iMEco Lab @LabImeco

The Integrated Mangrove Ecology Lab @SwimsHKU @HKUniversity. #Mangroves #Macrofauna #Biodiversity #Conservation #Ecology. imeco-lab.com Hong Kong Joined September 2020

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Dr Lyle D Vorsatz @LyleVorsprung

2 years ago

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

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Dr Lyle D Vorsatz @LyleVorsprung

2 years ago

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. 🚮

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Dr Lyle D Vorsatz @LyleVorsprung

2 years ago

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.

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Dr Lyle D Vorsatz @LyleVorsprung

2 years ago

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)

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Dr Lyle D Vorsatz @LyleVorsprung

2 years ago

Out today fully open access in Marine Pollution Bulletin sciencedirect.com/science/articl… 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

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Laura Michie @LauraAMichie

2 years ago

🦀🐚🦞🐠 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

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iMEco Lab @LabImeco

3 years ago

Well done @GeogheganKevin!

Kevin Geoghegan @GeogheganKevin

3 years ago

Well done @GeogheganKevin!

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Dr Lyle D Vorsatz @LyleVorsprung

3 years ago

🚨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 doi.org/10.1007/s10113…

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Marine Futures Lab @MarineFutureLab

3 years ago

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

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Christelle Not @cnot_paleo_hku

4 years ago

Fauna is playing a role in the plastic debris degradation Free access to our new publication led by @mandydrms with @SCannicci and @LyleVorsprung 👇👇👇 authors.elsevier.com/a/1eayXzLNSc6d4

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Dr Lyle D Vorsatz @LyleVorsprung

4 years ago

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

Mandy So @mandydrms

4 years ago

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iMEco Lab @LabImeco

4 years ago

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