Our research group conducts both basic and advance research that focus on diversity, ecology, and restoration of reefs both in tropical and temperate areas. In addition, we also investigate the ecological causes and consequences of biodiversity loss. Our research involves a diverse suite of organisms including hard corals, soft corals, nudibranchs, crustaceans, echinoderms, and fish. We are also recognized as the first group in Thailand to succeed in mass coral culture using sexual reproduction technique.
Current Research themes include:
- Coral reef biology and conservation
- Genetic diversity of corals
- Biological invasion in the Gulf of Thailand
- Marine bioactive compounds
- Physical and chemical oceanography in coral reef habitats
- Impact of climate changes on polar and tropical regions
In addition, our people in the research group are served as:
- Deputy Director for Academic Affairs, Thai Sea and Island Natural History Museum, Plant Genetic Conservation Project under the Royal Initiative of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn – Royal Thai Navy (V. Viyakarn)
- Deputy Director, Chula Unisearch, Chulalongkorn University (V. Viyakarn)
- Project leader, UNESCO-IOC/WESTPAC Project on coastal marine biodiversity and conservation (S. Chavanich)
- Thailand Reef Check Coordinator (S. Chavanich)
- Director, Center of Excellence for Climate Change Knowledge Management (P. Singhruck)
Outreach
Our research finding is always available to a broad spectrum of the general public. We also actively promote marine conservation knowledge by teaching local children, dive shops operators, and diving instructors.
Selected Publications
2026
Mehrotra, R., S. Chavanich, and M. C. Gutierrez. 2026. Ecological assessments on hydroid-associated nudibranchs reveal previously unrecorded diversity and a new species of Doto from the Gulf of Thailand. Marine Biodiversity. 56:4.
2026
Luadnakrob, P., M. B. Alfonso, A. Isobe, T. Irfan, K. Uchida, H. Arakawa, S. Arnapapboon, N. Changphetphol, S. Chavanich, and V. Viyakarn. 2026. A numerical model approach on floating riverine plastic debris with wind-induced re-drifting process from beaches along the Gulf of Thailand. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 93:104718.
2025
Kaliyamoorthy, K., K. Kandasamy, S. Chavanich, N. Kamlangdee, N. V. Vinithkumar, and V. Viyakarn. 2025. Seasonal dynamics of Thraustochytrids in mangrove rhizospheres for microbial interactions, PUFA production. Scientific Reports. 15:8027.
2025
Klangnurak, W., S. Prachumwong, M. B. Alfonso, H. Nakona, S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn, and S. Jandang. 2025. Occurrence of microplastics in Russell’s snapper (Lutjanus russellii) and associated prey species in the Central Gulf of Thailand. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 32:5955-5970.
2025
Nakano, H., M. B. Alfonso, N. Phinchan, S. Jandang, M.R. A. Manap, S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn, M. Muller, C. Wong, H. P. Bacosa, M. Celik, M. R. Cordova, and A. Isobe. 2025. Aquatic microplastics research in the ASEAN region: Analysis of challenges and priorities. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 210:117342.
2024
Nakano, H., M. Alfonso, S. Jandang, N. Phinchan, S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn, and A. Isobe. 2024. Influence of monsoon seasonality and tidal cycle on microplastics presence and distribution in the Upper Gulf of Thailand. Science of the Total Environment. 920:170787.
2024
Jandang, S., M. B. Alfonso, H. Nakano, N. Phinchan, U. Darumas, V. Viyakarn, S. Chavanich, and A. Isobe. 2024. Possible sink of missing ocean plastic: Accumulation patterns in reef-building corals in the Gulf of Thailand. Science of the Total Environment. 954:176210.
2024
Anwar, H. M., G. E. M. Salem, H. M. A. El-Latief, A. A. E. Osman, S. K. Ghanem, H. Khan, S. Chavanich, and A. Darwish. 2024. Therapeutic potential of proteases in acute lung injury and respiratory distress syndrome via TLR4/Nrf2/NF-kB signaling modulation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 267:131153.
2024
Alfonso, M., H. Nakano, S. Jandang, M. Tanaka, V. Viyakarn, S. Chavanich, and A. Isobe. 2024. Small microplastic ingestion by the calanoid Centropages furcatus in the Gulf of Thailand. Science of the Total Environment. 930:172837.
