Research

Scientific Publications (peer-reviewed)

1. Pang MF, Tan GYA, Noorlidah A, Lee CW and Ng CC. (2008). Phylogenetic analysis of Type I and Type II polyketide synthase from tropical forest soil. Biotechnology 7(4): 660−668 pdf reprint
2. Pang MF, Noorlidah A, Lee CW and Ng CC. (2008) Isolation High Molecular Weight DNA from Forest Topsoil for Metagenomic Analysis. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 16(2): 35−41 pdf reprint
3. Lee CW and Bong CW (2008) Bacterial abundance and production and their relation to primary production in tropical coastal waters of Peninsular Malaysia. Marine & Freshwater Research 59(1): 10−21 abstract
4. Kudo I, Yoshimura T, Lee CW, Yanada M, and Maita Y (2007) Nutrient regeneration at bottom after a massive spring bloom in a subarctic coastal environment, Funka Bay, Japan. Journal of Oceanography 63: 791−801 abstract
5. Lee CW, and Bong CW (2007) Bacterial respiration, growth efficiency and protist grazing rates in mangrove waters in Cape Rachado, Malaysia. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution 4(1): 11−16 abstract
6. Lee CW, Bong CW, Ng CC, and Alias SA (2006) Factors affecting variability of heterotrophic and phototrophic microorganisms at high water in a mangrove forest at Cape Rachado, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Science 25(2): 55−66 pdf reprint
7. Lee CW, and Bong CW (2006) Carbon flux through bacteria in a eutrophic tropical environment: Port Klang waters. In: Wolanski E (ed.) The environment in Asia Pacific Harbors. Springer, The Netherlands: 329-345 more information Errata
8. Bong CW, and Lee CW (2005) Microbial abundance and nutrient concentration in riverine and coastal waters of North-East Langkawi. Malaysian Journal of Science 24: 29-35 pdf reprint
9. Lee CW, Bong CW, Muhammad Yusof MA, and Alias SA (2005) Bacteria-mediated carbon flux in mangrove waters: A Malaysian perspective. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 31(3): 203-211 abstract
10. Lee CW, Kudo I, Yokokawa T, Yanada M, and Maita Y (2004) The role of microbial respiration on the occurrence of a suboxic layer in Funka Bay, Japan. In: Phang SM, Chong VC, Ho SC, Mokhtar N, and Ooi JLS (eds) Marine Science into the New Millennium: New Perspectives & Challenges. University of Malaya Maritime Research Centre (UMMReC), Kuala Lumpur: 229-240 abstract
11. Lee CW (2003) The effects of thermal effluent on marine diatoms and bacteria. Malaysian Journal of Science 22: 23-27 pdf reprint
12. Lee CW, Kudo I, Yokokawa T, Yanada M, and Maita Y (2002) Dynamics of bacterial respiration and related growth efficiency, dissolved nutrients and dissolved oxygen concentration in a subarctic coastal embayment. Marine and Freshwater Research 53(1): 1-7 abstract
13. Lee CW, Kudo I, Morishita H, Yanada M, and Maita Y (2001) Examining the relationship between bacteria and heterotrophic nanoflagellates in Funka Bay (Japan)using the size-fractionation method. Aquatic Ecology 35(1): 1-8 abstract
14. Lee CW, Kudo I, Yanada M, and Maita Y (2001) Bacterial abundance and production and heterotrophic nanoflagellate abundance in subarctic coastal waters (Western North Pacific Ocean). Aquatic Microbial Ecology 23: 263-271 pdf reprint
15. Lee CW, Kudo I, Yanada M, and Maita Y (2001) Bacterial abundance and production and their relation to primary production in Funka Bay. Plankton Biology and Ecology 48(1): 1-9 abstract
16. Yanada M, Yokokawa T, Lee CW, Tanaka H, Kudo I, Maita Y (2000) Seasonal variation of two different heterotrophic bacterial assemblages in subarctic coastal seawater. Marine Ecology Progress Series 204: 289-292. pdf reprint

Other Publications

1. Lee CW (2001) Bacterial production and biomass in the subarctic coastal waters – the role of bacteria in the carbon cycle. Ph.D thesis, Graduate School of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido University, Japan. abstract
2. Lee CW (1997) The effects of the thermal effluent from the Tuanku Ja’afar Power Station on the marine microbiota with reference to diatoms and bacteria. M.Sc thesis, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Malaysia.