Journal Articles
Dr. A. Aldrie Amir | The Malaysian Mangrover
Journal Articles
Catherine E. Lovelock, Valerie Hagger, Ilka C. Feller, A. Aldrie Amir, Vilma Machava António, Margaret A. Owuor & Daniel A. Friess. 2025. Mangrove biodiversity and ecosystem services. Nature Reviews Biodiversity. 1:772-787. DOI: 10.1038/s44358-025-00103-3. Web: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44358-025-00103-3
Midhun Mohan; Shalini A. L. King; Lara G. Moussa; Michael S. Watt; Emma M. Awuku-Sowah; Gregory F. Albery; James Kairo; A. Aldrie Amir; Julius Sila; Peter I. Macreadie. 2025. UAV-supported mangrove restoration: nature-based solutions for controlling vector-borne disease incidence. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 197:1346. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-025-14767-z (Q3; IF:3.0). Web: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-025-14767-z
Marie Arnaud, Catherine E. Lovelock, Marion Maceiras, Dang Thuong-Huyen, Sarah Robin, Samuel Abiven, Amrit Kumar Mishra, Syed Hilal Farooq, Tuhin Bhadra, Axel Felbacq, Cyril Marchand, Nicolas Bottinelli, Thanh-Phong Le, Ahmad Aldrie Amir & Cornelia Rumpel. 2025. The nature of soil blue carbon varies across mangrove geomorphic settings. Communications Earth & Environment 6:743. DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02531-7. (Q1; IF:8.1) Web: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02531-7
Arya Ying Yue, Behara Satyanarayana, Nur Hannah Abd Rahim, Ahmad Aldrie Amir, Jean Hugé & Farid Dahdouh-Guebas. 2025. Valuation of Ecosystem Services by Local Communities Around Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Malaysia. Economic Botany. DOI: 10.1007/s12231-025-09650-4. (Q3; IF:1.3) Web: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-025-09650-4
Mohammad Basyuni, Alfian Mubaraq, Andi Aznan Aznawi, Sari Puspitha Mulya Sari, Siti Maulyda Ayu, Tien Wahyuni, Etti Sartina Siregar, Bejo Slamet, Elham Sumarga, Siti Halimah Larekeng, Nur Ariyani Agustina, Ruby C. Gonzales, Venus E. Leopardas, Hayssam M. Ali & Ahmad Aldrie Amir. 2025. Edible and medicinal uses of mangroves in Indonesia with a systematic review on blue food potential and health benefits. Discover Sustainability 6:1140. DOI: 10.1007/s43621-025-01967-3. Web: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43621-025-01967-3
Andi Aznan Aznawi, Alfian Mubaraq, Shofiyah Sabilah Al Mustaniroh, Ahmad Aldrie Amir, Mohammad Basyuni. 2025. Sustainable management of mangrove forest in Indonesia: Practical and Islamic perspectives. Islamic Research - The International Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies 2:95-102. DOI: 10.47076/jkpis.v8i2.356. Web: https://www.jkpis.com/index.php/jkpis/article/view/356
Lydia Slobodian, Christina A. Buelow, Sy C. Baker, Stephania Alvarez, Kimberley C. Wood, Jaramar Villareal-Rosas, Christopher J. Brown, Maria Fernanda Adame, A. Aldrie Amir, Jacob J. Bukoski, Justine Bell-James, Alejandra Calzada Vazquez Vela, Rachael H. Carrie, Rod M. Connolly, Elizabeth J. Golebie, Rose A. Foster, Nadine Heck, Frida Sidik, Mischa P. Turschwell, Alexandra R. White, Dominic A. Andradi-Brown. 2025. Quantifying the presence and potential of national legal frameworks for global mangrove protection. Cell Reports Sustainability 2(8):100430. DOI: 10.1016/j.crsus.2025.100430 Web: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-sustainability/fulltext/S2949-7906(25)00126-0
Soon Loong Lee, Su Yin Chee, Mark Huxham, Maryam Jamilah, Jenny Choo, Cheryl Rita Kaur, Ahmad Aldrie Amir, Jillian Lean Sim Ooi, Mohammad Rozaimi, Hamdan Omar, Sahadev Sharma, Müller Moritz & Amy Yee-Hui Then. 2025. Blue carbon ecosystems in Malaysia: Status, threats, and the way forward for research and policy. The Journal of Environment & Development 34(1):225-265. DOI: 10.1177/10704965241284366 (Q2; IF:2.3) Web: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10704965241284366