2024
Yamahara, S., V. Viyakarn, S. Chavanich, S. Bureekul, A. Isobe, and H. Nakata. 2024. Open dumping site as a point source of microplastics and plastic additives: A case study in Thailand. Science of the Total Environment. 948:174827.
2024
Naloka, K., A. Kuntaveesuk, C, Muangchinda, S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn, B. Chen, and O. Pinyakong. 2024. Pseudomonas and Pseudarthrobacter are the key players in synergistic phenanthrene biodegradation at low temperatures. Scientific Reports. 14:11976.
2024
Jandang, S., V. Viyakarn, Y. Yoshioka, C. Shinzato, and S. Chavanich. 2024. Ontogenetic shrifts in Symbiodiniaceae assemblages within cultured Acropora humilis across hatchery rearing and post-transplantation phases. Frontiers in Marine Science. 11:1138021.
2024
Pinpimai, K., P. Punnarak, T. Thitiphuree, S. Songploy, A. Panichpol, A. Chankong, S. Chavanich, and V. Viyakarn. 2024. 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing of seawater microbiota from Rayong Province, Thailand, affected by oil spills. Microbiology Resources Announcements. 13:10.1128.
2023
Shi, H., J. Frias, A. E. H. Sayed, G. E. De-la-Torre, M-C. Jong, S. A. Uddin, R. Rajaram, S. Chavanich, A. Najii, M. D. Fernandez-Severini, Y. S. Ibrahim, and L. Su. 2023. Small plastic fragments: A bridge between large plastic debris and micro- & nano-plastics. Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 168:117308.
2023
Nakamo, H., M. B. Alfonso, S. Jandang, N. Phinchan, S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn and A. Isobe. 2023. Influence of monsoon seasonality and tidal cycle on microplastics presence and distribution in the Upper Gulf of Thailand. Science of the Total Environment. 920: 170787.
2023
Jandang S., V. Viyakarn, C. Shinzato, and S. Chavanich. 2023. Ontogenetic shifts in Symbiodiniaceae assemblages within cultured Acropora humilis across hatchery rearing and post-transplantation phases. Frontiers in Marine Science. 11:1138021.
2023
Ruangpanupan, N., A. Ussawarujikulchai, B. Prapagdee and S. Chavanich. 2023. Seasonal variation in the abundance of microplastics in three commercial bivalves from Bandon Bay, Gulf of Thailand. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 197:115600.
2023
Huahong, S., J. Frias, S. A. El-Din H., E. G. De-la-Torre, S. Chavanich, M. C. Jong, S. A. Uddin, R. Rajaram, A. Najii, M.D. Fernández-Severini, Y. S. Ibrahim, and L. Su. 2023. Small plastic fragments: A bridge between large plastic debris and micro- and nano-plastics. Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 168:117308.
2023
Tun, T., Nurlatifah, A. T. Htwe, N. N. Than, M. M. Khine, S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn, A. Isobe, and H. Nakata. 2023. Polymer types and additive concentrations in single-use plastic products collected from Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, and Thailand. Science of the Total Environment. 889:163983.
2023
Zheng, Y., M. Hamed, G. E. De-le-Torre, J. Frias, M. C. Jong, P. Kolandhasamy, S. Chavanich, L. Su, H. Deng, W. Zhao, and H. Shi. 2023. Holes on surfaces of the weathered plastic fragments from coastal beaches. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 193: 115180.
2023
Salem, G. E. M., S. M. Azzam, M. A. F. Nasser, T. El Malah, S. Chavanich, and H. M. Anwar. 2023. Bacterial protease alleviate chronic liver fibrosis induced by thioacetamide through suppression of hepatic stellate cells consequently decrease its proliferative index. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 239:124243.
2023
Thirumurthy, K., K. Kaliyamoorthy, K. Kandasamy, M. Ponnuvel, V. Viyakarn, S. Chavanich, and L. Dufosse. 2023. Antioxidant and Anti-Breast Cancer Properties of Hyaluronidase from Marine Staphylococcus aureus (CASMTK1). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 11:778.
2023
Omeyer, Lucy C.M., E. M. Duncan, S. Chavanich et al. 2023. Corrigendum to Priorities to inform research on marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia. Science of the Total Environment. 857:159595.
2023
Mehrotr, R., S. Chavanich, C. Monchanin, S. Jualaong and W. B. Hoeksema. 2023. Biodiversity, ecology, and taxonomy of sediment-dwelling Dendrophylliidae (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) in the Gulf of Thailand. Contributions to Zoology. 28:1–42.
