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HONORS STUDENTS

Looking for an Honors project?
Honors students are an important part of the Mangrove Lab. If you are looking for a thesis project then take a look at the previous students below to get an idea of the sort of research that can be done. We encourage students to formulate their own research projects, though potential ideas include:

Systematic review of the scientific value of mangrove forests
Remote sensing of mangrove land use change
Modelling carbon emissions from historical and future mangrove and seagrass loss
Greenhouse gas measurements in wetlands in Louisiana and globally

We utilise a range of techniques, include remote sensing, modelling, field work and social sciences. Research can be conducted in the US or overseas.

Tulane University

Meryl LaRue (2025-26)
Carbon stocks of tropical rainforests across different land uses in Ecuador

I am measuring above-ground biomass across a landscape of different restoration and harvesting practices.

Juliet Wall (2024-25)
Future scenarios of blue carbon in Singapore under development, conservation, and restoration

Modeling future blue carbon distribution and emissions in Singapore with urban development and sea-level rise, working with the BlueCarbonSG project.

Emily Kraus (2023-24)
Modelling soil blue carbon across different wetland types in Louisiana

I am conducting a systematic review of wetland soil cores across Louisiana and their correlation to different environmental variables.

National University of Singapore

Lorraine Teng (2021-22)
Ex situ conservation of mangroves

I investigated how the principles of ex situ conservation (traditionally used for fauna and terrestrial species) could be applied to mangrove vegetation.

Dillon How (2019-20)
Regeneration and carbon storage in naturally recovering mangroves on Pulau Ubin

I am using field measurements to estimate increases in soil and biomass carbon storage across a naturally regenerating mangrove chronosequence.

Lim Kiah Eng (2018-19)
Mapping the distribution and global value of mangrove tourism

My research determined the monetary value of mangrove tourism at a global scale via online data mining and social media.

Lim Yen Ting (2018-19)
Evaluating mangrove health using remote sensing

Assessing mangrove health in Singapore using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), in conjunction with field measurements across multiple sites.

Aleena Kua (2017-18)
Salinity and nutrient thresholds to mangrove seedling growth

I studied the effect of salinity and soil conditions on the early growth of Avicennia alba through a multi-factoral mesocosm experiment over 120 days.

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Seah Li YI (2017-18)
Mangrove leaf litter degradation

I studied the influence of microbial activity on decomposition rates of mangrove leaves, and quantified the rate of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous leaching.

Teo Rui Xiang (2016-17)
Mapping mangrove deforestation due to oil palm in north Sumatra, Indonesia

I mapped the status of mangroves in Sumatra from 1990 to 2016. North Sumatra lost approximately 11,000 ha of mangroves over this time period, mostly due to oil palm.

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Fang Ruoming (2016-17)
Monitoring mangrove deforestation in the Mahakam Delta using Systems Dynamics

I used the Systems Dynamics framework to model the processes that contribute to mangrove deforestation in Indonesian Borneo.

Ong Wei Bin (2015-16)
Measuring microclimate regulation in Mandai mangrove

I showed that Mandai mangrove can cool local microclimates by as much as 3 degrees Celsius. This is an important but under-researched ecosystem service.

Zheng Zhangxin (2015-16)
Cultural ecosystem services of mangroves in Singapore

I interviewed visitors to mangroves across Singapore to understand their motivations and how much they would be willing to pay for mangrove conservation.

Lee Min Lin (2015-16)
Participatory mapping of cultural ecosystem services on Pulau Ubin, Singapore

I used participatory mapping to understand people's positive and negative perceptions towards different parts of Pulau Ubin.

Leon Gaw (2014-15)
Mapping mangrove deforestation in southern Myanmar

I mapped mangrove loss in Tanintharyi. The results are being used by our NGO partner to provide recommendations for coastal management policies in Myanmar.

Tan Xiao Yi (2014-15)
Mangrove deforestation in Singapore and southern Malaysia

My honours thesis utilizies historical photographs, maps, and remote sensing to identify changes in mangrove cover in Singapore and Southern Johor.

Leong Mun Kidd (2014-15)
Impacts of oil spills on mangroves in southern Singapore

I monitored several aspects of the mangrove ecosystem in order to assess impact and recovery after an oil spill on Pulau Semakau, southern Singapore.

Chewng Wenzhao (2013-14)
Community approaches to coastal management in Thailand

I studied community-based coastal management in Bangkok and their impact on the protection of the shoreline at different scales.

Isaac Low (2012-13)
3D terrestrial laser scanning of mangrove root structures

I used novel 3D Terrestrial Laser Scanning to characterize surface and vegetation roughness in Mandai mangrove with changing water height.

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