Grant success: RGC General Research Fund

Dr Wyatt has been awarded a General Research Fund (GRF) grant by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong to explore biogeochemical dynamics in internal-wave refuges at the centre of the world’s marine biodiversity. Title: Biogeochemical dynamics shaping internal-wave-driven coral reef climate refuges Principal | Click for More →

Josh Bennett-Williams presents manta mucus isotope research at Sharks International 2026

PhD Candidate Joshua Bennett-Williams presented his research from the Ocean Ecol (Wyatt) Lab at Sharks International 2026 in Sri Lanka on 5 May 2026. His talk, “Manta mucus: its sticky and tricky application as an isotopic tracer of trophic ecology”, explored the potential of non-invasive | Click for More →

New paper: Stratification ameliorates coral bleaching (Pérez-Rosales et al., Coral Reefs)

Shallow seasonal stratification ameliorates coral bleaching during record-breaking marine heatwaves in a marginal subtropical system Gonzalo Pérez-Rosales1, Yu-De Pei1, Joshua Bennett-Williams1, Timothy B. King1, Markus Rummel1, Tzu Hao Chung2, Alex S.J. Wyatt1 1Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear | Click for More →

New paper: Plastic threats within Marine Protected Areas (Hendrawan et al., Mar Poll Bull)

Plastic threats to coral reefs: A strategic management perspective from Bali’s marine protected areas I. Gede Hendrawanabc*, Ade Riestiari Sudarmawanbc, Putra Bagus Panji Pamungkasb, Pande Gde Sasmita Julyantorod, I. Wayan Gede Astawa Karangab, Dwi Budi Wiyantoa, I. Made Dharma Raharjaabc, I. Putu Ranu Fajar Mahartaabc, | Click for More →

New paper: Urban trophic-level shifts in environmental filtering (Xu et al., Environ Sci Technol)

Environmental Filtering Weakens with Trophic Level in Urban Coastal Ecosystems Wenqian Xu, Yu-De Pei, Taylor M. W. Li, Joshua Bennett-Williams, Ruixian Sun, Shara K. K. Leung, Masayuki Ushio, Alex S. J. Wyatt*, Charmaine C. M. Yung* Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of | Click for More →

New paper: Long-term coral reef community dynamics in Moorea (Edmunds et al., Ecosphere)

Long-term community dynamics are heterogeneous between fringing- and fore-reef habitats on an Indo-Pacific coral reef P.J. Edmunds1, C. John2, J.J. Leichter3, C. Moritz4, K.C. Scafidi1, K. E. Speare5, G. Srednick6, A.S.J. Wyatt7 1Department of Biology, California State University, Northridge, California, USA 2Marine Science Institute, University | Click for More →

Grant success: RGC General Research Fund

Dr Wyatt has been awarded a General Research Fund (GRF) grant by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong to explore thermal variability in internal-wave refuges at the centre of the world’s marine biodiversity. Title: Thermal variability hidden in internal-wave refuges: validating a numerical | Click for More →

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 →

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 →