2023
Kaliyamoorthy, K., S. Chavanich, K. Kandasamy, M. Ponnuvel, N. Kamlangdee, Y. Taoka, and V. Viyakarn. 2023. PUFA and carotenoid producing thraustochytrids and their anti-microbial and antioxidant activities. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10:1126452.
2022
Omeyer, Lucy C.M., M. E. Duncan, K. Aiemsomboon, S. Chavanich et.al. 2022. Priorities to inform research on marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia. Science of the Total Environment. 841:156704.
2022
Khajuria, A., V. Atienza, S. Chavanich, W. Henning, I. Islam, U. kral, M. Liu, X. Liu, K. Murthy, T. D. T. Oyedotun, P. Verma, and G. Xu. 2022. Accelerating circular economy solutions to achieve the 2030 agenda for sustainable development goals. Circular Economy. 1:100001.
2022
Darumas, U., M. E. G. Salem, K. Suwanborirux, V. Viyakarn, and S. Chavanich. 2022. Variation of carbon–nitrogen contents and allelopathic disruption of Renieramycin M–producing sponge Xestospongia sp. in the Gulf of Thailand. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9:735702.
2022
Jandang, S., V. Viyakarn, Y. Yoshioka, C. Shinzato, and S. Chavanich. 2022. The seasonal investigation of Symbiodiniaceae in broadcast spawning, Acropora humilis and brooding, Pocillopora cf. damicornis corals. PeerJ. 10, el3ll4.
2022
Ruangpanupan, N., A. Ussawarujikulchai, B. Prapagdee, and S. Chavanich. 2022. Microplastics in the surface seawater of Bandon Bay, Gulf of Thailand. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 179:113664.
2022
Chavanich, S., H. Kusdianto, C. Kullapanich, S. Jandang, D. Wongsawaeng, J. Ouazzani, V. Viyakarn, and N. Somboonna. 2022. Microbiomes of Healthy and Bleached Corals During a 2016 Thermal Bleaching Event in the Andaman Sea of Thailand. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9: 763421.
2022
Jandang, S., D. Bulan, S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn, K. Aiemsomboon, and N. Somboonna. 2022. First Report of Potential Coral Disease in the Coral Hatchery of Thailand. Diversity. 14:18.
2021
Songploy, S., S. Chavanich, Y. Mariasingarayan, and V. Viyakarn. 2021. The sharing of the same host of two species of anemonefish in the Gulf of Thailand, one of which is possibly introduced. Diversity. 13:304.
2021
Kusdianto, H., C. Kullapanich, M. Palasuk, S. Jandang, K. Pattaragulwanit, J. Ouazzani, S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn, and N. Somboonna. 2021. Microbiomes of healthy and bleached corals during a 2016 thermal bleaching event in the upper Gulf of Thailand. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8:643962.
2021
Mehrotra, R., M. A. C. Gutierrez, C. M. Scott, S. Arnold, C. Monchanin, V. Viyakarn, and S. Chavanich. 2021. An updated inventory of sea slugs from Koh Tao, Thailand, with notes on their ecology and a dramatic biodiversity increase for Thai waters. ZooKeys. 1042:73-188.
2021
Kullapanich, C., S. Jandang, M. Palasuk, V. Viyakarn, S. Chavanich, and N. Somboonna. 2021. First dynamics of bacterial community during development of Acropora humilis larvae in aquaculture. Scientific Reports. 11:11762.
2021
Baird, A., J. R. Guest, A. J. Edwards, A. G. Bauman, J. Bouwmeester, H. Mera, D. Abrego, M. Alvarez-Noriega, R. C. Babcock, M. B. Barbosa, V. Bonito, J. Burt, P. C. Cabaitan, C. F. Chang, S. Chavanich, C. A. Chen, C. J. Chen, W. J. Chen, F. C. Chung, and S. Yusuf. 2021. An Indo-Pacific coral spawning database. Scientific Data. 8(1):35.
2021
Sripan, D., A. Wilantho, K. Khitmoh, D. Wongsawaeng, J. Ouazzani, S. Chavanich, S. Tongsima, and N. Somboonna. 2021. Marine bacteria community in a 150-m depth Tachai Island, the Southeast Andaman Sea of Thailand. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8:624624.
