International Journal of Ecosystem

The International Journal of Ecosystem (IJE) is a peer-reviewed journal publishes papers from original research in all areas of ecosystem structure and function as impacted by the changes in climate and land and water use and management practices in a given environment. In the aforementioned context the characterization of ecosystem structural components as community of plants, animals and smaller organisms that live, feed, reproduce and how they interact with each other in the same area or environment, their interdependency are essential for the improved understanding of the functioning of the structural components. The modifications in the structural components as impacted by human imposed changes and/or linked to climate changes are poorly understood and/or are not recorded after rigorous review. In aforementioned context the IJE provides a forum for discussion in the modifications in ecosystem structural components and the associated functions around the world, particularly from developing countries, aimed at the sustainable use of natural resources. Critical review articles are also welcome.

Hazel Monica Matias-Peralta

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Ecosystem

Senior Lecturer, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia

Research Areas

Aquatic Ecology, Marine Ecology and Biodiversity

Education

2010Ph.DMarine Ecology and Biodiversity, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science , Universiti Putra Malaysia
2004M.ScDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science , Universiti Putra Malaysia
1993B.ScFaculty of Fisheries, Freshwater Aquaculture Center, Central Luzon State University

Experience

2009-2010 Senior Lecturer, Taylor’s Graduate School of Hospitality and Tourism, Taylor’s University, Malaysia
2006-2009Lecturer, Department of Tourism and Hospitality, International College, I-Shou University, Taiwan
2005-2006Tutor & Teaching Assistant, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
2001-2004Lecturer, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences/Cyprus International University, Northern Cyprus
2005-2010Doctoral Research, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM-Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
2000-2003Master Research, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM-Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
1997-2000Project Research, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM-Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Academic Achievement

Gold Award-"Natural Booster Kit for High Quality Microalgae Production". International Trade Fair "Ideas-Inventions-New Products" November 2nd-5th 2006 Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, Germany
Gold Award-"Periphyton-Bacterial Complex: A Novel System for Improving Water Quality & Shrimp Postlarvae Survival Without Water Exchange". PAMERAN REKA CIPTA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION 2006. 22-24 August 2006, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Bronze Award-"Mass Production of Indigenous High-quality Copepod as an Alternative Live Feed in Shrimp Larviculture Industry". PAMERAN REKA CIPTA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION 2006. 22-24 August 2006, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Silver Award-"Periphyton Rings: For Superior Quality Shrimp Larvae Production". INVENTION & INNOVATION COMPETITION 2006. MALAYSIAN TECHNOLOGY EXPO. 23rd-26th February, 2006. Putra World Trade Center Kuala Lumpur
Innovative Grants Scheme 2005-Awarded by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural organization/Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO/IOC) to undertake the research project entitled "Copepod Biodiversity in Selected Tropical Coas
Gold Award-Periphyton Rings: Effective Water Quality Enhancer in Aquaculture Systems". EXHIBITION OF INVENTION, RESEARCH & INNOVATION. 8th March 2005. Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Gold Award-A High Performance Live Food for Improvement of Shrimp Larval Production. DISCOVERY/INVENTION/INNOVATION EXHIBITION. 19-20 August 2004, Institute of Bioscience, UPM
Bronze Award-Biofouling of Different Substrates in Nutrient-Enriched Environment. DISCOVERY/INVENTION/INNOVATION EXHIBITION. 19-20 August 2004, Institute of Bioscience, UPM
Travel Grant 2004-Awarded by the UNESCO/IOC as Poster Presenter for the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MARINE POLLUTION AND ECOTOXICOLOGY (1-5 June 2004, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong)
Gold Award-Natural Booster for the Production of Pure and High Quality Microalgae. INVENTION/INNOVATION & RESEARCH EXHIBITION 2003. 8-10 July 2003, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Silver Award-Beneficial Indigenous Microorganism for Enhancement of Shrimp Production. INVENTION & RESEARCH EXHIBITION 2003. 30th August 2002, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Membership

