GRANTS

  • 2011 - Impact of oil and grease pollution of Vavuniya tank on fish embryo development. (Grant no: UJ/VC/RG/2011/02).

  • 2010 - Possibilities of making the ornamental fisheries as a supplementary source of income for the fishing community relying on the Vavuniya tank, Sri Lanka. (Grant no: UJ/VC/RG/2010/05).


SUPERVISION

Undergraduate Research Project:

  • 2019-2020: Species composition and abundance of Submerged Aquatic Macrophytes in some irrigating reservoirs in Vavuniya and Batticaloa districts, Sri Lanka.

  • 2019-2020: Butterfly species diversity in Salaimbakulam and Irattaperiyakulam localities in Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka.

  • 2018-2019: Impact of environmental factors on zooplankton distribution, abundance and composition in perennial and seasonal reservoirs of Vavuniya city, Sri Lanka.

  • 2017-2018: Effects of water hardness on the growth and reproductive biology of Poecillia reticulata and Betta splendens in the semi-natural aquaria.


PUBLICATIONS

1. Water hardness influenced reproductive dynamics in two freshwater fish species; Poecilia reticulata and Betta splendens. (in communication)

2. Patrick, A. E.S., Naveendrakumar. G. and Lazar, S. (2020). Climate change and its impact on the livelihood of Vavuniya Urban Freshwater fishing community, Sri Lanka. 6th Annual Climate Change Conference, Loyola University, Chicago, USA (Accepted as poster presentation on March 13, 2020)

3. Length-weight relationships and growth patterns of local fishes of the medium perennial Vavuniya reservoir, Sri Lanka. Pakistan Journal of Zoology (Accepted).

4. Kottage, C. D and Patrick, A. E. S (2019). Comparative Study on Abundance and Diversity of Zooplankton between Thandikulam Reservoir (Seasonal) and Vavuniya Reservoir (Perennial) in Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka. Jaffna: Jaffna Science Association (JSA) on 26th Annual Session, p.10.

5. Sanjeewani, Patrick, A.E.S. and Abrna, K. Preliminary study on optimum time for hardness removing ability of Strychnos potatorum (Ingini) seeds from drinking water in Vavuniya district, Sri Lanka.: Proceedings of the 3rd Wayamba International Conference (WinC-2018).p. 263.

6. Sanjeewani, H. K. N, Gilbert, T., Shah, P. and Patrick, A.E.S. Social survey on drinking water sources, health issues and the current domestic treatment practices in Vavuniya district, Sri Lanka: Proceedings of the 3rd Wayamba International Conference (WinC-2018).p. 274.

7. Abarna, K., Patrick, A.E.S. and Jayawardena, U.A. (2018) Growth performance of Poecilia reticulata and Betta splendens in varying water hardness treatments: Proceedings of the 1st Annual Session, Vingnanam International Research Conference. p. 33.

8. Abarna, K., Patrick, A.E.S. and Jayawardena, U.A. (2018) Impact of water hardness on reproductive biology of two popular aquarium fish Poecilia reticulata (Guppy) and Betta splendens (Siamese fighter). : Proceedings of the 24th Annual Session, Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. p. 28.

9. Patrick, A.E.S., Kuganathan, S. and Edirisinghe, U. (2017) Species composition and abundance of fishes with seasonal fluctuations of rainfall and water level in Vavuniya reservoir, Sri Lanka, , Int. Res. J. Environment Sci.,Vol. 6(6), pp. 12-21.

10. Umasuthan, S., Patrick, A. E. S., Naveendrakumar G. and Kuganathan, S. (2017). Developmental abnormalities of Betta splendens (Siamese fighting fish) embryos reared in oil and grease contaminated water samples of Vavuniya reservoir, Sri Lanka’, Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Vol. 6(4), pp. 27-31.