2021
Sakdapetsiri, C., A. Kuntaveesuk, W. Ngaemthao, C. Suriyachadkun, C. Muangchinda, S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn, B. Chen, and O. Pinyakong. 2021. Paeniglutamicibacter terrestris sp. nov., isolated from phenanthrene-degrading consortium enriched from Antarctic soil. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 71:3.
2020
Borzee, A., J. McNeely, K. Magellan, J. R. B. Miller, L. Porter, T. Dutta, K. P. Kadinjappalli, S. Sharma, G. Shahabuddin, F. Aprilinayati, G. E. Ryan, A. Hughes, A. H. Abd Mutalib, A. Z. A. Wahab, D. Bista, S. Chavanich, J. L. Chong, G. A. Gale, H. Ghaffari ….L. Zhang. 2020. COVID-19 highlights the need for more effective wildlife trade legislation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 35:1052-1055.
2020
Kuanui, P., S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn, M. Omori, T. Fujita, and C. Lin. 2020. Effect of light intensity on survival and photosynthetic efficiency of cultured corals of different ages. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 235:106515.
2020
Viyakarn, V., S. Chavanich, E. Heery, and C, Raksasab. 2020. Distribution of sea cucumbers, Holothuria atra, on reefs in the upper Gulf of Thailand and the effect of their population densities on sediment microalgal productivity. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 235:106514.
2020
Wolanski, E., G. Wattaykorn, K. Furukawa, and S. Chavanich. 2020. Integrating science in the management of enclosed seas – A synthesis. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 235:106647.
2020
Muangchinda, C., P. Srisuwankarn, S. Boubpha, S. Chavanich, and O. Pinyakong. 2020. The effect of bioaugmentation with Exiguobacterium sp. AO-11 on crude oil removal and the bacterial community in sedimentmicrocosms, and the development of a liquid ready-to-use inoculum. Chemosphere. 250:126303.
2020
Nikolaivits, E., A. Agrafiotis, E. Baira, G. Le Goff, N. Tsafantakis, S. Chavanich, Y. Benayahu, J. Ouazzani, N. Fokialakis, and E. Topakas. 2020. Degradation Mechanism of 2,4-Dichlorophenol by Fungi Isolated from Marine Invertebrates. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21:3317.
2020
Imahara, Y., S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn, Y. Kushida, J. Reimer, T. Fujita. 2020. Two new species of the genus Chironephthya (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Nidaliidae, Siphonogorgiinae) from the Gulf of Thailand. Zootaxa. 4780:324-340.
2020
Hiruta, S., M. Arai, S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn and T. Fujita. 2020. Complete mitochondrial genome of a sea star, Linckia laevigata (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Valvatida, Ophidiasteridae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 5:1342-1343.
2020
Mehrotra, R., S. Arnold, A. Wang, S. Chavanich, B. W. Hoeksema, M. Caballer. 2020. A new species of coral-feeding nudibranch (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Gulf of Thailand. Marine Biodiversity. 50:36.
2020
Mehrotra, R., M.C. Gutierrez, C. M. Scott, S. Arnold, C. Monchanin, and S. Chavanich. 2020. On the Plakobranchidae (Gastropoda, Sacoglossa) from soft sediment habitats of Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand, with descriptions of two new species. ZooKeys. 969:85-121.
2020
Bulan, D.E., S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn, and N. Somboonna. 2020. Phylogenetic diversity of cultured bacteria from prevalent species of corals around Samae San island, Thailand. ScienceAsia. 46:128-132.
2019
Isobe, A., N.T. Buenaventura, S. Chastain, S. Chavanich, A. Cozar, M. DeLorenzo, P. Hagmann, H. Hinata, N. Kozlovskii, A. L. Lusher, E. Marti, Y. Michida, J. Mu, M. Ohno, G. Potter, P.S. Ross, N. Sagawa, W. J. Shim, Y. K. Song, H. Takada, T. Tokai, T. Torii, K. Uchida, K. Vassillenko, V. Viyakarn, and W. Zhang. 2019. An interlaboratory comparison exercise for the determination of microplastics in standard sample bottles. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 146:831-837.
