Fatimah

Fatimah Md.Yusoff, Professor

BS (Drew)

MS PhD (Michigan State)

Tel. no.: 03 8946 6617

RESEARCH INTEREST:

- Limnology/Aquatic Ecology

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

1. Yusoff, F.M., M.S. Zubaidah, H.B. Matias, and T.S. Kwan. 2002. Phytoplankton succession in intensive marine shrimp aquaculture ponds. Aquaculture Research 33: 269-278

2. Yusoff, F.M., H.M. Matias, and Nather Khan. 2002. Changes of water quality, chlorophyll a and zooplankton along the river-lacustrine continuum in a tropical reservoir. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol., 28: 295-298

3. Devaraja, T.N., F.M. Yusoff and M. Shariff. 2002. Changes in bacterial populations and shrimp production in ponds treated with commercial microbial products. Aquaculture. 206:245-256

4. Habib, M.A.B., F.M. Yusoff, S.M. Phang, S. Mohamed and M.S. Kamarudin. 2002. Nutritional value of Selenestrum gracile cultured in rubber and palm oil mill effluents. Applied Phycology. In Press.

5. Shishehchian, F., F.M. Yusoff, and M. Shariff. 2002. Composition and abundance of macrobenthos in tropical marine shrimp culture ponds. Journal Aquaculture International: In Press

6. Matias, H.B., F.M. Yusoff., M. Shariff and O. Azhar. 2002. Effects of commercial microbial products on water quality in tropical shrimp culture ponds. Asian Fisheries Science 15:

7. Yusoff, F.M., H.B. Matias, P. Kuppan, H. Rezai and H.M. Ibrahim. 2002. Phytoplankton composition and distribution in Payar and Perhentian islands, Malaysia. In Tropical Marine Environment: Charting Strategies for the Millennium. F.M. Yusoff, M. Shariff, H.M. Ibrahim, S.G. Tan & S.Y. Tai (eds.), pp. 335-348. Malacca Straits Research and Development Centre (MASDEC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.

8. Yusoff, F.M., M. Shariff, H.M. Ibrahim, S.G. Tan and S.Y. Tai (eds.). 2002. Tropical Marine Environment: Charting Strategies for the Millennium. Malacca Straits Research and Development Centre (MASDEC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia. 856 pp.

9. Yusoff, F.M., M. Shariff, Y.K. Lee and S. Banerjee. 2001. Preliminary study on the use of Bacillus sp., Vibrio sp. and egg white to enhance growth, survival rate and resistance of Penaeus monodon Fabricius to white spot syndrome virus. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. 14: 1477-1482.

10. Yusoff, F.M. H.B. Matias, K. Zarina and S.M. Phang. 2001. Use of interstitial water extracted from shrimp pond bottom sediments for marine algal culture. Aquaculture. 201 (3-4): 263-270.

11. Shariff, M. F.M. Yusoff, T.N. Devaraja and P.S. Srinivasa Rao. 2001. The effectiveness of a commercial microbial product in poorly prepared tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon Fabricius ponds. Aquaculture Research 32 : 1-7.

12. Shariff, M. F.M. Yusoff, H. M. M. Ibrahim, G. Nagaraj and R.A. Nik Mustapha 2000 (eds.) Towards Sustainable Management of the Straits of Malacca. Malacca Straits Research and Development Centre (MASDEC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia. 844 pp.

13. Rezai. H., F.M. Yusoff, A. Kawamura and M.B. Matias. 2000. Zooplankton biomass disribution in the Straits of Malacca. In Towards Sustainable Management of the Straits of Malacca. M. Shariff, F..M Yusoff, N. Gopinath, H.M. Ibrahim and R.A. Nik Mustapha (eds.), p. 189-202. Malacca Straits Research and Development Centre (MASDEC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.

14. Gopinath N., F.M. Yusoff and M. Shariff. 2000. Status of the Marine Environment off Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. In Towards Sustainable Management of the Straits of Malacca. M. Shariff, F..M Yusoff, N. Gopinath, H.M. Ibrahim and R.A. Nik Mustapha (eds.), p. 45-60. Malacca Straits Research and Development Centre (MASDEC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.

15. Shishehchian, F. and F.M. Yusoff. 1999. Composition and abundance of macrobenthos in tropical marine shrimp culture ponds. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 30(1): 128-133.

16. Shishehchian, F., F.M. Yusoff, , M.S. Kamarudin and H. Omar. 1999. Nitrogenous excretion of Penaeus monodon post larvae fed with different diets. Marine Pollution Bulletin 39: 224-227.

17. Yusoff, F.M. and H. M. Matias. 1999. Zooplankton populations in marine shrimp culture ponds. In Assessment & Monitoring of Marine System. S. Lokman, N.A.M. Shazili, M.S. Nasir & M.A. Borowitzka (eds.), pp. 161-165. Universiti Putra Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia.

18. Yusoff, F.M. and M.A. Ambak. 1999. Trends and fluctuations in environmental characteristics of surface waters in Kenyir reservoir, Malaysia. In W.L.T. van Densen and M.J. Morris (eds.). Fish and Fisheries of Lakes and Reservoirs in Southeast Asia and Africa. Westbury Publishing, Otley, UK. pp. 49-58.

19. Law, A.T., Hwong Hie Yung and F.M. Yusoff. 1999. Effects of dispersant corexit 9527 on Penaeus monodon Fabricius post larvae. In Assessment & Monitoring of Marine System. S. Lokman, N.A.M. Shazili, M.S. Nasir & M.A. Borowitzka (eds.), pp. 161-165. Universiti Putra Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia.

