Coral Academy's Publications
Our research focuses on the biology, ecology, and restoration of coral ecosystems in Hong Kong, a marginal environment for coral growth. Please check out some of our research achievements below!
Publications
2025
Maboloc E.A., Szeto J.H.Y., Yuen K.C.H., Wong S.C.C., Astudillo J.C., Cai L., Hao L., *Zhang S.P., *Chui A.P.Y., *Fang J.K.H. (2025). Seawater-conditioned cement as a viable substrate for coral larval settlement, Regional Studies in Marine Science.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2025.104254
Ng T.Y., Chui A.P.Y., Tsang R.H.L, Yeung C.W., *Ang P. (2025). Hong Kong Coral Recruits Do Not Gain Advantage by being Flexible in Establishing Symbiosis under Simulated Climate Change Conditions, Journal of Coastal Research.
https://doi.org/10.2112/JCR-SI113-183.1
Zheng Z., Liang H., Fong. H.W., Wong Y.H., Chui A.P.Y., *Yeung S.K. (2025). HKCoral: Benchmark for Dense Coral Growth Form Segmentation in the Wild, IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering.
https://doi.org/10.1109/JOE.2024.3494112
2024
Chang, T.K.T., Cheung, B.C.T., Leong, J.C.H., Ricardo, G.F., Chan, J.T.C., Fang, J.K.H., Mumby, P.J., & *Chui, A.P.Y. (2024). Suspended sediment and reduced salinity decrease development success of early stages of Acropora tumida and Platygyra carnosa in a turbid coral habitat, Hong Kong. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 209, 117255.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117255
Cheung, B.C.T., Leong, J.C.H., Chan, E.Y.Y., Chang, T.K.T., Lau, A.S.U., Lee, C.G.W., Wong, E.L.C., Tse, I.W.Y., Liu, L.D., Kwok, M.H., Chan, M.H.C., Ngai, T., & *Chui, A.P.Y. (2024). Evaluating the effects of inorganic UV filter titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nano-TiO2) on early life stages of scleractinian coral Acropora tumida. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 209, 117231.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117231
*Peixoto, R.S., *Voolstra, C., Baums, I., Camp, E.F., Guest, J., Harrison, P.L., Montoya-Maya, P.H., Pollock, J., Smith, D.J., Wangpraseurt, D., Banaszak, A.T., Chui, A.P.Y., Shah1, N., Moore, T., *Vard, T., *Suggett, D.J. (2024). The critical role of coral reef restoration in a changing world. Nature Climate Change, 14:1219-1222.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02202-z
Leung, R.K.L., Jin, L., Kong, H.K., Chen, S., Ren, X., Liu, X., Wang, Y., Hu, M., Kwok, K.W.H., Wu, R.S.S., *Chui, A.P.Y., *Fang, J.K.H. (2024). Development of a multiple-biomarker approach using the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis for marine pollution monitoring: a case study in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 206: 116684.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116684
Wu, R., Sin, Y.Y., Cai, L., Wang, Y., Hu, M., Liu, X., Xu, W., Kwan, K.Y., Gonçalves, D., Chan, B.K.K., Zhang, K., Chui, A.P.Y., Chua, S.L., Fang, J.K.H., Leung, K.M.Y. (2024). Pharmaceutical Residues in Edible Oysters along the Coasts of the East and South China Seas and Associated Health Risks to Humans and Wildlife, Environmental Science & Technology 58:5512-5523.
http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c10588
Leung, R.K.L., Chui, A.P.Y., Liu, X., Lee, H.W., Leung, M.M.L., Wang, Y., Hu, M., Kwok, K.W.H., Wu, R.S.S., Jin, L., Kong, H.K., Fang, J.K.H. (2024). Bioaccumulation of pollutants in the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis: Assessing pollution abatement in Victoria Harbour and its adjacent aquaculture area, Hong Kong, and the minimal human health risks from mussel consumption, Marine Pollution Bulletin 201:116086.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116086
2023
*Chui, A.P.Y., Wong, Y.H., Sun, J., Chang, T.K.T., Qiu, J.W., Qian, P.Y., *Ang, P.O. (2023). Effects of heat and hyposalinity on the gene expression in Acropora pruinosa larvae. Frontiers in Marine Science 10:1096407.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1096407
Chan, Y.K.S., Affendi, Y.A., Ang, P.O., Baria-Rodriguez M.V., Chen, C.A., Chui, A.P.Y., Giyanto, Glue, M., Huang, H., Kuo, C.Y., Kim, S.W., Lam, V.Y.Y., Lane, D.J.W., Lian, J.S., Lin, S.M.N.N., Lunn, Z., Nañola Jr, C.L., Nguyen, V.L., Park, H.S., Suharsono, Sutthacheep, M., Vo, S.T., Vibol, O., Waheed, Z., Yamano, H., Yeemin, T., Yong, E., Kimura, T., Tun, K., Chou, L.M., Huang, D. (2023) Decadal stability in coral cover could mask hidden changes on reefs in the East Asian Seas. Commun Biol 6, 630.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05000-z
Zheng Z., Ha, T.S., Chen, Y., Liang, H., Chui, A.P.Y., Wong, Y.H., Yeung, S.K. (2023). Marine Video Cloud: A Cloud-Based Video Analytics Platform for Collaborative Marine Research, OCEANS 2023 - Limerick, Ireland, pp. 1-6.