2019
Nikolaivits, E., A. Agrafiotis, A. Termentzi, K. Machera, G. Le Goff, P. Álvarez, S. Chavanich, Y. Benayahu, J. Ouazzani, N. Fokialakis, and E. Topakas. 2019. Unraveling the detoxification mechanism of 2,4-Dichlorophenol by marine-derived mesophotic symbiotic fungi isolated from marine invertebrates. Marine Drugs. 17:564.
2019
Martynov, A., R. Mehrotra, S. Chavanich, R. Nakano, S. Kashio, K. Lundin, B. Picton, and T. Korshunova. 2019. The extraordinary genus Myja is not a tergipedid, but related to the Facelinidae s. str. with the addition of two new species from Japan (Mollusca, Nudibranchia). ZooKeys. 818:89-116.
2019
Mehrotra, R., C. Monchanin, C. M. Scott, N. Phonsuwan, M. C. Gutierrez, S. Chavanich, B. W. Hoeksema. 2019. Selective consumption of sacoglossan sea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) by scleractinian corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Plos ONE. 14:e0215063.
2019
Lam, V. W.Y., S. Chavanich, S. Djoundourian, S. Dupont, F. Gaill, G. Holzer, K. Isensee, S. Katua, F. Mars, M. Metian, J. M. Hall-Spencer. 2019. Dealing with the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs in the Indian Ocean and Asia. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 28:100560.
2018
Bulan, D. E., A. Wilantho, S. Tongsima, V. Viyakarn, S. Chavanich, N. Somboonna. 2018. Microbial and small eukaryotes associated with reefs in the upper Gulf of Thailand. Frontiers in Marine Science. 5:436.
2018
Bulan, D. E., A. Wilantho, P. Krainara, V. Viyakarn, S. Chavanich, N. Somboonna. 2018. Spatial and seasonal variability of reef bacterial communities in the upper Gulf of Thailand. Frontiers in Marine Science. 5:1-15.
2018
Viyakarn, V., S. Chavanich, G. Chong, S. Tsai, and C. Lin. 2018. Cryopreservation of sperm from the coral Acropora humilis. Cryobiology. 80:130-138.
2017
Thushari, G., J. Senevirathna, A. Yakupitiyage, and S. Chavanich. 2017. Effects of microplastics on sessile invertebrates in the Eastern Coast of Thailand: An approach to coastal zone conservation. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 124:349-355.
2017
Thushari, G., S. Chavanich, and A. Yakupitiyage. 2017. Coastal debris analysis in beaches of Chonburi Province, eastern of Thailand as implications for coastal conservation. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 116:121-129.
2017
Mehrotra, R., M. Caballer, and S. Chavanich. 2017. On the genus Armina in Thailand (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Nudibranchia). Marine Biodiversity. 47:549-559.
2017
Somboonna, N., A. Wilantho, S. Monanunsap, S. Chavanich, S. Tangphatsornruang, and S. Tongsima. 2017. Microbial communities in the reef water at Kham Island, lower Gulf of Thailand. PeerJ. 5:e3625
2017
Pongpiachan, S., M. Hattayanone, O. Pinyakong, V. Viyakarn, S. Chavanich, C. Bo, C. Khumsup, I. Kittikoon, and P. Hirunyatrakul. 2017. Quantitative ecological risk assessment of inhabitants exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in terrestrial soils of King George Island, Antarctica. Polar Science. 11:19-29.
2017
Songploy, S., S. Chavanich, P. Kuanui, and V. Viyakarn. 2017. Diversity of reef fish at Royal Thai naval base, Sattahip, Chonburi Province, Thailand. Indian Journal of Geo- Marine Sciences. 46(6)1220-1225.
2017
Chaikaew, P., and S. Chavanich. 2017. Spatial variability and relationship of mangrove soil organicmatter to organic carbon. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. doi.org/10.1155/2017/4010381
2016
Kuanui, P., S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn, H. Park, and M. Omori. 2016. Feeding behaviors of three tropical scleractinian corals in captivity. Tropical Zoology. 29(1):1-9.
2016
Tsai, S., W. Chang, S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn, and C Lin. 2016. Ultrastructural observation of oocytes in six types of stony corals. Tissue and Cell. 48:349–355.
2016
Chavanich, S., V. Viyakarn, W. Senanan, and S. Panutrakul. 2016. Laboratory assessment of feeding-behavior interactions between the introduced Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) (Penaeidae) and five native shrimps plus a crab species in Thailand. Aquatic Invasions. 11 (1): 67–74.