20. Rezai, H., F.M. Yusoff and K. Saed. 1999. Heavy metal concentration in zooplankton and neuston from the Straits of Malacca. In Proceedings of the 10th Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Joint Seminar on Marine and Fisheries Sciences ` Sustainable Utilization of Marine Resources'. Mohd. Nasir Saadon, Siti Aishah Abdullah, Shahreza Md. Sherif and Nur Asma Ariffin (eds.), p. 219-228. Universiti Putra Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia.

21. Ali Mashinchian Moradi, M.P. Zakaria, H.A. Jambari and F.M. Yusoff. 1999. Temporal and spatial fluctuation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mussels from Peninsular Malaysia. In Proceedings of the 10th Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Joint Seminar on Marine and Fisheries Sciences ` Sustainable Utilization of Marine Resources'. Mohd. Nasir Saadon, Siti Aishah Abdullah, Shahreza Md. Sherif and Nur Asma Ariffin (eds.), p. 208-218. Universiti Putra Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia.

22. Yusoff, F.M. A.T. Law, H.Y. Teo and M.T. Hoque. 1998. Effects of hydrogen sulfide on the early developmental stages of Javanese carp, Puntius Gonionotus (Bleeker). Asian Fisheries Journal 11: 231-238.

23. Yusoff, F.M. C.M. Happey-Wood and A. Anton 1998. Vertical and seasonal distribution of phytoplankton in a tropical reservoir, Malaysia. International Review of Hydrobioloy 83:121-134.

24. Yusoff, F.M. H.B. Matias, A.Anton and M. Mohd. Zaki. 1998. Phytoplankton populations in intensive marine shrimp culture ponds using treated and untreated water source. Sci. Int. (Lahore), 10 (3): 245-248.

25. Yusoff, F.M. A.T. Law, Y.J. Goh and R. Subasinghe. 1998. Effects of nitrite and pH on a tropical fish fry, Puntius gonionotus(Bleeker). Pertanika J. Trop. Agric. Sci., 21: 29-36.

26. Arulampalam, P., F.M. Yusoff, M. Shariff, A.T. Law and P.S. Srinivasa Rao. 1998. Water quality and bacterial populations in a tropical marine cage culture farm. Aquaculture Research 29:101-108

27. Hoque, M.T., F.M. Yusoff, A.T. Law and M.A Syed. 1998. Effect of hydrogen sulphide on liver somatic index and Fulton's condition factor in Mystus nemurus. Journal of Fish Biology 52:23-30

28. Habib, M.A.B, Yusoff, F.M., S.M. Phang, M.S. Kamarudin and S. Mohamad. 1998. Chemical characteristics and essential nutrients of agroindustrial effluents in Malaysia. Asian Fisheries Journal 11: 279-286.

29. Shariff, M. F.M. Yusoff and N. Gopinath. 1998. Current trends and future outlook in the Malaysian aquaculture industry. Journal of Animal Production 4: 19-38.

30. Habib, M.A B., F.M. Yusoff, S.M. Phang, M.S. Kamarudin and S. Mohamed. 1998. Correlation of essential minerals of effluent detected by scanning electron microscope and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrophotometer, pp. 156-160. In Proceedings of the 7th Scientific Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society Malaysia. 27-28th Nov. 1998, Ipoh , Malaysia.

31. Yusoff, F.M., M.S. Ismail, A.T. Law and A. Anton. 1997. Nutrient availability in tropical lakes of varying trophy. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol.:26:420-426.

32. Yusoff, F.M. and C.D. McNabb . 1997. The effects of phosphorus and nitrogen addition on phytoplankton dominance in tropical ponds. Aquaculture Research:28:591-597.

33. Yusoff, F.M. and S.Y. Chan. 1997. Nutrient status of palm oil, rubber and domestic effluents, and their effects on algal growth. J. Bioscience 8:42-50.

34. Habib, M.A.B., F.M. Yusoff, S.M. Phang, K.J. Ang and S. Mohamad. 1997. Nutritional values of chironomid larvae grown in palm oil mill effluent and algal culture. Aquaculture 158:95-105

35. Law, A.T. F.M. Yusoff. and A.K.M. Mohsin. 1997. Physical, chemical and microbiological characteristics of Kelang River in the 1990s. Malayan Nature Journal 50:117-129.

36. Japar Sidik, B., F.M. Yusoff, M.S. Mohd. Zaki and T. Petr. 1997 (eds.). Fisheries and the Environment: Beyond 2000. Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang. 444 pp.

37. Yusoff, F.M., R.P. Subasinghe and M.S. Mohd. Zaki. 1997. Fisheries and the aquatic environmental education in Malaysia. In:Fisheries and the Environment: Beyond 2000. Japar Sidik, B., F.M. Yusoff, M.S. Mohd. Zaki and T. Petr. 1997 (eds.), p. 81-88. Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang. Malaysia

38. Habib, M.A.B., F.M. Yusoff and S.M. Phang. 1997. Electron microscopy of three freshwater microalgae cultured in bold basal media. pp. 30-32. In Abd. Rahman Razak, Mohammed Omar, Samuel Tay and Y.H. Tan (eds.), Proceedings of the First Asean Microscopy Conference, Johore, Malaysia.

39. Yusoff, F.M. and A.Anton. 1997. Water quality and phytoplankton composition in eutrophic tropical ponds. pp. 305-310. In Y.Zhou, H.Zhou, C.Yao, Y.Lu, F.Hu, H. Cui, and F.Din (eds.). The Fourth Asian Fisheries Forum. Asian Fisheries Society, Manila.

40. Shariff, M. F.M. Yusoff and N. Gopinath. 1997. Aquaculture in Malaysia: Current trends and future outlook. pp. 45-51. In F. Takashima, T. Takeuchi, T. Arimoto and C. Itosu (eds.). Aquaculture in Asia. Proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Fisheries Science in Tropical Area. Tokyo University of Fisheries, Japan.