The Southern Ocean (SO) is a critical driver of global wave dynamics, generating long-period swells that propagate vast distances and significantly impact far distant coastal regions, including the Indian coastal regions. Climate change has intensified westerly winds and altered storm tracks in the Southern Hemisphere, resulting in higher wave heights and longer periods, which in turn increase the risk to coastal regions.​ How...

Purpose Inconsistent yield responses to inorganic phosphorus (P) fertilisers in tropical rice paddy soils remain a challenge. This study investigated the contributions of applied P fertilisers to soluble soil P and P transformation mechanisms in P-added paddy soils. Methods An incubation study was conducted on three rice-growing soils (Ultisol, Alfisol, and Entisol) in Sri Lanka with and without single superphosphate (SSP), tr...

Rice is the primary energy source of more than half of the global population. Challenges persist in managing phosphorus (P) in paddy soils of tropical rice-growing countries. In Sri Lanka, one specific challenge is the inconsistent yield response observed when inorganic P fertilisers are applied to paddy soils. Previous research conducted in Sri Lanka has shown that the rice yield response to added P fertilisers cannot be adeq...