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![[May 2022] Calvin, our new summer internship student!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_feeca0d1a1994ed4b905e0bf154b3349~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_feeca0d1a1994ed4b905e0bf154b3349~mv2.jpeg)
![[May 2022] Calvin, our new summer internship student!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_feeca0d1a1994ed4b905e0bf154b3349~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1598,h_1200,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_feeca0d1a1994ed4b905e0bf154b3349~mv2.jpeg)
[May 2022] Calvin, our new summer internship student!
Calvin Cheng from the HKBU College of International Education has joined the TIDE Group as a summer internship student. Although he is a...
Jun 8, 2022
![[May 2022] New project investigating the thermal ecology of Lantau rocky shores!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_c1b57ac466a141c2b621dc258aa46a4a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_c1b57ac466a141c2b621dc258aa46a4a~mv2.jpeg)
![[May 2022] New project investigating the thermal ecology of Lantau rocky shores!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_c1b57ac466a141c2b621dc258aa46a4a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_c1b57ac466a141c2b621dc258aa46a4a~mv2.jpeg)
[May 2022] New project investigating the thermal ecology of Lantau rocky shores!
We are starting a new project investigating the thermal ecology of Lantau rocky shores! By recording habitat thermal and salinity...
Jun 8, 2022
![[Apr 2022] Why are ‘suboptimal’ temperatures preferred in a tropical intertidal ectotherm?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_839c88cefbd14a7fb5e98fa305e3fb50~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_863,h_648,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_839c88cefbd14a7fb5e98fa305e3fb50~mv2.png)
![[Apr 2022] Why are ‘suboptimal’ temperatures preferred in a tropical intertidal ectotherm?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_839c88cefbd14a7fb5e98fa305e3fb50~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_863,h_648,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_839c88cefbd14a7fb5e98fa305e3fb50~mv2.png)
[Apr 2022] Why are ‘suboptimal’ temperatures preferred in a tropical intertidal ectotherm?
Our latest publication in Journal of Animal Ecology is now available online! https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365...
May 4, 2022
![[Mar 2022] Alex has joined the team!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_1107f66247944292bb98206023ec253f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_1107f66247944292bb98206023ec253f~mv2.jpg)
![[Mar 2022] Alex has joined the team!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_1107f66247944292bb98206023ec253f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_1107f66247944292bb98206023ec253f~mv2.jpg)
[Mar 2022] Alex has joined the team!
Alex has recently joined us as a research assistant to mainly facilitate the RGC-funded project on predicting the fate of common...
Mar 21, 2022
![[Mar 2022] Are all ecosystem engineers equal?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_d4f4aa592004481c9b3c428b5cb39c86~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_d4f4aa592004481c9b3c428b5cb39c86~mv2.jpeg)
![[Mar 2022] Are all ecosystem engineers equal?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_d4f4aa592004481c9b3c428b5cb39c86~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1598,h_1200,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_d4f4aa592004481c9b3c428b5cb39c86~mv2.jpeg)
[Mar 2022] Are all ecosystem engineers equal?
Our group has recently started a new RGC-funded project investigating how common ecosystem engineers (mussels and rock oysters)...
Mar 21, 2022
![[Mar 2022] Rocky shore biodiversity ECF: the third season done, one more to go!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_77f7cf1924fe40c2bcdd62efb809d9b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_77f7cf1924fe40c2bcdd62efb809d9b8~mv2.jpg)
![[Mar 2022] Rocky shore biodiversity ECF: the third season done, one more to go!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_77f7cf1924fe40c2bcdd62efb809d9b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_77f7cf1924fe40c2bcdd62efb809d9b8~mv2.jpg)
[Mar 2022] Rocky shore biodiversity ECF: the third season done, one more to go!
We have finished the field surveys of the second dry season of the ECF project on Hong Kong's rocky shore biodiversity! We will conduct...
Mar 15, 2022
![[Jan 2022] Yifei received the best student presentation award](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_2dfd01dba2b9472ebe213eb4f1f880cc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_2dfd01dba2b9472ebe213eb4f1f880cc~mv2.jpg)
![[Jan 2022] Yifei received the best student presentation award](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_2dfd01dba2b9472ebe213eb4f1f880cc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_2dfd01dba2b9472ebe213eb4f1f880cc~mv2.jpg)
[Jan 2022] Yifei received the best student presentation award
Yifei was awarded the Best Student Presentation – 20-mins Oral Presentation by the Hong Kong Marine Ecological Association during the 2nd...