Membership of Professional Bodies
Member of the Malaysian Fisheries Society (from 2003 to present)
Member of the Malaysian Electron Microscopy Society (from 1999 to present)

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums/Journals/Books

[1]  Yoshida,T., Matias-Peralta, H., Yusoff, F.M., Toda,T. and Othman Ross B.H. 2011. Zooplankton research in Malaysia: Current status and future prospects (in press).
[2]  Matias-Peralta H., Ghodsi, A., Mahendran, S. and Yusoff, F.M. 2011. Probability models for the distribution of copepods in different coastal ecosystems along the Straits of Malacca. International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series (in press)
[3]  Matias-Peralta H., Yusoff, F.M., Shariff, M. and Suhaila M. 2011. Small-scale continuous production of a tropical marine copepod, Nitocra affinis californica Lang and its potential as live food for aquaculture. African Journal of Agricultural Research. Vol. 6(6), pp. 1611-1620
[4]  Yusoff, F.M., Matias-Peralta, H. and Shariff, M. 2010. Phytoplankton Population Patterns in Marine Shrimp Culture Ponds with Different Sources of Water Supply. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 1539-4077, Volume 13:458-464.
[5]  Matias-Peralta, H., Yusoff, F.M., Shariff, M. and Arshad, A. 2005. Effects of some environmental parameters on the reproduction and development of a tropical marine harpacticoid copepod Nitocra affinis californica Lang. Marine Pollution Bulletin 51:722-728.
[6]  Matias, H.B., Yusoff, F.M., Shariff, M. and Azhar, O. 2002. Effects of commercial microbial products on water quality in tropical shrimp culture ponds. Asian Fisheries Science 15: 239-248.
[7]  Yusoff, F.M., Zubaidah, M.S. Matias, H.B. and Kwan, T.S. 2002. Phytoplankton succession in intensive marine shrimp aquaculture ponds. Aquaculture Research 33: 269-278.
[8]  Yusoff, F.M., Matias, H.B. and Nather Khan. 2002. Changes of water quality, Chlorophyll a and zooplankton along the river-lacustrine continuum in a tropical reservoir. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 28: 295-298.
[9]  Yusoff, F.M. Matias, H.B. Zarina, K. and Phang, S.M. 2001. Use of interstitial water extracted from shrimp pond bottom sediments for marine algal culture. Aquaculture 201 (3-4): 263-270.
[10]  Yusoff, F.M., Matias, H.B. Anton, A. and Mohd Zaki, M. 1998. Phytoplankton populations in intensive marine shrimp culture ponds using treated and untreated water source. Science International (Lahore), 10 (3): 245-248.
[11]  Z. Nur Zulikha, Yusoff, F.M., Arshad, A. and Matias-Peralta, H. 2011. Zooplankton Community Distribution in Perak and Bernam Rivers, Malaysia with Emphasis on Copepods In. Mawardi R., Hee, A., Lim, K.P., Yong, C., Nor Azowa, I., Leong, W.J., Elias, S. and Ee, G. (eds.) Regional Fundamental Science Congress 2011 Fundamental Sciences: Forefront of Innovations. p 205.
[12]  Marinni, K., Yusoff, F. M., Matias-Peralta, H., Safura, S. and Kuppan, P. 2011. Comparison of Zooplankton Distribution in Four Different Rivers in Kota Marudu, Sabah, Malaysia. In. Mawardi R., Hee, A., Lim, K.P., Yong, C., Nor Azowa, I., Leong, W.J., Elias, S. and Ee, G. (eds.) Regional Fundamental Science Congress 2011 Fundamental Sciences: Forefront of Innovations. p 189.
[13]  Matias-Peralta, H. and F. M. Yusoff. 2009. Temporal changes of abundance and biomass of tropical marine copepod community in shallow coastal waters off mangrove ecosystems. In Jambari, A., Mawardi, R., Abdul Halim, S., Mat Rofa, I., Ee C. L., Yong, S.Y., Nurul Izza, A.G. and Mohd Shahril, H. (eds). Fundamental Science Congress 2009 "Accelerating Research Excellence". pp 42-43.