2015
Chavanich, S., V. Viyakarn, D. Nomura, and K. Watanabe. 2015. Potential changes in feeding behavior of Antarctic fish, Pseudotrematomus bernacchii (Boulenger, 1902) on the East Ongul Island, Antarctica. Polar Science. 9:389-392.
2015
Viyakarn, V., W.Lalitpattarakit, N. Chinfak, S. Jandang, P. Kuanui, S. Khokiattiwong, and S. Chavanich. 2015. Effect of lower pH on settlement and development of coral, Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus, 1758). Ocean Science Journal. 50:475-480.
2015
Tsai, S., W. Yen, S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn, and C. Lin. 2015. Development of cryopreservation techniques for gorgonian (Junceella juncea) oocytes through vitrification. PLOS ONE. 9(3):e0123409.
2015
Kuanui, P., S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn, M. Omori, and C. Lin. 2015. Effects of temperature and salinity on survival rate of cultured corals and photosynthetic efficiency of zooxanthellae in coral tissues. Ocean Science Journal. 50:263-268.
2015
Costello, M.J., P. Archambault, S. Chavanich, P. Miloslavich, D. M. Paterson, S. M. Phang, I. Sousa Pinto, A. Pierrot-Bults, S. Song, E. H . Soto, N. C. Stenseth, T. N. Molodtsova, and M. Thorndyke. 2015. Organizing, supporting and linking the world marine biodiversity research community. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 95:431-433.
2015
Chavanich, S., K. Soong, A. Zvuloni, B. Rinkevich, and P. Alino. 2015. Conservation, management, and restoration of coral reefs. Zoology. 118:132-134.
2015
Chanokporn, M., S. Chavanich, V. Viyakarn, K. Watanabe, S. Imura, A. S. Vangnai, and O. Pinyakong. 2015. Abundance and diversity of functional genes involved in the degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons in Antarctic soils and sediments around Syowa Station. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22:4725-4735.
2014
Lin, C, F. Kuo, S. Chavanich, and V. Viyakarn. 2014. Membrane lipid phase transition behavior of oocytes from three gorgonian corals in relation to chilling injury. PLOS ONE. 9(3):e92812.
2014
Roder, C., C. Arif, T. Bayer, M. Aranda, C. Daniels, A. Shibl, S. Chavanich, C. R. Voolstra. 2014. Bacterial profiling of white plague disease (WPD) in a comparative coral species framework. ISME Journal. 8:31-39.
2013
Songploy, S., W. Hemachandra, S. Chavanich, and V. Viyakarn. 2013. Fish assemblages in coral communities at Chao Lao Beach, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand. Galaxea. 2013:189-194.
2013
Chavanich, S., S. Ussavauschariyakul, V. Viyakarn, and T. Fujita. 2013. Influence of mineral accretion induced by electric current on the settlement and growth of the scleractinian coral Pocillopora damicornis (Cnidaria, Antrozoa, Hexacorallia). Marine Research in Indonesia. 38:85-90.
2013
Koyama, H., S. Piyapattanakorn and S. Watabe. 2013. Cloning of Skeletal Myosin Heavy Chain Gene Family From Adult Pleopod Muscle and Whole Larvae of Shrimps. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 319A:268-76.
2013
Chavanich, S., V. Viyakarn, K. Sanpanich and LG. Harris. 2013. Diversity and occurrence of nudibranchs in Thailand. Marine Biodiversity 43: 31-36.
2012
Koyama, H., D.B Akolkar, S. Piyapattanakorn and S. Watabe. 2012. Cloning, Expression, and Localization of Two Types of Fast Skeletal Myosin Heavy Chain Genes From Black Tiger and Pacific White Shrimps. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 317A:608–621.
2012
Nomura, D., D. Simizu, S. Chavanich, H. Shinagawa and M. Fukuchi. 2012. An artificial pool experiment in Antarctic sea ice: Effects of sea ice melting on physical and biogeochemical components of pool water. Antarctic Science 24: 536–544.
2012
Pansook, A., W. Khonsue , S. Piyapattanakorn and P. Pariyanonth. 2012. Phylogenetic Relationships among Hoplobatrachus rugulosus in Thailand as Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA Sequences of the Cytochrome-b Gene (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae). Zoological Science. 29:54-59.
2012
Chavanich, S., V. Viyakarn, P. Adams, J. Klammer and N. Cook. 2012. Reef communities after the 2010 mass coral bleaching at Racha Yai Island in the Andaman Sea and Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin 71: 103-110.