https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSLimerick52467.2023.10244597
Fang, J.K.H., Tse, T.W., Maboloc, E.A., Leung, R.K.L., Leung, M.M.L., Wong, M.W.T., Chui, A.P.Y., Wang, Y., Hu, M., Kwan K.Y., Cheung, S.G. (2023). Adverse impacts of high-density microplastics on juvenile growth and behaviour of the endangered tri-spine horseshoe crab Tachypleus tridentatus, Marine Pollution Bulletin 187:114535.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114535
2022
Yu, Y., Nong, W., So, W.L., Xie, Y., Yip, H.Y., Haimovitz, J., Swale, T., Baker, D.M., Bendena, W.G., Chan, T.F., Chui, A.P.Y., Lau, K.F., Qian, P.Y., Qiu, J.W., Thibodeau, B., Xu, F., Hui, J.H.L. (2022). Genome of elegance coral Catalaphyllia jardinei (Euphylliidae). Frontiers in Marine Science 9:991391.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.991391
Shum, C.W.Y., Nong, W., So, W.L., Li, Y., Qu, Z., Yip, H.Y., Swale, T., Ang, P.O., Chan, K.M., Chan, T.F., Chu, K.H., Chui, A.P.Y., Lau, K.F., Ngai, S.M., Xu, F., Hui, J.H.L. (2022). Genome of the sea anemone Exaiptasia pallida and transcriptome profiles during tentacle regeneration. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 10:900321.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2022.900321
2019
Ng, T.Y., Chui, A.P.Y., Ang, P.O. (2019). Onset of symbiosis in planula larvae of scleractinian corals. (2019). Hydrobiologia 842, 113–126.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-019-04030-1
Price, N.N., Muko, S., Legendre, L., Steneck, R., van Oppen, M., Albright, R., Ang, P.O., Carpenter, R.C., Chui, A.P.Y., Fan, T-Y., Gates, R.D., Harii, S., Kitano, H., Kurihara, H., Mitarai, S., Padilla-Gamino, J., Sakai, K., Suzuki, G., Edmunds, P.J. (2019). Global biogeography of coral recruitment: tropical decline and subtropical increase. Marine Ecology Progress Series 621:1-17.
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12980
2018
Wong, K.T., Chui, A.P.Y., Lam, E.K.Y., Ang, P.O. (2018). A 30-year monitoring of changes in coral community structure following anthropogenic disturbances in Tolo Harbour and Channel, Hong Kong. Marine Pollution Bulletin 133:900-910.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.06.049
Tsang, R.H.L., Chui, A.P.Y., Wong, K.T., Ang, P.O Jr. (2018). Corallivory plays a limited role in the mortality of new coral recruits in Hong Kong marginal coral communities. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 503:100-108.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2018.03.003
Cai, L., Tian, R.M., Zhou, G., Tong, H., Wong, Y.H., Zhang, W., Chui, A.P.Y., Xie, J.Y., Qiu, J.W., Ang, P.O., Liu, S., Huang, H., Qian, P.Y. (2018). Exploring coral microbiome assemblages in the South China Sea. Scientific Report 8:2428.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20515-w
2017
Chui, A.P.Y., Ang, P. Jr. (2017). Recruitment failure of scleractinian corals in a subtropical marginal environment: Three-year monitoring in a Hong Kong marine park. Marine Pollution Bulletin 124:668-677.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.005
Chui, A.P.Y., Ang, P. Jr. (2017). High tolerance to temperature and salinity change should enable scleractinian coral Platygyra acuta from marginal environments to persist under future climate change. PLoS ONE 12(6): e0179423.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179423
2016
Chui, A.P.Y., Yeung, C.W., Tsang, R.H.L., Leung, Y.H., Ng, T.Y., Chai, K.H., Ang, P.O. (2016). Lowered temperature and reduced salinity retarded development of early life history stages of Acropora valida from the marginal environment. Regional Studies in Marine Science 8:430-438.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2016.04.004
Kwok, C.K., Lam, K.Y., Leung, S.M., Chui, A.P.Y., Ang, P.O. (2016). Copper and thermal perturbations on the early life processes of the hard coral Platygyra acuta. Coral Reefs 35:827-838.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-016-1432-1
2015
Lam, E.K.Y., Chui, A.P.Y., Kwok, C.K., IP, A.H.P., Chan, S.W., