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DR. FOONG SWEE YEOK
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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Main Campus
UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM)
Starting Date in USM: 01 August 2005
foong@usm.my
+6(04) 653 (Ext) 3511
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  • B Sc, BIOLOGI PERSEKITARAN
    UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM) (MALAYSIA)
  • PhD, BIOLOGI PERSEKITARAN
    UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM) (MALAYSIA)
BIOGRAPHY
Professional Affiliation/Membership • Malaysia EIA Subject Consultant • Malaysian Nature Society, Penang Branch (Auditor) • Polar@USM Cluster (member since 2014) • International Society for Development & Sustainability (member since 2014) • Urban Agrotecture USM (member 2014-2015) • New Colombo Plan, University of Tasmania, Australia (Instructor since 2017) • Summer School Programme, Keele University,
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr. FOONG Swee Yeok is a senior lecturer at the School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. She has involved in mangrove ecological studies since 1996. Her work focuses on nutrient fluxes, carbon sequestration, ecosystem services of the mangrove and other coastal and built ecosystem. She also applies palynology techniques to study the abundance, variety and transportation of pollen, spore and phytolith in the tropics.
Scopus ID
23993745700
Researcher ID
AAX-2431-2020
ORCID
0000-0001-5099-227X
Google Scholar ID
foong.sweeyeok
EXPERTISE
  1. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES >> Ecology > Coastal Ecology
  2. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES >> Ecology > Mangrove Ecology
  3. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES >> Environment Technology/Industry > Carbon Sequestration (Carbon Conversion)
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