[14]  F.M. Yusoff, H. B. Matias, P. Kuppan, H. Rezai and H.M. Ibrahim. 2005. Phytoplankton, chlorophyll-a and silica concentrations in the coastal waters off tropical islands. In Coral Reef Management in Malaysia. H. M. Ibrahim, F.M Yusoff, M. Herriman and A.K.A. Khalil (eds.) Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
[15]  Zubaidah, M.S., F.M. Yusoff, and H. B. Matias. 2003. Spatial Distribution of Diatom along the Straits of Malacca. In Aquatic Resource and Environmental Studies of the Straits of Malacca: Managing the Straits through Science and Technology. S.B. Japar, A. Aziz, Z. Muta Hara and A. Kawamura (eds.) pp 195-202. Malacca Straits Research and Development Center (MASDEC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
[16]  F.M. Yusoff, H. B. Matias, P. Kuppan, H. Rezai and H.M. Ibrahim. 2002. Phytoplankton composition and disribution in Payar and Perhentian islands, Malaysia. In Tropical Marine Environment: Charting Strategies for the Millennium. F.M Yusoff, M. Shariff, H. M. Ibrahim, S.G. Tan and S.Y. Tai (eds.) pp. 335-348. Malacca Straits Research and Development Center (MASDEC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
[17]  Zubaidah, M.S., F.M. Yusoff, and H. B. Matias. 2002. Centric diatoms in the Straits of Malacca:Scanning electron microscope images. In Tropical Marine Environment:Chartine Strategies for the Millenium. F.M Yusoff, M. Shariff, H. M. Ibrahim, S.G. Tan and S.Y. Tai (eds.) pp. 349-366. Malacca Straits Research and Development Center (MASDEC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
[18]  H. M. Matias, F.M. Yusoff, and M.S.S. Zubaidah. 2001. Phytoplankton populations in the Coastal waters off Port Dickson. In Aquatic Resource and Environmental Studies of the Straits of Malacca: Current Research and Reviews. B. Japar Sidik, A. Arshad, S.G. Tan, S.K. Daud, H.A. Jambari and S. Sugiyama (eds.) pp 73-80. Malacca Straits Research and Development Center (MASDEC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
[19]  Yusoff, F.M., H.M. Matias, O. Azhar and T. Ichikawa. 2001. Total carbon, dissolved silica and chlorophyll-a in the Straits of Malacca. In Aquatic Resource and Environmental Studies of the Straits of Malacca: Current Research and Reviews. B. Japar Sidik, A. Arshad, S.G. Tan, S.K. Daud, H.A. Jambari and S. Sugiyama (eds.), pp. 65-71. Malacca Straits Research and Development Centre (MASDEC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
[20]  F.M. Yusoff, M.S.S. Zubaidah and H. M. Matias. 2001. Phytoplankton Composition in the Straits of Malacca. In Aquatic Resource and Environmental Studies of the Straits of Malacca: Current Research and Reviews. B. Japar Sidik, A. Arshad, S.G. Tan, S.K. Daud, H.A. Jambari and S. Sugiyama (eds.) pp 73-80. Malacca Straits Research and Development Center (MASDEC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
[21]  Rezai. H., F.M. Yusoff, H. M. Matias and A. Kawamura. 2000. Zooplankton biomass disribution in the Straits of Malacca. In Shariff, M. F.M Yusoff, H. M. M. Ibrahim, G. Nagaraj and R.A. Nik Mustapha (eds.) Proceedings of the International Conference on Malacca Straits, Towards Sustainable Management of the Straits of Malacca: Policy, Technical and Financial Options.
[22]  Yusoff, F.M. and H. M. Matias. 2000. Zooplankton populations in marine shrimp culture ponds. In Proceedings of the International Marine Science Conference: Assessment and Monitoring of Marine Systems.