iMEco Lab

The Integrated Mangrove Ecology Lab @SwimsHKU @HKUniversity. #Mangroves #Macrofauna #Biodiversity #Conservation #Ecology.

[iMEco Lab @LabImeco]

Hello Twitter! Our lab led by Prof. Stefano Cannicci studies crab and mollusk diversity, the impact of anthropic stressors on community dynamics and #ecosystem function and terrestrialization of crabs using behavioural, ecophysiological and phylogenetic approaches at @SWIMSHKU

[Dr Lyle D Vorsatz @LyleVorsprung]

This research underscores the urgent need for improved waste management, policy implementation and coastal conservation efforts to safeguard these vital ecosystems #mangroveprotection #HongKongecosystems #MangrovePollution #Debris

[Dr Lyle D Vorsatz @LyleVorsprung]

Implications: Our results confirm that land-derived debris from mismanaged waste, rather than debris coming from the Pearl River, is the primary source of anthropogenic debris threatening Hong Kong's mangroves. 🚮

[Dr Lyle D Vorsatz @LyleVorsprung]

3⃣Landward Accumulation: Debris aggregation was highest in the landward zones, aligning with existing research and 4⃣ Seasonal Impact: In the dry season, more debris accumulated in both seaward and landward zones.

[Dr Lyle D Vorsatz @LyleVorsprung]

Our findings indicate: 1⃣ Spatial Variability: Debris abundance and distribution varied across zones, with plastic being the predominant material.
2⃣Top Contaminants: Both plastic and non-plastic domestic items covered the most surface area (largest potential ecological impact)

[Dr Lyle D Vorsatz @LyleVorsprung]

Out today fully open access in Marine Pollution Bulletin https://t.co/GXhykC1Vjm with fantastic colleagues @cnot_paleo_hku @SCannicci - we looked at the drivers of anthropogenic pollution in the peri-urban mangroves of Hong Kong @LabImeco @SWIMSHKU @BioSciUCT

[Laura Michie @LauraAMichie]

🦀🐚🦞🐠 A brilliant keynote talk at @MeetingMmm6 by @sara_fratini. It was great to hear about the importance of genetic approaches in the #conservation and management of #mangrove fauna

[iMEco Lab @LabImeco]

Well done @GeogheganKevin!

[Kevin Geoghegan @GeogheganKevin]

Happy to say, that my PhD thesis is finally finished! A big thank you to my supervisor @BaydenRussell and co-supervisor @SCannicci for the opportunity to do a PhD in @HKUniversity and @SWIMSHKU, and for all the support along the way!

[Dr Lyle D Vorsatz @LyleVorsprung]

🚨Just published open-access🚨. Check out our new paper looking at how fine-scale environmental conditions and thermal tolerance of crab larvae 🦀🦀🦀influence their community dynamics in HK mangroves!
@SCannicci

@francesca_porri

@LabImeco

https://t.co/CKhb7E50Fh

[Marine Futures Lab @MarineFutureLab]

Congratulations to @GeogheganKevin for passing his PhD defense this week, with his thesis titled; "The present and prospective ecology of a rocky shore predator: foraging, physiology and their microbiome". Well done Dr Geoghegan! @SWIMSHKU @BaydenRussell @SCannicci @LabImeco

[Christelle Not @cnot_paleo_hku]

Fauna is playing a role in the plastic debris degradation

Free access to our new publication led by @mandydrms with @SCannicci and @LyleVorsprung
👇👇👇
https://t.co/fLZ7U95S2M

[Dr Lyle D Vorsatz @LyleVorsprung]

Honoured to be part of this review in @ELSenviron examining the roles that macrofauna play in the fragmentation of macro to micro and nano plastics! Led by @mandydrms with @SCannicci and @cnot_paleo_hku it’s available for free for the next ~40 days @LabImeco @SWIMSHKU

[iMEco Lab @LabImeco]

Happy #WorldWetlandsDay2022 a day to acknowledge the essential support these ecosystems provide for a healthy planet and society. So let’s work hard to protect these biodiversity reservoirs and their unexpected visitors

[iMEco Lab @LabImeco]

@NRF_SAIAB

[iMEco Lab @LabImeco]

Lastly, field research such as this is never done alone, and is a team effort. The authors would like to acknowledge the @HKUSBS ecology and biodiversity and @SWIMSHKU community for their support and assistance in the field.

[iMEco Lab @LabImeco]

🚨Another new paper alert🚨 Out today in @STOTEN_journal led by @Yiing with @LyleVorsprung, @cnot_paleo_hku @SCannicci highlighting the plight of anthropogenic marine debris (AMD) pollution in Hong Kong’s mangrove forests. Available at https://t.co/LUydcNFrhG for 40 days 1/n

[iMEco Lab @LabImeco]

should be greatly reduced and we should prioritise reducing mismanaged waste from entering the waterways and other aquatic habitats. AMD in our ecosystems is a symptom, and the priority is tackling the source of the problem. 10/