Foong Swee Yeok, Dr

Research background

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.

Research focus

Mangrove ecology, ecosystem services, palynology

Selected publications

1. Foong et al (2016). A pilot rapid assessment of selected ecosystem services provided by the Teluk Ayer Tawar_Kuala Muda Coast IBA in Pulau Pinang. Malaysian Nature Society (MNS Conservation Publication No.16). ISBN 978-983-9681-51-2
2. Wu et al (2023). Phytolith evidence reveals the origin of angiosperm leaf eating habits among ancient Cretaceous birds. The Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2023.100500
3. Dai et al (2023), Phytolith analyses of tropical plants and topsoil from western Peninsular
   Malaysia and their implications for paleoenvironmental reconstruction. The Holocene 1-12. doi/10.1177/09596836231157064
4. Dai et al (2023). Pollen morphology of selected tropical plants in Peninsular Malaysia and its
   implication in the paleoecological reconstruction of Southeast Asia. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 316 (2023) 104935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2023.104935