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Release of microplastics from disposal surgical masks and their adverse impacts on the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus.
Release of Microplastics from Disposal Surgical Masks and Their Adverse Impacts on the Marine Copepod Tigriopus japonicus
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Involved Members: Dr. Henry Yuhe HE, Prof. Paul Kwan Sing LAM, Prof. Kenneth Mei Yee LEUNG

Surgical masks (SMs) are the most commonly used personal protection equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to their vast application and inappropriate disposal worldwide, SMs could potentially bring a serious pollution…

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Coral reef diversity losses in China’s Greater Bay Area were driven by regional stressors
Coral reef diversity losses in China’s Greater Bay Area were driven by regional stressors
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Involved Members: Prof. Jianwen QIU, Dr. Moriaki YASUHARA

Our members of SKLMP, Dr. Moriaki Yasuhara (School of Biological Sciences and Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) of the University of Hong Kong) and Prof. Jianwen Qiu (Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University) jointly published an important co-…

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Characterisation of an unexplored group of microplastics from the South China Sea
Characterisation of an unexplored group of microplastics from the South China Sea: Can they be caused by macrofaunal fragmentation?
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Involved Members: Dr. Siu Gin CHEUNG, Dr. Ball Keng Po LAI

Research on plastics fragmentation is important for the estimation of amount of microplastics but the biological causes for fragmentation have not been acknowledged. From microplastics collected in beaches of Hong Kong, we revealed an abnormal type of fragment…

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Provision of refugia and seeding with native bivalves can enhance biodiversity on vertical seawalls
Provision of refugia and seeding with native bivalves can enhance biodiversity on vertical seawalls
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Involved Member: Prof. Kenneth Mei Yee LEUNG

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Stable-isotope based trophic metrics reveal early recovery
Stable-isotope based trophic metrics reveal early recovery of tropical crustacean assemblages following a trawl ban
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Involved Member: Prof. Kenneth Mei Yee LEUNG

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Assessment of the coral health of Platygyra carnosa through in-situ and ex-situ measurements of metabolic rates
Assessment of the coral health of Platygyra carnosa through in-situ and ex-situ measurements of metabolic rates
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Involved Member: Dr. Leo Lai CHAN

Underwater visual monitoring methods are used broadly to evaluate coral reef conditions in the natural environment, but quantitative measurements of the coral holobiont has been largely restricted to photo-physiological assessment of the endosymbionts. An underwater respirometer has…

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