2011
Koyama, S., D.B. Akolkar, T.Shiokai , M. Nakaya, S. Piyapattanakorn and S. Watabe. 2011. The occurrence of two types of fast skeletal myosin heavy chains from abdominal muscle of kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus and their different tissue distribution. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 215:14-21.
2010
Chavanich, S., V. Viyakarn and H.S. Park. 2010. Amphipods associated with Codium species in Korea. Crustaceana 83: 795-807.
2009
Loyjiw, T., V. Viyakarn and S. Chavanich. 2009. Diversity of gorgonians and influence of cutting on their growth in the upper Gulf of Thailand. Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 7–11 July 2008: 1367-1369.
2009
Kuanui, P., S. Chavanich, C. Raksasab and V. Viyakarn. 2009. Lunar periodicity of larval release and larval development of Pocillopora damicornis in Thailand. Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 7–11 July 2008: 382-384.
2009
Senanan, W., S. Panutrakul, P. Barnette, S. Chavanich, V. Mantachitr, N. Tangkrock-Olan and V. Viyakarn. 2009. Preliminary risk assessment of Pacific whiteleg shrimp (P. vannamei) introduced to Thailand for aquaculture. Aquaculture Asia Magazine 14: 28-32.
2009
Viyakarn, V., S. Chavanich, C. Raksasab, and T. Loyjiw. 2009. New coral community on the breakwater in Thailand. Coral Reefs. 28(2):427.
2009
Chavanich, S., V. Viyakarn, S. Piyatiratitivorakul, K. Suwanborirux, and S. Bussarawit. 2009. Introduced tunicate species in Thailand. Aquatic Invasions. 4(2):349-351.
2009
Chavanich, S., V. Viyakarn, T. Loyjiw, P. Pattaratamrong, and A. Chankong. 2009. Mass bleaching of soft coral, Sarcophyton spp. in Thailand and the role of temperature and salinity stress. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 66(7):1515-1519.
2008
Chavanich, S., V. Viyakarn, A. Siripong, P. Sojisuporn, and P. Menasveta. 2008. Patterns of coral damage associated with the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at Mu Ko Similan Marine National Park, Thailand. Journal of Natural History. 42(3-4):177-187.
2007
Darumas, U., S. Chavanich, and K. Suwanborirux. 2007. Distribution patterns of the renieramycin-producing sponge Xestospongia sp. and its association with other reef organisms in the Gulf of Thailand. Zoological Studies. 46(6):695-704.
2007
Goto, K., S. Chavanich, F. Imamura, P. Kunthasap, T. Matsui, K. Minoura, D. Sugawara, and H. Yanagisawa. 2007. Distribution, origin and transport process of boulders deposited by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at Pakarang Cape, Thailand. Sedimentary Geology. 202(4):821-837.
2007
Chavanich, S., N. Ketdecha, V. Viyakarn, and S. Bussarawit. 2007. Preliminary surveys of the commensal amphipod, Leucothoe spinicarpa (Abildgaard, 1789), in the colonial tunicate, Ecteinascidia thurstoni Herdman, 1891, in the Andaman Sea, Thailand. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory: Special publication series. 8:97-101.
2005
Chavanich, S., P. Koeysin, V. Viyakarn, S. Piyatiratitivorakul, P. Menasveta, K. Suwanborirux, and S. Poovachiranon. 2005. A tunicate from a Thai coral reef – a potential source of new anticancer compounds. Coral Reefs. 24(4):621.
2005
Chavanich, S., A. Siripong, P. Sojisuporn, and P. Menasveta. 2005. Impact of Tsunami on the seafloor and corals in Thailand. Coral Reefs. 24(4):535.
2004
Chavanich, S., V. Peaw-on, and V. Viyakarn. 2004. Colonization of marine zooplankton and epifauna in different morphology of artificial seagrass beds. Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University. 4(2):101-103.
Books Published
Corals
ปะการัง
Nudibranchs of Thailand
ทากเปลือยในประเทศไทย
Biology of Nudibranchs
ชีววิทยาของทากเปลือย
Marine Animals in Antarctica
สัตว์ทะเลในแอนตาร์กติก
Antarctica…Land of Ice
แอนตาร์กติก…ดินแดนแห่งน้ำแข็ง
