Puerto Galera, Philippines
New paper on reef fish diversity using UVC and eDNA (Pei et. al., Ecological Indicators)
Characterisation of coastal reef fish assemblages across an estuarine-urbanisation gradient using underwater visual census and environmental DNA Yu-De Pei, Joseph Heard, Wenqian Xu, Shara K.K. Leung, Charmaine C.M. Yung, Alex S.J. Wyatt Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear | Click for More →
Congratulations – MPhil Defense by Shiyue Wang
Congratulations to Shiyue Wang on passing her MPhil Defense with minor corrections today. 🔜Coming soon: our exploration of trophic strategies of photosymbiotic corals around Hong Kong! 🇭🇰🪸🪸🪸🇭🇰 Thank you to the Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Laboratory Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) | Click for More →
New paper on ocean weather and biological rates (Li Shing Hiung et. al., PNAS Nexus)
Ocean weather, biological rates, and unexplained global ecological patterns Darren L C Y Li Shing Hiung, Jasmin M Schuster, Murray I Duncan, Nicholas L Payne, Brian Helmuth, Jackson W F Chu, Julia K Baum, Viviana Brambilla, John Bruno, Sarah W Davies, Maria Dornelas, Patrick Gagnon, | Click for More →
Congratulations to Gonzalo, our RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship awardee!
🎉 Congratulations 🎉 to lab member Gonzalo Pérez-Rosales on being awarded a 2024/25 Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) Postdoctoral Fellowship to continue working with us for the next three years. Gonzalo Pérez-Rosales, Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship: Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme (PDFS), Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong | Click for More →
Congratulations – MPhil Defense by Angelica Intan
Congratulations to Angelica Intan on passing her MPhil Defense with minor corrections today. ⏭️Lots of exciting questions to further explore on #coral responses to #thermalvariability and #thermalstress Thank you to the Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Laboratory Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) | Click for More →
Congratulations to our newest HKPFS winner!
✨Congratulations✨ to lab member Yu-De Pei on being selected for the 2023/24 Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme to support his continued studies with us at HKUST. Yu-De Pei, former M.Phil. student and current R.A. Scholarship: Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), Research Grants Council (RGC) | Click for More →
New paper on hidden heatwaves and coral bleaching (Wyatt et. al., Nat Comms)
Hidden heatwaves and severe coral bleaching linked to mesoscale eddies and thermocline dynamics Alex S.J. Wyatt1*, James J. Leichter2, Libe Washburn3,4, Li Kui3, Peter J. Edmunds5, Scott C. Burgess6 1Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, | Click for More →
Congratulations – MPhil Defense by Josh Bennett-Williams
Congratulations to Josh Bennett-Williams for passing his MPhil Defense with minor corrections today ⏭️ Work is ongoing to increase isotopic understanding of elasmobranch trophic ecology, so stay tuned! Thank you to the Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Laboratory Guangdong Laboratory | Click for More →
New review paper on the use of isotopes on coral reefs (Skinner et. al., OMBAR)
Progress and Direction in the Use of Stable Isotopes to Understand Complex Coral Reef Ecosystems: A Review C. Skinner1, M.R.D. Cobain2,3, Y. Zhu2,4, A.S.J. Wyatt1, N.V.C. Polunin2 1Department of Ocean Science and Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), | Click for More →
Prestigious Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) closing soon!
📢 The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) is open for applications until 1 December 2022. ⏰ Apply early to be considered! ⏰ The Fellowship provides an annual stipend of HK$325,000 (approximately US$41,700) and a conference and research-related travel allowance of HK$13,600 (approximately US$1,740) per | Click for More →
