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 →
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 →
RGC Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Gonzalo Pérez-Rosales represented the Oceanographic Ecology Lab, Department of Ocean Science at the Hong Kong Laureate Forum 2025 (5–8 November) after being competitively selected as one of 200 Young Scientists from 22 countries and regions. Dr Pérez-Rosales delivered a talk titled | 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Hidden Differences in Bleaching Among Cryptic Coral Species Scott C. Burgess1, Erika C. Johnston1, Alex S.J. Wyatt2, James J. Leichter3, Peter J. Edmunds4 1Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA. 2Department of Ocean Science and Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine | Click for More →
