Department of Ocean Science, HKUST
High-frequency temperature monitoring with time-resolved wavelet analysis reveals unrecognized complexities across depth on a coral reef ecosystem Aubrey Foulk1, Tarik Gouhier1, James Leichter2, Alex S.J. Wyatt3, Randi Rotjan4, Mark Patterson1, Brian Helmuth1* 1 Marine Science Center, Northeastern University, 430 Nahant Road, Nahant, MA 01908, USA | Click for More →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
🎉 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 →
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 →
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 →
Dr Wyatt has been awarded a General Research Fund (GRF) grant by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong to explore diet variations in valuable marine species using tissue isotope analyses. Title: Individual- and species-level feeding specialisations and resource dependencies of valuable marine species | Click for More →
