Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL DETAILS
DR. SAHADEV SHARMA
Senior Lecturer
- Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (Ioes)
Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences - ssharma@um.edu.my
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
(Role),(Level),(Duration)
(Role),(Level),(Duration)
- Pelantikan Sebagai Pegawai Ekspedisi Biodiversiti Dan Saintifik Perak Utara 2020 Antara Jabatan Perikanan Malaysia, Perbadanan Taman Negeri Perak (Perak Park) Dan IOES, University of Malaya, Faculty, 17/08/2020 to 17/08/2020
- Jemputan Mesyuarat Persediaan Ekspedisi Saintifik Perak Utara 2020, Faculty, 13/08/2020 to 13/08/2020
- Perlantikan Sebagai Ahli Jawatankusa Penggubalan Kurikulum Sarjana Sains Samudera dan Teknologi (Master of Marine Science and Technology), Institut Sains Samudera & Bumi (IOES), Faculty, 20/01/2020 to 31/12/2020
- Scientific Committee member , International, 05/12/2018 to 31/12/2019
- Organizing Committee member , International, 13/09/2018 to 27/09/2018
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
(Qualification),(Field),(Institution),(Year)
(Qualification),(Field),(Institution),(Year)
- PhD (Marine & Environmental Sciences) (2012), MARINE & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS
- MSc (Chemistry, Biology & Marine Science) (2009), CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY & MARINE SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS
- M. Phil. (Botany) (2005), BOTANY, CHOUDHARY CHARAN SINGH UNIVERSITY, INDIA
- MSc (Botany) (2003), BOTANY, CHOUDHARY CHARAN SINGH UNIVERSITY, INDIA
- BSc (Zoology, Botany and Chemistry) (2002), CHEMISTRY, ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY, CHHATRAPATI SHAHU-JI MAHARAJ UNIVERSITY, INDIA
MEMBERSHIPS
(Organisation),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
(Organisation),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
- the IRED (Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors), Fellow Member, 2019 to present (International)
- International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Editorial Board Member, 2018 to 2020 (International)
- Malaysian Society of Marine Sciences, Membership, 2018 to 2019 (National)
- The Open Environmental Research Journal, Editorial Board Member, 2018 to 2021 (International)
- Sustainability Forestry, Editorial Board Member, 2018 to 2021 (International)
SPECIALIZATION
(Area)
(Area)
Area of Expertise
PUBLICATIONS
(Title of publication in APA style)
(Title of publication in APA style)
ISI
2021
- Rovai, A. S., Twilley, R. R., Castaneda-Moya, E., Midway, S. R., Friess, D. A., Trettin, C. C., . . . Riul, P. (2021). Macroecological patterns of forest structure and allometric scaling in mangrove forests. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30(5), 1000-1013. doi: 10.1111/geb.13268
- Kanniah, K. D., Kang, C. S., Sharma, S., & Amir, A. A. (2021). Remote Sensing to Study Mangrove Fragmentation and Its Impacts on Leaf Area Index and Gross Primary Productivity in the South of Peninsular Malaysia. Remote Sensing, 13(8), 30. doi: 10.3390/rs13081427
- Azman, M. S., Sharma, S., Shaharudin, M. A. M., Hamzah, M. L., Adibah, S. N., Zakaria, R. M., & MacKenzie, R. A. (2021). Stand structure, biomass and dynamics of naturally regenerated and restored mangroves in Malaysia. Forest Ecology and Management, 482, 11. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118852
Refereed Journals
2021
- Kanniah, K. D., Kang, C. S., Sharma, S., & Amir, A. A. (2021). Remote Sensing to Study Mangrove Fragmentation and Its Impacts on Leaf Area Index and Gross Primary Productivity in the South of Peninsular Malaysia. Remote Sensing, 13(8), 1427.
- Suwa, R., Rollon, R., Sharma, S., Yoshikai, M., Albano, G. M. G., Ono, K., ... & Nadaoka, K. (2021). Mangrove biomass estimation using canopy height and wood density in the South East and East Asian regions. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 248, 106937.
- Egawa, R., Sharma, S., Nadaoka, K., & MacKenzie, R. A. (2021). Burrow dynamics of crabs in subtropical estuarine mangrove forest. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 252, 107244.
- Fauziah, S. H., Rizman-Idid, M., Cheah, W., Loh, K. H., Sharma, S., NoorMaiza, M. R., ... & George, M. (2021). Marine debris in Malaysia: A review on the pollution intensity and mitigating measures. Marine pollution bulletin, 167, 112258.