11. Patrick, A. E. S and Kuganathan, S. (2016). Seasonal hydro-climatic consequences on fish harvests in Vavuniya reservoir, Sri Lanka, Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., Vol. 5(9), pp. 55-62.

12. Patrick, A. E. S. (2016). Influence of rainfall and water level on inland fisheries production: Review. Archives of Applied Science Research. 8 (6): pp.44-51.

13. Patrick, A. E. S., Kuganathan, S., & Edirisinghe, U. (2015). Effects of hydro- climatic fluctuations on catchability of fish in Vavuniya reservoir, Sri Lanka. Tropical Agricultural Research, 26 (2): pp. 402 – 408.

14. Patrick, A.E.S., Kuganathan, S. and Edirisinghe, U. (2015). Negative allometric growth of Oreochromis niloticus from polluted and non-polluted locations of the Vavuniya reservoir, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka: Proceedings of the 21st Annual Session, Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. p. 37.

15. Patrick, A.E.S., Kuganathan, S. and Edirisinghe, U. (2014). Linear morphometric phenomenon of Oreochromis niloticus in polluted location of Vavuniya reservoir, Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the Postgraduate Institute of Science Research Congress, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. p. 84.

16. Patrick, A.E.S., Kuganathan, S. and Edirisinghe, U. (2014). Effect of rainfall pattern on fish production in a medium perennial, Vavuniya reservoir, Sri Lanka: Proceedings of the 20th Annual Session, Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. p. 18.

17. Patrick, A.E.S., Kadotgasan,J.M. and Naveendrakumar, G. (2012). Study to detect impacts of pollution on the distribution of zooplankton in the northern tropical ponds in Sri Lanka. Archives of Applied Science Research 4(6): 2552-2556.

18. Patrick, A. E. S., Kadotgasan, J. M., and Naveendrakumar, G. (2011). Preliminary study of major zooplankton’s abundance in polluted and non-polluted locations of Vavuniya tank and Ariyakulam Pond. Vavuniya Campus Annual Research Session (VCARS) 2011 Proceedings, p.15.

19. Patrick, A. E. S., Arjunan, K., and Naveendrakumar, G. (2011). Sex ratio, Gonado- somatic index and Fecundity of Tilapia sp. in the Vavuniya town tank. Vavuniya Campus Annual Research Session (VCARS) 2011 Proceedings, p. 14.

20. Patrick, A. E. S., Naveendrakumar, G., and Arjunan, K. (2011). Some aspect of linear morphometrics and sex ratio of Tilapia sp. in polluted and non-polluted location of Vavuniya tank. Vavuniya Campus Annual Research Session (VCARS) 2011 Proceedings, p. 13.

21. Patrick, A. E. S., Sukanyah, S., and Manjceevan, A. (2011). Preliminary study of Schooling behavior of Poecilia reticulata in the Vavuniya town tank water samples subjected to oil and grease pollution. Vavuniya Campus Annual Research Session (VCARS) 2011 Proceedings, p. 12.

22. Patrick, A. E. S., Sukanyah, S., and Naveendrakumar, G. (2011). Preliminary study of learning behavior of Poecilia reticulata in the Vavuniya town tank water samples subjected to oil and grease pollution. Vavuniya Campus Annual Research Session (VCARS) 2011 Proceedings, p. 11.

23. Patrick, A.E.S. (2009). Biological Study of Betta splendens (Regan, 1910) in Semi Natural Aquaria in Jaffna District. Jaffna Science Association (JSA) on 16th Annual Session. p. 05.

24. Patrick, A.E.S. (2009). Viable growth performance of Betta splendens (Regan, 1910) Larvae with different aquaria environment and diets in Jaffna District. Sri Lankan Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) on 65th Annual Session. p. 82.

25. Patrick, A.E.S. (2009). Ornamental fish Betta splendens (Regan, 1910) Larval Growth Rate Study using Experimental Diets. Jaffna Science Association (JSA) on 16th Annual Session, p. 06.