Faid Rahman, Ahmad Ismail, Saiful Arif Abdullah, Aldrie Amir & Nuriah Abd Majid. 2025. Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary, Perak, Malaysia: Status, challenges and future for migratory shorebirds population in the East-Asian Australian Flyway. Marine Pollution Bulletin 213:117690. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117690 (Q1; IF:5.3) Web: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X25001651
Danyang Chen, Behara Satyanarayana, Giovanna Wolswijk, Nur Hannah Abd Rahim, Ahmad Aldrie Amir, Jean Huge, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas. 2024. Historical ecological monitoring and appraisal for extractive uses and other values in Malaysia unveils consequences of regime shifts in 120 years of mangrove management. Journal for Nature Conservation 79:126582. DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2024.126582 (Q2; IF:2.00) Web: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1617138124000311
Suhailah Shamsudin, A. Aldrie Amir & Nor Azilah Husin. 2024. Green behaviors towards intention to participate in river cleaning initiatives. Geografia - Malaysian Journal of Society and Space 20(3):1-17. DOI: 10.17576/geo-2024-2003-01 PDF: https://journalarticle.ukm.my/24386/1/1-17%2072966-255909-1-PB.pdf
Mohammad Basyuni, Alfian Mubaraq, Andi Aznan Aznawi, Itchika Sivaipram, Ahmad Aldrie Amir, Venus Leopardas, Erni Jumilawaty, Bejo Slamet, Arif Nuryawan, Etti Sartina Siregar & Nurdin Sulistiyono. 2024. Kelulut (Trigona spp.) cultivation to increase production and additional income of mangrove ecotourism Peduli Pesisir Farmer Groups, Beras Basah Village, Pangkalan Susu Sub-District, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Journal of Community Services: Sustainability & Empowerment 4(2):1-11. DOI: 10.35806/jcsse.v4i2.483 Web: https://ojs.sampoernauniversity.ac.id/index.php/JCSSE/article/view/483
Suhailah Shamsudin, Ahmad Aldrie Amir, Wan Md Syukri Wan Mohamad Ali. 2023. Perilaku alam sekitar peramal kepada keinginan untuk menyertai inisiatif pembersihan sungai. Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities 8(11):e002590. DOI: 10.47405/mjssh.v8i11.2590 Web: https://www.msocialsciences.com/index.php/mjssh/article/view/2590
Martin Zimmer, Gordon N. Ajonina, A. Aldrie Amir, Simon M. Cragg, Stephen Crooks, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas, Norman C. Duke, Sara Fratini, Daniel A. Friess, Véronique Helfer, Mark Huxham, Kandasamy Kathiresan, K. A. Sunanda Kodikara, Nico Koedam, Shing Yip Lee, Mwita M. Mangora, Jurgenne Primavera, Behara Satyanarayana, Jean Wan Hong Yong, Dominic Wodehouse. 2022. When nature needs a helping hand: Different levels of human intervention for mangrove (re-)establishment. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 5:784322. DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2022.784322 (Q1; IF:4.332) Web: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/forests-and-global-change/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2022.784322/full
Mahfuza Begum, Muhammad Mehedi Masud, Lubna Alam, Mazlin Bin Mokhtar, Ahmad Aldrie Amir. 2022. The adaptation behaviour of marine fishermen towards climate change and food security: An application of the theory of planned behaviour and health belief model. Sustainability 14(21):14001. DOI: 10.3390/su142114001 (Q2; IF:3.251) Web: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/21/14001
B. Clough, A.A. Amir, V.C. Chong, N.C. Duke, C.D. Field, B. Kjerfve, S.Y. Lee, A. Sasekumar, S.C. Wong, J.W.H. Yong, W.K. Gong. 2022. Obituary Dr. Ong Jin Eong (August 28, 1943 – August 5, 2021). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 266:107746. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107746 (Q1; IF:2.929) Web: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771422000063
Mahfuza Begum, Muhammad Mehedi Masud, Lubna Alam, Mazlin Bin Mokhtar, A. Aldrie Amir. 2022. The impact of climate variables on marine fish production: an empirical evidence from Bangladesh based on autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 29:87923–87937. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21845-z (Q1; IF:4.223) Web: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-21845-z
