Journal Articles
- Medawatte, WWMAB, Ekanayake, EMB, Tennakoon, KU, Gunatilleke, CVS, Gunatilleke, IAUN. A floristic survey of a unique lowland rain forest in Moraella in the Knuckles valley, Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) (2011) 40:33-51.
- Nalaka, G. D. A., Sivanathawerl, T., and Iqbal, M. C. M.(2013). Scaling above ground biomass from small diameter trees. Tropical Agriculture Research 24: 150-162.
- Medawatte W. W. M. B. A.; Amarasinghe J.; Iqbal M. C. M.; Ranwala S. M. W. Restoration of a degraded dry forest using nurse trees at Dambulla, Sri Lanka. Conservation Evidence. 2014, 11, 16-19.
- M.C.M. Iqbal, D.S.A. Wijesundera and S. M.W. Ranwala. Climate Change, Invasive Alien Flora and concerns for their Management in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science (2014) (Bio. Sci.). Accepted
Conference abstracts
- Medawatte, W.W.M.A.B., M.C.M. Iqbal, S.M.W. Ranwala (2016). Floristic Diversity Indices as Indicators of Dry Forest Degradation in Sri Lanka. 6th Research Symposium “Towards Emerging Trends in Value Addition”, 28th -29th January 2016 at University of Uva Wellassa, Sri Lanka.
- Medawatte, W. W. M. A. B., Ekanayake, E. M. B., Lekamge, C. U. S. B., Tennakoon, K. U., Gunatilleke, C. V. S. and Gunatilleke, I. A. U. N. (2009). A Plea for Conservation of Relict Wet Forest Fragments in the Knuckles Region in Sri Lanka. Abs. Proceedings of the National Forestry Research Symposium: Forest Department, Sri Lanka. p 31.
- Medawatte W. W. M. B. A.; Amarasinghe J.; Iqbal M. C. M.; Ranwala S. M. W. Effect of clearance of early pioneer species to restore dry forests in Sri Lanka. The 34th Annual Sessions of the Institute of Biology, 26th September 2014, SLIDA.
- Sivanesan K. S.; Medawatte W. W. M. A. B.; Iqbal M. C. M.; Soil properties of the Moraella forest: a comparison with selected montane and lowland rain forests in Sri Lanka. 19th International Forestry and Environment Symposium. 24th & 25th October 2014.
- Medawatte W. W. M. B. A.; Iqbal M. C. M.; Ranwala S. M. W. Exotic Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss. as Nurse-trees for Dry Forest Restoration in Sri Lanka. SER 2015 World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Manchester, UK on 23-27 August 2015. Submitted
- Iqbal M.C.M. , Nalaka G. D. A., and Kumarathunage M. D. P., and Tree diversity in a tropical dry mixed evergreen forest plot in Sri Lanka. 17thForestry and Environment Symposium, Sri Lanka. 16-17 November 2012, p. 26.
- Mihiraj, M.H.N, Navaratne, M.C.M. Iqbal. Temporal changes in drought patterns in different agro-ecological regions in Sri Lanka. International Symposium on Agriculture and Environment – Research to meet Global Challenges. March 15, 2013, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.
- Iqbal M.C.M. , Nalaka G. D. A., and Kumarathunage M. D. P., and Tree diversity in a tropical dry mixed evergreen forest plot in Sri Lanka. 17thForestry and Environment Symposium, Sri Lanka. 16-17 November 2012, p. 26.
- Nalaka G. D. A., Kumarathunage M. D. P., Panditha P. M., Bandara D. C. and, Iqbal M. C. M. (2011). Assisted natural regeneration and carbon sequestration in an arboretum. International Conference on the Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture. Mapalana, Sri Lanka. 20-21 December 2011. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna.
- Nalaka, G.D.A. and Iqbal M.C.M. (2011). Species contribution to aboveground biomass (AGB) in tropical dry forests of Sri Lanka. In YSF Day - Technical Sessions. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 27 January 2012. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Young Scientist Forum, National Science and Technology Commission.
- Kumarathunge, M.D.P and Iqbal, M.C.M. (2010). Aboveground biomass estimation in Peak-Wilderness sanctuary – Sri Lanka. Third International Symposiumon “New Horizons in Humanities & Sciences towards Sustainable Development” Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. August 2010
- Kumarathunge, M.D.P. and Iqbal, M.C.M. (2009). Biomass estimation in some dry zone forests in Sri Lanka from forest inventory data. Proceedings of the fourteenth International Forestry and Environmental Science Symposium,2009. University of Sri Jayawardenapura. Sri Lanka. pp. 01.