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Badrul Azhar is affiliated with Universiti Putra Malaysia in Malaysia and has a significant body of research primarily within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans various subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Azhar's research covers several main topics relevant to sustainability and conservation efforts. These include:

  • Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy

Their recent publications demonstrate ongoing contributions to understanding urban ecosystems, biodiversity, and ecological connectivity. Key papers include:

  • Planning for green infrastructure using multiple urban ecosystem service models and multicriteria analysis, 2022, Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Challenges and considerations of applying nature-based solutions in low- and middle-income countries in Southeast and East Asia, 2020, Blue-Green Systems
  • Ecological connectivity in fragmented agricultural landscapes and the importance of scattered trees and small patches, 2021, Ecological Processes
  • A Review of Urban Ecosystem Services Research in Southeast Asia, 2021, Land
  • Smallholdings with high oil palm yield also support high bird species richness and diverse feeding guilds, 2020, Environmental Research Letters

Frequent collaboration is a notable aspect of Azhar's research activities, with regular co-authors including:

  • Alex M. Lechner
  • Ahmad R. Norhisham
  • Muhammad Syafiq Yahya
  • Ruzana Sanusi
  • Kamil Azmi Tohiran

Azhar's publications appear frequently in prominent venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Journal for Nature Conservation
  • Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
  • Forest Ecology and Management

Best Publications

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

    Lawrence N Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L L Hill;Samantha L L Hill

  • The conservation value of oil palm plantation estates, smallholdings and logged peat swamp forest for birds

    Badrul Azhar;Badrul Azhar;David B. Lindenmayer;Jeff Wood;Joern Fischer

  • The global palm oil sector must change to save biodiversity and improve food security in the tropics.

    Badrul Azhar;Norzanalia Saadun;Margi Prideaux;David B. Lindenmayer

  • The influence of agricultural system, stand structural complexity and landscape context on foraging birds in oil palm landscapes

    Badrul Azhar (Sharif);Badrul Azhar (Sharif);David Lindenmayer;Jeffrey Wood;Joern Fischer

  • Promoting landscape heterogeneity to improve the biodiversity benefits of certified palm oil production: Evidence from Peninsular Malaysia

    Badrul Azhar;Norzanalia Saadun;Chong Leong Puan;Norizah Kamarudin

  • Planning for green infrastructure using multiple urban ecosystem service models and multicriteria analysis

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  • Ecological impacts of oil palm agriculture on forest mammals in plantation estates and smallholdings

    Badrul Azhar;Badrul Azhar;David B. Lindenmayer;Jeff T. Wood;Jörn Fischer

  • Challenges and considerations of applying nature-based solutions in low- and middle-income countries in Southeast and East Asia

    Alex M. Lechner;Alex M. Lechner;Rachel L. Gomes;Lucelia Rodrigues;Matthew J. Ashfold

  • Effects of monoculture and polyculture practices in oil palm smallholdings on tropical farmland birds

    Badrul Azhar;Chong Leong Puan;Mohamed Zakaria;Nuraishah Hassan

  • Contribution of illegal hunting, culling of pest species, road accidents and feral dogs to biodiversity loss in established oil-palm landscapes

    Badrul Azhar (Sharif);Badrul Azhar (Sharif);David Lindenmayer;Jeffrey Wood;Joem Fischer

  • Socio-ecological perspectives of engaging smallholders in environmental-friendly palm oil certification schemes

    Norzanalia Saadun;Evelyn Ai Lin Lim;Shakinah Mohd Esa;Freddy Ngu

  • Alley-cropping system can boost arthropod biodiversity and ecosystem functions in oil palm plantations

    Mohamad Ashraf;Raja Zulkifli;Ruzana Sanusi;Kamil A. Tohiran

  • Switching from monoculture to polyculture farming benefits birds in oil palm production landscapes: Evidence from mist netting data

    Muhammad S. Yahya;Muhamad Syafiq;Adham Ashton-Butt;Amal Ghazali

  • Effects of monoculture and polyculture farming in oil palm smallholdings on terrestrial arthropod diversity

    Amal Ghazali;Siti Asmah;Muhammad Syafiq;Muhammad S. Yahya

  • Woody trees, green space and park size improve avian biodiversity in urban landscapes of Peninsular Malaysia

    Nurul Aida;Selvadurai Sasidhran;Norizah Kamarudin;Najjib Aziz

  • Ecological connectivity in fragmented agricultural landscapes and the importance of scattered trees and small patches

    Darrel Chin Fung Tiang;Andrew Morris;Mathew Bell;Christopher N. Gibbins

  • A Review of Urban Ecosystem Services Research in Southeast Asia

    Karen T. Lourdes;Chris N. Gibbins;Perrine Hamel;Ruzana Sanusi

  • Targeted cattle grazing as an alternative to herbicides for controlling weeds in bird-friendly oil palm plantations

    Kamil A. Tohiran;Kamil A. Tohiran;Frisco Nobilly;Raja Zulkifli;Thomas Maxwell

  • Urban forest fragmentation impoverishes native mammalian biodiversity in the tropics.

    Sze Ling Tee;Liza D. Samantha;Norizah Kamarudin;Zubaid Akbar

  • Effects of peat swamp logging and agricultural expansion on species richness of native mammals in Peninsular Malaysia

    Nurfatin Adila;Selvadurai Sasidhran;Norizah Kamarudin;Chong Leong Puan

  • Effects of in situ habitat quality and landscape characteristics in the oil palm agricultural matrix on tropical understory birds, fruit bats and butterflies

    Badrul Azhar;Chong Leong Puan;Najjib Aziz;Muhammad Sainuddin

  • Habitat occupancy patterns and activity rate of native mammals in tropical fragmented peat swamp reserves in Peninsular Malaysia

    Selvadurai Sasidhran;Nurfatin Adila;Mohd Saifulnizam Hamdan;Liza D. Samantha

  • Co-producing a Research Agenda for Sustainable Palm Oil

    R Padfield;R Padfield;S Hansen;ZG Davies;A Ehrensperger

  • Avian biodiversity and conservation in Malaysian oil palm production areas.

    Asrulsani Jambari;Badrul Azhar;Nor Laili Ibrahim;Syari Jamian

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex M. Lechner
Alex M. Lechner Monash University
Tom M. Fayle
Tom M. Fayle Queen Mary University of London
Alain Dejean
Alain Dejean Paul Sabatier University
Tim Diekötter
Tim Diekötter Kiel University
Samantha L. L. Hill
Samantha L. L. Hill World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Tim Newbold
Tim Newbold University College London
Edgar C. Turner
Edgar C. Turner University of Cambridge
Andy Purvis
Andy Purvis Natural History Museum
Tony R. Walker
Tony R. Walker Dalhousie University
Jérémy Bouyer
Jérémy Bouyer INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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