HKU Ecologist applied a novel statistical method to analysing causal inference and revealed importance of climate change in controlling deep-sea biodiversity

HKU Ecologist applied a novel statistical method to analysing causal inference and revealed importance of climate change in controlling deep-sea biodiversity

Aug 03rd 2021

The research, published in Biology Letters, used long-term fossil records from sediment cores and recently ...

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Marine ecologists reveal mangroves might be threatened by low functional diversity of invertebrates

Marine ecologists reveal mangroves might be threatened by low functional diversity of invertebrates

Aug 03rd 2021

Mangrove forests were once dominant in the tropics but have recently been disappearing at alarming rates ...

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HKU-led research reveals hidden sources of non-nutritive and low-calorie sweeteners in pre-packaged foods

HKU-led research reveals hidden sources of non-nutritive and low-calorie sweeteners in pre-packaged foods

Jul 14th 2021

A recent study led by Assistant Professor Dr Jimmy Chun Yu LOUIE, and BSc (Food and Nutritional Sciences ...

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HKU Ecologists develop a novel forensic tool detecting laundering of critically endangered cockatoos

HKU Ecologists develop a novel forensic tool detecting laundering of critically endangered cockatoos

Jul 12th 2021

Ecologists from the Conservation Forensics Laboratory of the Research Division for Ecology and Biodiversity ...

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Songbirds like it sweet! A research co-developed by HKU Evolutionary Biologist found that Songbird ancestors evolved a new way to taste sugar

Songbirds like it sweet! A research co-developed by HKU Evolutionary Biologist found that Songbird ancestors evolved a new way to taste sugar

Jul 12th 2021

Humans can easily identify sweet-tasting foods - and with pleasure. However, many carnivorous animals lack ...

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HKU ecologist and Hong Kong Bird Watching Society jointly develop “HKBirds: Birds of Hong Kong” birding app

HKU ecologist and Hong Kong Bird Watching Society jointly develop “HKBirds: Birds of Hong Kong” birding app

Jul 06th 2021

Nowadays, citizens often stick to the flat screens of mobile phones. To reconnect people in the city with ...

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Constance Boone Award for best student presentation at American Malacological Society

Constance Boone Award for best student presentation at American Malacological Society

Jun 18th 2021

Our student, Kanmani Chandra Rajan, PhD Candidate at The Swire Institute of Marine Sciences, The Division of ...

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