Research Group on Carbon and Climate Change (RCCC)
Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences
Publications
Best management practices with low greenhouse gas emissions for salinity management in paddy soils of south asia
Lokupitiya, E., Agrawal, M., Pandey, D., Ahamed, T., Mustafa, R.N., Sirisena. D.N., Seneviratne, G., Udagedara, S., & Paustian. K. (2017). Best management practices with low greenhouse gas emissions for salinity management in paddy soils of south asia. Book of Abstracts. International Conference on Climate Change- 2017 (ICCC 2017) held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. p. 14.
Assessment of the impact of extreme weather events on coconut productivity in selected locations of Sri Lanka
Pathmeswaran C., Lokupitiya E., Waidyarathne K.P. 2017. Assessment of the impact of extreme weather events on coconut productivity in selected locations of Sri Lanka. Book of Abstracts. International Conference on Climate Change- 2017 (ICCC 2017) held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. P 16.
Topographical Effects on Soil Carbon in a High Grown Tea Plantation of Nawalapitiya
Kosvinna K, Lokupitiya E (2016) Topographical Effects on Soil Carbon in a High Grown Tea Plantation of Nawalapitiya. Proceedings of the 21st International Forestry and Environment Symposium, Sri Lanka. p109.
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
Selection of tiger beetle species as potential bioindicator organisms for coastal ecosystems of Sri Lanka
Thotagamuwa A., Dangalle C.D., Pallewatta N. and Lokupitiya E. 2016. Selection of tiger beetle species as potential bioindicator organisms for coastal ecosystems of Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium of the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. pp. 295.
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
Energy Usage and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Tea Manufacturing Process in Sri Lanka
Vidanagama, J., Lokupitiya, E.Y.K., 2016. Energy Usage and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Tea Manufacturing Process in Sri Lanka. Proceedings Annual Research Symposium University of Colombo, Colombo, 2016. P 297.
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
Comparison of tiger beetle (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) diversity in four protected areas in different climatic zones of Sri Lanka
Thotagamuwa A., Dangalle C.D., Pallewatta N., Lokupitiya E., Sumanapala A. and Ranasinghe R.H.T. 2016. Comparison of tiger beetle (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) diversity in four protected areas in different climatic zones of Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the International Research Sessions of the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. pp. 330
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 Rate of Change in Soil Carbon Stock in Tea Plantations in Sri Lanka
Vidanagama, J., Lokupitiya, E. Y. K., 2016. Assessment of Rate of Change in Soil Carbon Stock in Tea Plantations in Sri Lanka. Center for Environmental Studies of the University of Peradeniya, Kandy
A preliminary survey of the occurrence of tiger beetle species (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) in the Jaffna Peninsula of Sri Lanka
Thotagamuwa A., Wijerathna T., Dangalle C.D., Pallewatta N. and Lokupitiya E. 2016. A preliminary survey of the occurrence of tiger beetle species (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) in the Jaffna Peninsula of Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 36th Annual Sessions of the Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka. pp. 50.
Tiger beetles of Sri Lanka’s coastal zone: Distributional changes and habitat preferences
Thotagamuwa A., Dangalle C.D., Pallewatta N. and Lokupitiya E. 2015. Tiger beetles of Sri Lanka’s coastal zone: Distributional changes and habitat preferences. Proceedings of the Second National Symposium on Marine Environment, Marine Environment Protection Authority, Colombo, Sri Lanka. pp. 16-17.
New records of an endemic tiger beetle species, Cylindera (Ifasina) waterhousei (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) from Kalutara District, Sri Lanka
Thotagamuwa A., Dangalle C., Pallewatta N. and Lokupitiya E. 2015. New records of an endemic tiger beetle species, Cylindera (Ifasina) waterhousei (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) from Kalutara District, Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the Twentieth International Forestry and Environment Symposium, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka. pp. 130.
Historical and current records of Cylindera (Ifasina) labioaenea Horn, 1892 (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in Sri Lanka
Thotagamuwa A., Dangalle C.D., Pallewatta N. and Lokupitiya E. 2015. Historical and current records of Cylindera (Ifasina) labioaenea Horn, 1892 (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. pp. 109.
Climatic and soil preferences of tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of Sri Lanka
Thotagamuwa A., Dangalle C.D., Pallewatta N. and Lokupitiya E. 2015. Climatic and soil preferences of tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 35th Annual Sessions of the Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka. pp. 34.
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
Development of Country-Specific Emission Factors for Methane Emissions from Livestock Sector in Sri Lanka
Lokupitiya, E. 2013. Development of Country-Specific Emission Factors for Methane Emissions from Livestock Sector in Sri Lanka. Proceedings Annual Research Symposium of University of Colombo held on October 3-4, 2013. p 192
Utilizing Field Campaign, Flux Tower, and Satellite Data To Improve Simulated Carbon Fluxes and Pools in The Simple Biosphere Model (SiB4)
Haynes, K. D.; Baker, I. T.; Denning, S.; Stockli, R.; Schaefer, K. M.; Lokupitiya, E. 2012. Utilizing Field Campaign, Flux Tower, and Satellite Data To Improve Simulated Carbon Fluxes and Pools in The Simple Biosphere Model (SiB4). American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2012, abstract #B41C-0298
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].