Md. Mahfuzul Islam, Mohammad Abdul Matin Chowdhury, Rawshan Ara Begum, A. Aldrie Amir. 2022. A bibliometric analysis on the research trends of climate change effects on economic vulnerability. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 29:59300-59315. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20028-0 (Q1, IF:4.223) Web: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-20028-0
Md. Mahfuzul Islam, A. Aldrie Amir, Rawshan Ara Begum. 2022. Potential impact of coastal hazards: Case of Pahang, Malaysia. Disaster Advances 15(2):66-72. (Q4; IF:0.5)
Su Yin Chee, Louise B. Firth, Amy Y. Then, Jean Chai Yee, Aazani Mujahid, Affendi Yang Amri, A. Aldrie Amir, Chai Ming Lau, Jillian L. Ooi, Yew Aun Quek, Choo Eng Tan, Tzuen Kiat Yap, Chin Aik Yeap, Abigail McQuatters-Gollop. 2021. Enhancing uptake of nature-based solutions for informing coastal sustainable development policy and planning: A Malaysia case study. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9:708507. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.708507 (Q2; IF:4.171) Web: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.708507/full
Lavaniadevi Gopalakrishnan, Behara Satyanarayana, Danyang Chen, Giovanna Wolswijk, A. Aldrie Amir, Michiel B. Vandegehuchte, Aidy B. Muslim, Nico Koedam, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas. 2021. Using historical archives and Landsat imagery to explore changes in the mangrove cover of Peninsular Malaysia between 1853 and 2018. Remote Sensing 13(17):3403. DOI: 10.3390/rs13173403 (Q2; IF:4.848) Web: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/17/3403
Kasturi Devi Kanniah, Chuen Siang Kang, Sahadev Sharma, A. Aldrie Amir. 2021. Remote sensing to study mangrove fragmentation and its impacts on leaf area index and gross primary productivity in the south of Peninsular Malaysia. Remote Sensing 13(8):1427. DOI: 10.3390/rs13081427 (Q2; IF:4.509) Web: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/8/1427
Md. Mahfuzul Islam, A. Aldrie Amir, Rawshan Ara Begum. 2021. Community awareness towards coastal hazard and adaptation strategies in Pahang coast of Malaysia. Natural Hazards 107:1593–1620. DOI: 10.1007/s11069-021-04648-2 (Q2; IF:2.427) Web: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-021-04648-2
Novia Arinda Pradisty, A. Aldrie Amir, Martin Zimmer. 2021. Plant species- and stage-specific differences in microbial decay of mangrove leaf litter: the older the better? Oecologia. 195:843-858. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-021-04865-3 (Q2; IF:2.654) Web: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00442-021-04865-3
F. Dahdouh-Guebas, G.N. Ajonina, A. Aldrie Amir, D.A. Andradi-Brown, I. Aziz, T. Balke, E. Barbier, S. Cannicci, S.M. Cragg, M. Cunha-Lignon, D. Curnick, C.M. Duarte, N.C. Duke, C. Endsor, S. Fratini, I.C. Feller, F. Fromard, J. Hugé, M.R. Huxham, J.G. Kairo, T. Kajita, K. Kathiresan, N.E. Koedam, S.Y. Lee, H.-J. Lin, J.R. Mackenzie, M.M. Mangora, C. Marchand, T. Meziane, T.E. Minchinton, N. Pettorelli, J. Polanía, G. Polgar, M. Poti, J. Primavera, A. Quarto, S.M. Rog, B. Satyanarayana, Y. Schaeffer-Novelli, M. Spalding, T. Van Der Stocken, D. Wodehouse, J.W. Yong, M. Zimmer and D. Friess. 2020. Public perceptions of mangrove forests matter for their conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7:603651. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2020.603651 (Q1; IF:3.661). Web: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.603651/full?theme=8qyr03
A. Aldrie Amir, S.Y. Foong, Cheryl R. Kaur, B. Satyanarayana, S. Sharma, Ahmad Ismail, Nor Aslinda Awang, Kasturi D. Kanniah, Amy Y.H. Then, H.R. Singh, Mohammad Shahfiz Azman, Alison K.S. Wee, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas & A. Latiff. 2020. The strategic establishment of the Malaysian Mangrove Research Alliance and Network (MyMangrove). Malayan Nature Journal 72(4):577-595. [SERM ULB].
