OceanEcol

"We can push back on the calamitous corporatization of our universities. It is a fundamental responsibility of intellectuals."

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On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bu****it jobs in universities You may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a

🚨 New paper 🚨 on coastal reef fish diversity 🐠 across an estuarine-urbanisation gradient around 🇭🇰. Visual and surveys revealed distinct shifts in biodiversity, previously unreported species, and a need to enhance marine protected area coverage.

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Characterisation of coastal reef fish assemblages across an estuarine-urbanisation gradient using underwater visual census and environmental DNA metabarcoding The ongoing urbanisation of coastlines around the globe greatly impacts biodiversity, including coastal marine fishes. In many places, baseline data o…

Come to join us for a series of public talks on 6 & 7 October 2024!

In collaboration with the French Consulate on the French Science Festival “Oceans of knowledge” 🐋this year, we will organize a handful of activities to involve the public, particularly students, in the world of marine and ocean science. Join us to discover the department’s research, facilities, and educational programs, while being immersed in the marine environment.

Mark your calendar📆 for 2 days of insightful events including exhibition, interactive fieldwork and workshops, lab visits🥼, and showcase of tools🤿/technologies used in interactive oceanography games🎮, presentation of innovative ocean research projects, screening🎞, talks and VR experience🥽.

• Location: Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall, HKUST
• Time : 6-7 October 2024 (Sun&Mon), 09:30am - 5:30pm
• Activities that require pre-registration:
o Plankton Workshop and Tour to Ocean Research Facility (OCRF)
o Tour to OCES teaching lab plus “Fish Printing” Workshop
o Semi-autonomous underwater trash collection by underwater drone
o Film Screening and Talk (by Ms. Marine Thomas from the Nature Conservancy

Registration link: https://oces.hkust.edu.hk/events/french-science-week-2024-exploring-ocean-science-hkust (for individual registration)

🎉Congratulations 🎉(overdue) to Gonzalo Pérez-Rosales on being awarded a Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024-2027) to support our work exploring the drivers of ecosystems in the
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🔔New paper: Ocean weather, biological rates, and unexplained global ecological patterns in PNAS Nexus

Tropical waters are not thermally stable and 𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 important consideration in species' vulnerability to 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞

Ocean weather, biological rates, and unexplained global ecological patterns Abstract. As on land, oceans exhibit high temporal and spatial temperature variation. This “ocean weather” contributes to the physiological and ecological

📢 [HKUST Information Session on MPhil & PhD Studies | 4 Oct 2023 | 6:30pm (GMT+8) | Lam Woo Lecture Theater (LT-B), HKUST or Online via Zoom]

🌟 Join us for the upcoming Information Session to explore exciting research postgraduate study opportunities and generous scholarship at HKUST! 🎓 Gain inspirations from our esteemed professors and international students who will share how HKUST can set you on a promising path.🔍

👉🏻Learn more about the event details and register NOW: https://fytgs.hkust.edu.hk/info-session

📢New paper in Nature Communications on hidden driving unexpected, severe 🪸
🧵A brief thread (1/9)
[Spoiler: the did it 🌀]

Hidden heatwaves and severe coral bleaching linked to mesoscale eddies and thermocline dynamics - Nature Communications Hidden marine heatwaves, associated with ocean eddies that modulate undersea internal waves, threaten coastal ecosystems by driving unexpected sub-surface heating and severe coral bleaching and mortality across depths.