, A.F.(South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2020)
Fake news is fabricated information that notably impacts our social lives. The massive propagation of fake news by humans or robots severely impacts society and individuals. After the massive increase in the reach of social ...
Yasotha, R.; Ramramanan, L.(Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, 2017)
There are numerous information systems available in the market to be selected for implementation in manufacturing organizations. When many information systems manually intergraded for management reporting for a company, ...
Nemitha, R.; Ramanan, M.; Yasotha, R.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, 2024)
Recognizing offline Tamil handwriting is a very challenging task because of the complex
linguistic structures used by writers, and similarities in the appearance of Tamil characters and individual differences observed in ...
Rupasinghe, K. H. N. D.; Wijekoon, P.; Santiapillai, C.; Wijeyamohan, S.(University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2014)
Elephants in Sri Lanka have been used since ancient times for various activities such as farming, transportation, entertainment, etc. At present, life styles of humans and elephants encounter numerous intersections in day ...
Open dumping of Solid Waste (SW) has become a challenging issue in Sri Lanka and causes environmental pollution and public nuisance. Vavuniya District is no exception, and mixtures of all types of SW collected within the ...
Wijeyamohan, S.; Santhiapillai, C.; Jayasingham, T.(Department of Widllife Conservation of Sri Lanka, 2019)
Valukkai Aru is one of the few seasonal rivers in Jaffna Peninsula. This drains water from Pinakai Kulam in the North near Alaveddy to Jaffna Lagoon near Araaly through Araaly Barrage. This region harborsa number of birds ...
Noyalin, M.; Wijeyamohan, S.(Department of Forestry and Environmental Science University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka, 2022)
Vavuniya District has 1,238 km2 of wildness. Increasing population and development activities after the civil war influence disturbance on forest cover in the Vavuniya District. Understanding forest dynamics is important ...
The ass was introduced into Sri Lanka many centuries ago, probably from north-eastern Africa by Arab traders, and became a conspicuous member of the herbivore fauna of the north-western coastal areas of the island. Now ...
Human-wildlife conflict has increased over the decades and is now considered one of the most severe challenges to the survival of threatened species and the livelihood of communities worldwide. In Sri Lanka, population ...
Santiapillai, C.; Silva, A.; Karyawasam, C.; Esufali, S.; Jayaniththi, S.; Basnayake, M.; Unantenne, V.; Wijeyamohan, S.(Cambridge University Press, 1999)
Elephants Elephas maximus have declined in range and number in the wild in Sri Lanka, from c. 12,000 at the turn of the nineteenth century to c. 4000 today. While in the distant past the decline in elephant numbers was due ...
A body condition score (BCS) may provide information on the health or production potential of an animal; it may also reflect the suitability of the environment to maintain an animal population. Thus assessing the BCS of ...
Santiapillai, C.; Wijeyamohan, S.; Bandara, G.; Athurupana, R.; Dissanayake, N.; Read, B.(Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2010)
The association between man and elephant in Sri Lanka is ancient. Elephants being the largest terrestrial herbivores require relatively large areas and diversity of environments to forage. With the increase in human ...