2020
- Hong Tinh, P., Thi Hong Hanh, N., Van Thanh, V., Sy Tuan, M., Van Quang, P., Sharma, S., & MacKenzie, R. A. (2020). A Comparison of Soil Carbon Stocks of Intact and Restored Mangrove Forests in Northern Vietnam. Forests, 11(6), 660. (ISI-Indexed)

- Sharma, S., Richard, A.M., Tieng, T., Soben, K., Natcha, T., Amornwan, R., B. Geoffrey & C.M. Litton (2020) The impacts of degradation, deforestation and restoration on mangrove ecosystem carbon stocks across Cambodia. Science of the Total Environment, 706: 135416. (ISI-Indexed)
- Daniel A.F., Yando, E.S., Abuchahla, G., Adams, J., Cannicci, S., Canty, S., Cavanaugh, K., Connolly, R., Cormier, N., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Diele, K., Feller, C., Fratini, S., Jennerjahn, T., Lee, S.Y., Ogurcak, D., Ouyang, X., Rogers, K., Rowntree, J., Sharma, S., T. Sloey & A. Wee (2020) Mangroves give cause for conservation optimism, for now. Current Biology 30:4 R153-R154 (ISI-Indexed)
- Bukoski, J. J., Elwin, A., MacKenzie, R., Sharma, S., Purbopuspito, J., Kopania, B., ... & Potts, M. D. (2020). The role of predictive model data in designing mangrove forest carbon programs. Environmental Research Letters. (ISI-Indexed)

- Mahood, S. P., Poole, C. M., Watson, J. E., MacKenzie, R. A., Sharma, S., & Garnett, S. T. (2020). Agricultural intensification is causing rapid habitat change in the Tonle Sap Floodplain, Cambodia. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 28(5), 713-726. (ISI-Indexed)
- Amir, A.A., Foong, S.Y., Kaur, C.R., Satyanarayana, B., Sharma, S., Ismail, A., Awang, N.A., Kanniah, K.D., Then, A.Y.H., Singh, H.R., Azman, M.S., Wee, A.K.S., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., & Latif, A. (2020) The strategic establishment of the Malaysian Mangrove Research Alliance and Network (MyMangrove). Malayan Nature Journal, 72(4), 577-595. (SCOPUS-Indexed)
- Analuddin, K., Septiana, A., Sahidin, I., Rianse, U., Sharma, S., Nadaoka, K., & Anjani, E. D. (2020). Sea level rise impact on mangrove growth and development in Coral Triangle Ecoregion Southeast, Indonesia. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (797 (1) 012036. (SCOPUS-Indexed)

- HAMZAH, M. L., AMIR, A. A., MAULUD, K. N. A., SHARMA, S., MOHD, F. A., SELAMAT, S. N., ... & BEGUM, R. A. (2020). ASSESSMENT OF THE MANGROVE FOREST CHANGES ALONG THE PAHANG COAST USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS TECHNOLOGY. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 15(5), 43-58. (SCOPUS-Indexed)
2019
- Kamruzzaman, Md., Mouctar, K., Sharma, S., & Osawa, A. (in press) Comparison of biomass and net primary productivity among three species in a subtropical mangrove forest at Manko Wetland, Okinawa, Japan. Regional Studies in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2018.100475 (ISI-Indexed)
- Soper, F.M., MacKenzie, R.A., Sharma, S., Cole, T.G., Litton, C.M., & Sparks, J.P. (2019) Non native mangroves support carbon storage, sediment carbon burial, and accretion of coastal ecosystems. Global Change Biology. 10.1111/gcb.14813 (ISI-Indexed)
- Kangkuso, A., Septiana, A., Nasaruddin, Sabilu, Y., & Sharma, S. (in press). Mangrove fruit bioprospecting: Nutritional and antioxidant potential as a food source for coastal communities in the Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia . International Journal of Fruit Science. doi:10.1080/15538362.2018.1555507 (SCOPUS-Indexed)
- Thida, T., Sharma, S., Mackenzie, R., Venkattappa, M., Sasaki, N.K., Collin, A. (2019) Mapping mangrove forest cover using Landsat-8 imagery, Sentinel-2, Very High Resolution Images and Google Earth Engine algorithm for entire Cambodia. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 266:012010 (SCOPUS-Indexed)
2018
- Analuddin, K., Sharma, S., Jamili J., Septiana, A., Sahidin, I., Rianse, U., Rahim, S., & Nadaoka, K. (2018) Trends in allometric models and aboveground biomass of family Rhizophoraceae mangroves in the Coral Triangle ecoregion, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Journal of Sustainable Forestry. DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2018.1453843 (ISI-Indexed)
2017
- Sharma, S., Nadaoka, K., Nakaoka, M., Uy, W.H., MacKenzie, R., Friess, D.A., & Fortes, M.D. (2017) Growth performance and structure of a mangrove afforestation project on a former seagrass bed, Mindanao Island, Philippines. Hydrobiologia, 803: 359-371 (ISI-Indexed)
