Prof. Erandathie Lokupitiya
Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences
Publications
Impact of extreme weather events on coconut productivity in three climatic zones of Sri Lanka
Pathmeswaran, C., Lokupitiya, E., Waidyarathne, K. P., and Lokupitiya, R. S. 2018. Impact of extreme weather events on coconut productivity in three climatic zones of Sri Lanka. European Journal of Agronomy 96: 47-53
Evaluation of the environmental and economic performances of three selected textile factories in Biyagama Export Processing Zone, Sri Lanka
Shiwanthi, S., Lokupitiya, E. and Peiris, S. 2018. Evaluation of the environmental and economic performances of three selected textile factories in Biyagama Export Processing Zone, Sri Lanka. Environmental Development 27: 70-82.
Energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions associated with tea and rubber manufacturing processes in Sri Lanka
Vidanagama, J., and Lokupitiya, E. 2018. Energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions associated with tea and rubber manufacturing processes in Sri Lanka. Environmental Development 26: 43-54
The impact of drought on coconut productivity in Sri Lanka. Neela Haritha: The Climate Change Magazine of Sri Lanka
Pathmeswaran C., Lokupitiya E., Waidyarathne KP. 2017. The impact of drought on coconut productivity in Sri Lanka. Neela Haritha: The Climate Change Magazine of Sri Lanka. Vol. II, 119-122 pp
Reducing fossil fuel burning and CO2 emissions in textile industry: low carbon technologies and strategies. Neela Haritha: The Climate Change Magazine of Sri Lanka.
Shiwanthi S., Lokupitiya E, Pieris E. 2017. Reducing fossil fuel burning and CO2 emissions in textile industry: low carbon technologies and strategies. Neela Haritha: The Climate Change Magazine of Sri Lanka. Vol. II, 58-64pp.
New distributional record of Cylindera (Olygoma) paradoxa (W. Horn, 1892) (Coleoptera: Cicindellidae) in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka
Thotagamuwa, A., Dangalle, C., Lokupitiya, E., Pallewatta, N., Wijerathne, T. 2017. New distributional record of Cylindera (Olygoma) paradoxa (W. Horn, 1892) (Coleoptera: Cicindellidae) in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka. Checklikst 13(3): 2027.
Tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Sri Lanka’s Coastal Zone: Present Distribution and Diversity
Thotagamuwa A, Dangalle C.D, Pallewatta N, Lokupitiya, E. Tiger beetles (Coleoptera:
Cicindelidae) of Sri Lanka’s Coastal Zone: Present Distribution and Diversity. 2016. Sri Lanka
Iournal of Marine Environmental Sciences, Marine Environment Protection Authority, Sri
Lanka
Found after 107 years: rediscovery of an endemic tiger beetle jansenia laeticolor w. Horn (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in Sri Lanka
Thotagamuwa, A., Sumanapala, A., Dangalle, C., Pallewatta, N., Lokupitiya, E. 2016. Found after 107 years: rediscovery of an endemic tiger beetle jansenia laeticolor w. Horn (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in Sri Lanka. Cicindela 48(3-4): 77
Country-specific emission factors for methane emission from enteric fermentation: a case study from a non-annex 1 country. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka
Lokupitiya, E. 2016. Country-specific emission factors for methane emission from enteric fermentation: a case study from a non-annex 1 country. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka. 44(2), pp.137–144
Carbon and Energy Fluxes in Cropland Ecosystems: A Model-Data Comparison
Lokuptiya, E. et al. 2016. Carbon and Energy Fluxes in Cropland Ecosystems: A Model-Data Comparison. Biogeochemistry, 129(1), 53-76. DOI 10.1007/s10533-016-0219-3
Assessment of key policies and measures to address the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in Sri Lanka
Assessment of key policies and measures to address the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in Sri Lanka- Final technical report of a consultancy awarded to the Colombo Science and Technology Cell, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the Sri Lanka UN-REDD Programme [2015; with S. Fernando, A. Senaratna, N. Pallewatta, N., L. Manawadu, U. Imbulana , I. De Silva,, and S. Ranwala ]
Report on Technology Needs Assesment and Technology Action Plans for Climate Change Mitigation published by Climate Change
Report on Technology Needs Assesment and Technology Action Plans for Climate Change Mitigation published by Climate Change Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy Sri Lanka [2014]
Proceedings of the 5th APN South Asia Sub-Regional Cooperation Meeting & South Asia Proposal Development Training Workshop
Proceedings of the 5th APN South Asia Sub-Regional Cooperation Meeting & South Asia Proposal Development Training Workshop (Report prepared for the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy of Sri Lanka and APN) [2014]
Greenhouse Gas Budgets of South and Southeast Asia
Patra, P.K., Canadell, J. G., Ahmed, M. K., Machida, T., Mukai, H., Lokupitiya, E. and Lokupitiya, R. 2014. Greenhouse Gas Budgets of South and Southeast Asia. APN Science Bulletin 4: 56-57.