Jan 25, 2022
![[Dec 2021] Martin arrived New Zealand for his PhD programme (finally!)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_879f978b6e864296ba4864045594933b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_879f978b6e864296ba4864045594933b~mv2.jpg)
![[Dec 2021] Martin arrived New Zealand for his PhD programme (finally!)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_879f978b6e864296ba4864045594933b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1419,h_1066,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_879f978b6e864296ba4864045594933b~mv2.jpg)
[Dec 2021] Martin arrived New Zealand for his PhD programme (finally!)
Martin got a PhD position at Auckland University (see this post in 2020...) but he was trapped in Hong Kong for over 1 year due to COVID...
Dec 18, 2021
![[Dec 2021] Dr. Sarah Lau's and Saumya's graduation ceremony](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_ce5bc2ec7c3a4bc58f523619f3a776bd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1022,h_768,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_ce5bc2ec7c3a4bc58f523619f3a776bd~mv2.jpeg)
![[Dec 2021] Dr. Sarah Lau's and Saumya's graduation ceremony](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_ce5bc2ec7c3a4bc58f523619f3a776bd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1022,h_768,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_ce5bc2ec7c3a4bc58f523619f3a776bd~mv2.jpeg)
[Dec 2021] Dr. Sarah Lau's and Saumya's graduation ceremony
Sarah (Dr. Lau!) and Saumya (our RA, who graduated from HKU) had their graduation ceremony at HKU on 3 Dec. Let's look at the photos we...
Dec 13, 2021
![[Nov 2021] Rocky shore biodiversity ECF project — the second dry season survey has started](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_0bad235c65614d9f8050ddcd3f057136~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_0bad235c65614d9f8050ddcd3f057136~mv2.jpg)
![[Nov 2021] Rocky shore biodiversity ECF project — the second dry season survey has started](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_0bad235c65614d9f8050ddcd3f057136~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_0bad235c65614d9f8050ddcd3f057136~mv2.jpg)
[Nov 2021] Rocky shore biodiversity ECF project — the second dry season survey has started
We have started the fieldwork of the second dry season of our ECF project on rocky shore biodiversity. We went to Sai Wan (at Sai Kung)...
Dec 12, 2021
![[Sep 2021] All the best on your study, Sheena!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_9d67fcbbc8b541aaa10ba1410b831ac9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_9d67fcbbc8b541aaa10ba1410b831ac9~mv2.jpeg)
![[Sep 2021] All the best on your study, Sheena!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_9d67fcbbc8b541aaa10ba1410b831ac9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1598,h_1200,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_9d67fcbbc8b541aaa10ba1410b831ac9~mv2.jpeg)
[Sep 2021] All the best on your study, Sheena!
Last Friday was Sheena's last day of her contract with the TIDE group! She is going to Germany to pursue her master's degree! We had a...
Sep 27, 2021
![[Aug 2021] New members in the ECF Team!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_2adf1aae412a44318dde7c0e539b5f99~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_900,h_676,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_2adf1aae412a44318dde7c0e539b5f99~mv2.jpg)
![[Aug 2021] New members in the ECF Team!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_2adf1aae412a44318dde7c0e539b5f99~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_900,h_676,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_2adf1aae412a44318dde7c0e539b5f99~mv2.jpg)
[Aug 2021] New members in the ECF Team!
Saumya and Sheena are now working with the ECF Team! Saumya is a fresh graduate at HKU. Sheena worked with us on an environmental...
Aug 26, 2021
![[Jul 2021] SWIMS is re-opening!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_5fc965fd5607416dbd02564c2348fde8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_888,h_667,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_5fc965fd5607416dbd02564c2348fde8~mv2.jpg)
![[Jul 2021] SWIMS is re-opening!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_5fc965fd5607416dbd02564c2348fde8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_888,h_667,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_5fc965fd5607416dbd02564c2348fde8~mv2.jpg)
[Jul 2021] SWIMS is re-opening!
The renovation of the Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) is coming to an end and we can't wait to work here again! Together with...