P. Ragavan, K. Kathiresan, M. Zimmer, R.-C. Zhou, A.A. Amir, K. Sivakumar, P.M. Mohan & T.S. Rana. 2020. Three decades of global mangrove conservation: An overview. Malayan Nature Journal 72(4):551-576
Maya Liyana Hamzah, Sahadev Sharma & A. Aldrie Amir. 2020. The biomass dynamics of intact and regenerated mangrove stands of Kelang, Selangor, Malaysia. Malayan Nature Journal 72(4):511-518
Nik Mohd. Shibli Nik Jaafar, Siti Mariam Muhammad Nor, Wan Bayani Wan Omar & A. Aldrie Amir. 2020. Mangroves of the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Malayan Nature Journal 72(4):441-450
Shaharuddin Mohamad Ismail, A. Aldrie Amir, Nurul Hidayah Shamsul Ariffin & A. Latiff. 2020. Conservation and management of mangroves in Peninsular Malaysia: A historical perspective. Malayan Nature Journal 72(4):425-439
A. Aldrie Amir & A. Latiff. 2020. Foreword. Malayan Nature Journal 72(4):ii-iii
Maya Liyana Hamzah, Ahmad Aldrie Amir, Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud, Sahadev Sahadev Sharma, Fazly Amri Mohd, Siti Norsakinah Selamat, Othman Karim, Effi Helmy Ariffin, Rawshan Ara Begum. 2020. Assessment of the mangrove forest changes along the Pahang coast using remote sensing and GIS technology. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 15(5):43-58. DOI: 10.46754/Jssm.2020.07.006. PDF: https://jssm.umt.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/6_15.5.pdf
A. Aldrie Amir. 2020. The going gets tough for mangroves. CHEC Human Ecology Journal 30:16-18. Web: https://www.checinternational.org/news/chec-journal-human-ecology-30-mangroves-published PDF: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3wpv558javx137jd6jvke/CHEC-Journal-30.pdf?rlkey=ookq9wdgao324gfk65ibe35pu&e=1&dl=0
A. Aldrie Amir & Norman C. Duke. 2019. Distinct characteristics of canopy gaps in the subtropical mangroves of Moreton Bay, Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 222:66-80. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.04.007. (Q1; IF:2.413). Web: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272771418301343
Ishty, M.I.H., Amir, A.A., Idris, N.D.M., Taha, M.R. & Reza, M.I.H., 2019. Flood risk perception and land use change analysis in flood affected communities: A case study of Temerloh, Malaysia. The Journal of Social Sciences Research 5:298-307.
Curnick, D.J., Pettorelli, N., Amir, A.A., Balke, T., Barbier, E.B., Crooks, S., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Duncan, C., Endsor, C., Friess, D.A., Quarto, A., Zimmer, M., & Lee, S.Y. 2019. The value of small mangrove patches. Science 363(6424):239. AAAS. DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw0809. (Q1; IF:41.058). Web: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaw0809
A. Aldrie Amir. 2018. Mitigate risk for Malaysia’s mangroves. Science 359(6382):1342-1343. AAAS. DOI: 10.1126/science.aas9139. (Q1; IF:37.205). Web: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aas9139
Xu, S., Z. He, Z. Zhang, Z. Guo, W. Guo, H. Lyu, J. Li, M. Yang, Z. Du, Y. Huang, R. Zhou, C. Zhong, D. E. Boufford, M. Lerdau, C.-I. Wu, N. C. Duke, S. Y. Lee, X. Li, Y. Yang, X. Wang, Y. Chen, S. Yang, Y. Hou, T. Tang, W. L. Ng, L. Chi, W. Zhao, J. Ruan, Q. Li, W. Wang, L. Chen, G. Lin, B. Liao, A. Wee, M. Muehlenberg, M. Sun, K. Kathiresan, R. E. Prabowo, T. Kajita, A. Amir, J. Yong, L. P. Jayatissa, H.-J. Lin, P.-C. Liao, S. Havanond, C. Cannon, K. Krauss, E. Proffitt, D. Devlin, E. A. Hungate, R. T. Baereleo, & S. Shi. 2017. The origin, diversification and adaptation of a major mangrove clade (Rhizophoreae) revealed by whole-genome sequencing. National Science Review 4:721-734. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwx065. (Q1; IF:8.843). Web: https://academic.oup.com/nsr/article/4/5/721/3861360
Mohd Shafiq Asnawi Md. Akhir, A. Aldrie Amir & Mazlin bin Mokhtar. 2017. Nutrients and pollutants removal in small-scale constructed wetland in Frangipani Resort Langkawi, Malaysia. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology 16(2):569-577.