Evaluating the agreement between measurements and models of net ecosystem exchange at different times and timescales using wavelet coherence
Stoy P. C. et al. 2013. Evaluating the agreement between measurements and models of net ecosystem exchange at different times and timescales using wavelet coherence: an example using data from the North American Carbon Program Site-Level Interim Synthesis. Biogeosciences 10: 6893-6909
Evaluating atmospheric CO2 inversions at multiple scales over a highly-inventoried agricultural landscape
Schuh, A., Lauvaux, T., Denning, A., West, T., Davis, K., Miles, N., Richardson, S., Uliasz, M.., Lokupitiya, E., Cooley, D., Andrews, A., Ogle, S. M. 2013. Evaluating atmospheric CO2 inversions at multiple scales over a highly-inventoried agricultural landscape. Global Change Biology 19: 1424-1439
Report on the barrier analysis and enabling framework for transport sector of Sri Lanka
Report on the barrier analysis and enabling framework for transport sector of Sri Lanka (Report submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy of Sri Lanka under climate change technology needs assessment for greenhouse gas mitigation) [2012]
Project ideas for transport sector of Sri Lanka (Report submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy of Sri Lanka under climate change technology needs assessment for greenhouse gas mitigation) [2012]
Carbon balance in US croplands during the last two decades of the 20th century
Lokupitiya, E. , Paustian, K., Easter, M., Williams S., Andrén, O. and Kätterer, T. 2012. Carbon balance in US croplands during the last two decades of the 20th century. Biogeochemistry 107: 207-225.
A model-data comparison of gross primary productivity: Results from the North American Carbon Program site synthesis.
Shaefer, K. et al. 2012. A model-data comparison of gross primary productivity: Results from the North American Carbon Program site synthesis. Journal of Geophysical Research 117, G03010, doi:10.1029/2012JG001960
National Greenhouse gas Inventory Report for the Agriculture and Land Use, Land Use Change & Forestry sectors
National Greenhouse gas Inventory Report for the Agriculture and Land Use, Land Use Change & Forestry sectors, for the Second National Communication by the Government of Sri Lanka, submitted to the UNFCCC Secretariat [2011].
Characterizing the performance of ecosystem models across time scales: A spectral analysis of the North American Carbon Program site-level synthesis.
Dietz M. C. et al. 2011. Characterizing the performance of ecosystem models across time scales: A spectral analysis of the North American Carbon Program site-level synthesis. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 116,G04029.DOI:10.1029/2011JG001661
Use of AVHRR NDVI time series and ground-based surveys for estimating county-level crop biomass.
Lokupitiya, E., Lefsky, M., and K. Paustian. 2010. Use of AVHRR NDVI time series and ground-based surveys for estimating county-level crop biomass. International Journal of Remote Sensing 31(i): 141-158.
Coupling land surface and crop growth models for predicting evapotranspiration and carbon exchange in wheat-maize rotation croplands.
Lei, H., Yang, D., Lokupitiya, E., Shen, Y. 2010. Coupling land surface and crop growth models for predicting evapotranspiration and carbon exchange in wheat-maize rotation croplands. Biogeosciences 7: 3363-3375.
Assessing the Impact of Crops on Regional CO2 Fluxes and Atmospheric Concentrations.
Corbin, K.D., Denning, Lokupitiya, E.Y. et al. 2010. Assessing the Impact of Crops on Regional CO2 Fluxes and Atmospheric Concentrations. Tellus B 62: 521-532.
A model-data intercomparison of CO2 exchange during large scale droughts: Results from the North American Carbon Proram Site Synthesis
Schwalm, C.R. et al. 2010. A model-data intercomparison of CO2 exchange during large scale droughts: Results from the North American Carbon Proram Site Synthesis. Journal of Geographical Research Biogeosciences 115, G00H05. DOI: 10.1029/2009JG001229.