Aug 26, 2021
![[May 2021] We thank Yvonne for her contribution to the GIS website for our biodiversity project](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_38ef075fd0464688af5a89a00c822c2f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1200,h_901,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_38ef075fd0464688af5a89a00c822c2f~mv2.jpg)
![[May 2021] We thank Yvonne for her contribution to the GIS website for our biodiversity project](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_38ef075fd0464688af5a89a00c822c2f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1200,h_901,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_38ef075fd0464688af5a89a00c822c2f~mv2.jpg)
[May 2021] We thank Yvonne for her contribution to the GIS website for our biodiversity project
Our intern Yvonne had been creating a geographic information system (GIS) website for our rocky shore biodiversity baseline survey since...
Jun 8, 2021
![[May 2021] Jon, our new Summer intern!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_791c02cb54104ce08fe72b3125d41dc4~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_791c02cb54104ce08fe72b3125d41dc4~mv2.jpeg)
![[May 2021] Jon, our new Summer intern!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_791c02cb54104ce08fe72b3125d41dc4~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1598,h_1200,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_791c02cb54104ce08fe72b3125d41dc4~mv2.jpeg)
[May 2021] Jon, our new Summer intern!
We have several internship students every year and we have Jon this Summer! Jon is from the HKBU College of International Education. He...
Jun 4, 2021
![[May 2021] ECF Rocky shore BioBlitz trials!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_25a94dcde4c146e18cf80888f6c1db16~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_25a94dcde4c146e18cf80888f6c1db16~mv2.jpg)
![[May 2021] ECF Rocky shore BioBlitz trials!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_25a94dcde4c146e18cf80888f6c1db16~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_25a94dcde4c146e18cf80888f6c1db16~mv2.jpg)
[May 2021] ECF Rocky shore BioBlitz trials!
We organized two BioBlitz trials at Ap Lei Chau and Pak Shui Wun on 14 and 24 May respectively! Let's have a look at the pictures and...
Jun 1, 2021
![[Apr 2021] Virtual UCAS 2021](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_a1b9818428e645e9a5c9d3baac310767~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_a1b9818428e645e9a5c9d3baac310767~mv2.jpeg)
![[Apr 2021] Virtual UCAS 2021](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_a1b9818428e645e9a5c9d3baac310767~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1598,h_1200,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_a1b9818428e645e9a5c9d3baac310767~mv2.jpeg)
[Apr 2021] Virtual UCAS 2021
Adrian, Benjamin (Ben), Jackson and Yifei attended UCAS 2021, a postgraduate symposium co-organized by universities in Hong Kong, Taiwan...
May 4, 2021
![[Apr 2021] Sampling Starfish Bay rocky shores with WFLC school](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_abd4e057c6624dd582700d5f1954d850~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_abd4e057c6624dd582700d5f1954d850~mv2.jpg)
![[Apr 2021] Sampling Starfish Bay rocky shores with WFLC school](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_abd4e057c6624dd582700d5f1954d850~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_abd4e057c6624dd582700d5f1954d850~mv2.jpg)
[Apr 2021] Sampling Starfish Bay rocky shores with WFLC school
As part of a new seed grant with the Education Faculty, HKU, we ran a fieldtrip with Wong Fung Ling College school staff and students....
Apr 19, 2021
![[Mar 2021] How snails choose their mates?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_b63469fcae084cab805d99b3a13d7007~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_b63469fcae084cab805d99b3a13d7007~mv2.jpg)
![[Mar 2021] How snails choose their mates?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_b63469fcae084cab805d99b3a13d7007~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_b63469fcae084cab805d99b3a13d7007~mv2.jpg)
[Mar 2021] How snails choose their mates?
Our collaborative work with Antonio Carvajal RodrÃguez and Emilio Rolán Alvarez from University of Vigo investigating the mechanism of...
Apr 16, 2021
![[Mar 2021] ECF project's first Winter survey done!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_b28f438f910041a48356515164534303~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_b28f438f910041a48356515164534303~mv2.jpeg)
![[Mar 2021] ECF project's first Winter survey done!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dda684_b28f438f910041a48356515164534303~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/dda684_b28f438f910041a48356515164534303~mv2.jpeg)
[Mar 2021] ECF project's first Winter survey done!
We have just finished all dry season surveys for our first year ECF project on the baseline biodiversity of Hong Kong rocky shore -...
Apr 14, 2021
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