A5020777213- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine and fisheries research
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Marine animal studies overview
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Echinoderm biology and ecology
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Advanced Topics in Algebra
National University of Singapore
2015-2024
University of Connecticut
2024
Since the release of MinION sequencer in 2014, it has been applied to great effect remotest and harshest environments, even space. One most common applications is for nanopore-based DNA barcoding situ species identification discovery, yet existing sample capability limited (n ≤ 10). Here, we assembled a portable sequencing setup comprising BentoLab developed workflow capable processing 32 samples simultaneously. We demonstrated this enhanced out at sea, where collected barcoded them onboard...
Blue carbon ecosystems are a vital part of nature-based climate solutions due to their capacity store and sequester carbon, but often exclude macroalgal beds even though they can form highly productive coastal ecosystems. Recent estimates contributions global sequestration derived primarily from temperate kelp forests, while tropical stock in living biomass is still unclear. Here, using Singapore as case study, we integrate field surveys remote sensing data estimate stock. Results show that...
Size-dependent mortality influences the recolonization success of juvenile corals transplanted for reef restoration and assisting attain a refuge size would thus improve post-transplantation survivorship. To explore colony augmentation strategies, recruits scleractinian coral Pocillopora damicornis were fed with live Artemia salina nauplii twice week 24 weeks in an ex situ nursery. Fed grew significantly faster than unfed ones, 3600, 1800, 600 0 (control) nauplii/L groups exhibiting...
Abstract Artificial reefs provide substrates that facilitate the rapid recruitment of marine biota such as corals and fish, are commonly employed coral restoration tools to assist recovery in degraded areas. While this strategy is successful immediate years post‐deployment, its contribution over longer time scales less well understood. The biological communities on Reef Enhancement Units (REUs), which had been deployed for more than a decade Singapore's sediment‐affected reefs, were...
Predicting the bleaching responses of corals is crucial in light frequent heat stress events to manage further losses biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, especially for reefs impacted by urbanisation. We examined if coral cover community at various Singapore sites changed during 2016 global event. Bleaching prevalence varied widely among June 2016, was best explained site species. While some were minimally impacted, others registered significant decreases changes persisting till March...
Coral reefs provide a multitude of ecosystem functions owing to the high levels biodiversity they host. species, as foundation shallow-water reefs, differ in their contributions toward functioning due part disparate phylogenetic histories scleractinian lineages. Understanding spatial patterns and temporal trajectories these facets, well interrelationships, is critical for more targeted conservation strategies face widespread habitat degradation climate change. Here, we analyse long-term...
Coral bleaching events have been predicted to occur more frequently in the coming decades with global warming. The susceptibility of corals during thermal stress episodes is dependent on many factors and an understanding these underlying drivers crucial for conservation management. In 2013, a mild episode ensued response elevated sea temperature sediment-burdened reefs Singapore. Surveys seven sites highlighted variable among coral genera-Pachyseris Podabacia were most impacted (31% colonies...
Molecular sequence data have previously revealed the existence of cryptic species associated with Pocillopora 'damicornis-like' coral. Recently, this complex has been reclassified into three including resurrected P. acuta, which appears to a wide distribution. Morphological characteristics described for acuta are present in corals identified as damicornis. To determine if colonies on Singapore's reefs damicornis, or both, we examined new collection using mitochondrial DNA and morphology. We...
In situ nurseries have been a crucial part of coral reef restoration initiatives for the past two decades. However, advantages over direct transplantation in sedimented waters has yet to be examined. present study, we showed that Pachyseris speciosa and Pocillopora damicornis fragments reared (NR) Singapore's grew significantly faster (by three five times) than those which were directly transplanted (DT) onto substrates. The increased growth rate during nursery phase augmented size NR...
Singapore's accelerated coastal urbanization since the 1960s resulted in 65% of its coral reef habitat lost to land reclamation.Increased sedimentation reduced underwater visibility from 10m then less than 2m today.Under these conditions, restoration increase cover degraded reefs and initiate colonization non-reef areas remains viable considering precise mass spawning events, active settlement vigorous growth larvae.The techniques employed should withstand high suspended sediment...
Scleractinians which have recruited on unstable substrates could function as a source of ‘corals opportunity’ (COP). This study investigated the rearing juvenile in an situ coral nursery to assist rehabilitation reefs sedimented environments. Juvenile COPs Pectinia paeonia (n = 71) and Pachyseris speciosa 45) were collected from Singapore, categorized into three size classes (0.1–1.5, 1.6–3.0, 3.1–4.5 cm) monitored at for five months. juveniles had higher overall survivorship than P. (93.0...
In coral mariculture, growth is one of the most common ways to track success. However, numerous methods monitoring make comparative studies challenging. A literature review 39 from 1982 2017 indicated that predominant non-invasive used were linear and areal measurement these evaluated for their accuracy using nursery-reared corals. The monthly change in rates six species (n = 215), Pocillopora acuta, Hydnophora rigida, Merulina ampliata, Podabacia crustacea, Echinopora lamellosa Platygyra...