Associate Professor Asyraf Mansor

My research is looking into the population dynamic of flora in areas designated for rehabilitation programs. Using fast growing creepers and shrub of legumes (e.g., Mimosa spp) as soil property stabilizers, the rehabilitation of degraded lands is being studied in stages. The forest ecosystem services and functions are also being progressively researched using two groups of plants (i.e., Arecaceae, Rattan and Mimosaseae, Mimosa pigra), both economically important at the extreme ends. Among research grants I have received is the Research University Grant-USM to conduct research on the relation of small mammals and the distribution of rattan seeds and seedlings. As for Mimosa pigra, I am looking at the effect of stimulated and continuous herbivory events on the seedling survivability which may impact its population spread.

Research focus
invasive species, forest biodiversity, environmental impact assessment

Selected publications

1. Cooper, D.L.M., et al. 2024. Consistent patterns of common species across tropical tree communities. Nature, 625:728-734 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06820-z
2. Nadia Ab Razak, Alan C.G., Amanda F. C., Brian C.S., & Asyraf Mansor. 2024. Factors affecting the foliar endophyte community in the invasive weed, Impatients glandulifera. Fungal Ecology, 70:101356 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2024.101356.
3. Masum, K.M., Islam, M.S., Fahim, M.S.I., Parvej, M., Majeed, M., Hasan, Md.M., & Mansor, A. 2023. Temporal comparison of land-use changes and biodiversity in differential IUCN protected-area categories of Bangladesh in the context of co- management. Geology, Ecology and Landscapes, https://doi.org/10.1080/24749508.2023.2202442
4. Muscarella, R. et al. 2020. The global abundance of tree palms. Global Ecology and Biogeography, DOI: 10.1111/geb.13123