- Analuddin, K., Sharma, S., Jamili, Septiana, A., Sahidin, I., Rianse, U., & Nadaoka, K. (2017) Heavy metals bioaccumulation in mangroves ecosystem at the coral triangle ecoregion, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 125(1-2): 472-480 (ISI-Indexed)
- Kamruzzaman, Md., Osawa, A., Deshar, R., Sharma, S., & Mouctar, K. (2017) Species composition, biomass, and net primary productivity of mangrove forest in Okukubi River, Okinawa Island, Japan. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 12: 19-27 (ISI-Indexed)
- Kamruzzaman, Md., Osawa, A., Mouctar, K., & Sharma, S. (2017) Comparative reproductive phenology of subtropical mangrove communities at Manko Wetland, Okinawa Island, Japan. Journal of Forest Research, 22: 118-125 (ISI-Indexed)
2016
- Kamruzzaman, Md., Mouctar, K., Sharma, S., & Hagihara, A. (2016) Stand Structure, Phenology and litterfall dynamics of a subtropical mangrove Bruguiera gymnorrhiza. Journal of Forestry Research, 27 (3): 513-523 (ISI-Indexed)
- Analuddin, K., Jamili, Septiana, A., Harlis, W., Sahidin, I., Rianse, U., Rahim, S., Sharma, S., & Nadaoka, K. (2016) Blue carbon stock and green tea potential in mangroves of coral triangle eco-region, southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. International Journal of Environmental Science, 1: 125-132. (Non-ISI/Non-SCOPUS)
- Analuddin, K., Septiana, A., Sharma, S., & Hagihara, A. (2016) Crown shape dynamics of dense mangrove Kandelia obovata stands in Manko Wetlands, Okinawa Island, Japan. Biodiversitas, 17: 865-872 (SCOPUS-Indexed)
Book
2018
- Sharma, S. (Eds.). (2018). Mangrove Ecosystem Ecology and Function. London, UK: IntechOpen.
Book Chapter
2021
- MacKenzie, R.A., Sharma, S., & Rovai, A.S. (2020) Environmental drivers of blue carbon burial and soil carbon stocks in mangrove forest. In F. Sidik & D.A. Friess (Eds.), Dynamic Sedimentary Environments of Mangrove Coasts (pp. 275-294). Netherlands, Elsevier
- Ray, R., Sharma, S., & Jana, T.K. (2020) State of biogeochemical blue carbon in South Asian mangroves. In F. Sidik & D.A. Friess (Eds.), Dynamic Sedimentary Environments of Mangrove Coasts (pp. 335-367). Netherlands, Elsevier
2020
- Zakaria, R.M., & Sharma, S. (2020) Mangroves functions and services: the importance of carbon pool in climate change mitigation. In H. Omar, T. M. Husin & I. Parlan (Eds.), Status of mangroves in Malaysia (pp. 44-50). Malaysia, FRIM
2019
- MacKenzie, R.A., Jayd, K., Pham, H.T., & Sharma, S. (2019) Community-Based Management of Mangrove Forests in Southeast Asia. In Lopez, R. (Ed), Societal Dimensions of Environmental Science Global Case Studies of Collaboration and Transformation (pp. 151-173). Florida, US: CRC Press
2018
- Sharma, S. (2018) Introductory Chapter: Mangrove Ecosystem Research Trends - Where has the Focus been So Far. In S. Sharma (Ed.), Mangrove Ecosystem Ecology and Function (pp. 3-13). London, UK: IntechOpen
Article in Proceeding
2018
- Sahadev Sharma, & Sumiani Yusoff (2018) A Sustainability Initiative to Quantify Carbon Sequestration in University forested Land Area through Involving Student Training Approach. TLRCCIC 2018 Conference proceeding
RESEARCH PROJECT
(Project title),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
(Project title),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
USFS International Program, USAID, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
FRIM
Marine Parks, Malaysia
UM Living Lab Grant Programme - SUS (Sustainability Science)
RU Geran
SUPERVISION
External Supervision
(Title of Thesis),(Name of Candidates),(Institution),(Academic Level)
(Title of Thesis),(Name of Candidates),(Institution),(Academic Level)
Completed
- Biomass Comparison of Mangrove Species in Selangor, Malaysia, Muhamad Hafiz Afham Bin Khaini, M0100401 (Post Graduate Student)
Ongoing
- The study on growth performance of seedlings in restored and intact mangroves in Malaysia, Maya Liyana Hamzah, M0100101 (Post Graduate Student)
- Carbon stock, provenances and microbial cycling in two sequestering ecosystems, Nur Hidayah Hamdan, M0100101 (Post Graduate Student)
Postgraduate Student
(Title of Thesis),(Name of Candidates),(Institution),(Academic Level)
(Title of Thesis),(Name of Candidates),(Institution),(Academic Level)
Ongoing