Nagulendran, K., Padfield, R., Aziz, S.A., Amir, A.A., Rahman, A.R., Latiff, A., Zafir, A., Quilter, A.G., Tan, A., Arifah, S., Noor, A., Noraini, A., Perumal, B., Gan, P.C., Hii, N., Reza, M.I.H., Lakshmi, L.R.I., Lim, T., Shrestha, M., Darmaraj, M.R., McGowan, S., Paxton, M., Mohamed, Z., Daim, M.S., Abdullah, M.T., Ibrahim, N.A.N., Chong, L.P., Clements, G.R., Idris, S.M.M., Saw, L.G., Kumaran, S., Elagupillay, S., Sharma, D.S.K, Suksuwan, S., Ponnusamy, V., Wadey, J., Mohd, W.H.W., Wong, E.P., Wong, P.M., Yeap, C.A., & Campos-Arceiz, A. 2016. A multi-stakeholder strategy to identify conservation priorities in Peninsular Malaysia. Cogent Environmental Science, 2(1):1254078. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311843.2016.1254078. Web: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311843.2016.1254078
Friess, D.A., Thompson, B.S., Brown, B., Amir, A.A., Cameron, C., Koldewey, H.J., Sasmito, S.D., & Sidik, F. 2016. Policy challenges and approaches for the conservation of mangrove forests in Southeast Asia. Conservation Biology 30(5):933-949. Wiley. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12784. (Q1; IF:4.320). Web: https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cobi.12784
Foo, J., A. Latiff, M. Omar & A. A. Amir. 2016. Women’s perception on medicinal plants in traditional Tamu, West Coast, Sabah, Malaysia. Malayan Nature Journal 68(3):95-104.
Foo, J., A. L. Mohamad, M. Omar & A. A. Amir. 2016. Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants traded at Tamu in Sabah urban area. International Journal of the Malay World and Civilisation 4:79-87.
Akhir, M.S.A.M., Amir, A.A., Mokhtar, M. & Hooi, A.W.K., 2016. Constructed wetland for wastewater treatment: A case study at Frangipani Resort, Langkawi. International Journal of the Malay World and Civilisation 4: 21-28.
Foo, J., A. L. Mohamad, M. Omar & A. A. Amir. 2016. Community participation in governance for sustainable management of medicinal plants market in urban area. International Journal of the Malay World and Civilisation 4:73-77.
Foo, J., Mohamad, A.L., Omar, M., Amir, A.A., 2016. Utilitarian tumbuhan ubatan di Tamu Pantai Barat Sabah (Utilitarian of Medicinal plants in Tamu (local market) of West Coast, Sabah). Geografia 12:99-112.
Foo, J., Omar, M., Amir, A.A., Mohamad, A.L., 2014. Faktor kelangsungan pasaran tumbuhan ubatan di Tamu Pantai Barat Sabah: Satu tinjauan awal (Factors affecting the market viability of medicinal plants – The case of the tamu (local market) of West Coast, Sabah). Geografia 10:115-126.
A. Aldrie Amir. 2012. Canopy gaps and the natural regeneration of Matang mangroves. Forest Ecology and Management 269:60-67. Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.12.040. (Q1; IF:2.487). Web: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112711007870