- -, MOHD AMIR MUIZZ BIN SHAHARUDIN, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- DYNAMICS OF ECOSYSTEM CARBON STOCKS TOWARDS CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS ON MANGROVE FOREST OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA, MOHD. SAFWAN BIN AZMAN, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- ECOSYSTEM CARBON AND NITROGEN STOCKS IN SELECTED MANGROVE FOREST, MYSHA FARZANA PEUNY, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- ECOSYSTEM CARBON STOCK IN PULAU PINTU GEDONG MANGROVE FOREST, MALAYSIA, MYSHA FARZANA PEUNY, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- Dynamics of Ecosystem Carbon Stocks towards climate change awareness on mangrove forest of Peninsular Malaysia, Mohd. Safwan Bin Azman, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- ECOSYSTEM CARBON AND NITROGEN STOCKS IN SELECTED MANGROVE FOREST, MYSHA FARZANA PEUNY, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- Developing predictive species distribution model for seagrass habitat suitability by quantifying species-environment relationships, Tengku Nur Binti Tengku Kamarol Azman, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- ECOSYSTEM CARBON STOCK IN PULAU PINTU GEDONG MANGROVE FOREST, MALAYSIA, MYSHA FARZANA PEUNY, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- DYNAMICS OF ECOSYSTEM CARBON STOCKS TOWARDS CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS ON MANGROVE FOREST OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA, MOHD. SAFWAN BIN AZMAN, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- Seagrass biogeography, Tengku Nur Alia Tengku Kamarol Aznam, University of Malaya (PhD)
- DYNAMICS OF ECOSYSTEM CARBON STOCKS TOWARDS CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS ON MANGROVE FOREST OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA, MOHD. SAFWAN BIN AZMAN, University of Malaya (PhD)
- , MOHD AMIR MUIZZ BIN SHAHARUDIN, University of Malaya (MASTER)
Completed
- ECOSYSTEM CARBON STOCK IN PULAU PINTU GEDONG MANGROVE FOREST, MALAYSIA, MYSHA FARZANA PEUNY, University of Malaya (MASTER)
Undergraduate Student
(Title of Thesis),(Academic Session)
(Title of Thesis),(Academic Session)
Ongoing
- MANGROVE FOREST SPECIES DISTRIBUTION IN PENINSULAR AND WEST MALAYSIA EXPLAINED BASED ON DIFFERENT VARIABLES, 2021
- RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MANGROVES AREA COVER AND MARINE FISHERY LANDINGS IN THE WEST COAST OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA, 2021
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES
(Contribution to Society),(Duration),(Level)
(Contribution to Society),(Duration),(Level)
- Invited guest lecture on topic environmental impact assessment related to related to climate change impact in final year Environmental Engineering students class at Purple Cube Level 1 Block D Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya., 08/10/2018 to 08/10/2018
ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Evaluation Activity
(Activity),(Duration),(Category)
(Activity),(Duration),(Category)
Academic/Technical Contribution
(Activity),(Organisation),(Duration),(Role)
(Activity),(Organisation),(Duration),(Role)
AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP
(Name of Award/Stewardship),(Awarding Institution),(Year Awarded),(Type of Award)
(Name of Award/Stewardship),(Awarding Institution),(Year Awarded),(Type of Award)
- Editorial Board Member, The Indian Botanical Society, 2020
- Topic Editor, Forests Journal - MDPI, Switzerland, 2020
- Travel award (Invitation to join the effectiveness of community-based mangrove management in northern Vietnam), United States Forest Service, International Program, USAID, Washington DC, USA, 2018
- Travel Award (mangrove inventory training in Madagascar), United States Forest Service, International Program, USAID, Washington DC, USA, 2018
- Travel award (Invited speaker to participate in Result-Sharing Workshop for Carbon Stock Data in Cambodia's Forested Wetlands at Phnom Penh, Cambodia), United States Forest Service, International Program, USAID, Washington DC, USA , 2018
- JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Pathway to University Positions in Japan), Japan Society For the Promotion of Science, 2015
- JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship, Japan Society For the Promotion of Science, 2012
PAPER PRESENTED
(Title),(Event),(Date Presented),(Organiser),(Level)
(Title),(Event),(Date Presented),(Organiser),(Level)
PLEANARY SPEAKER
INVITED SPEAKER
ORAL PRESENTER
OTHERS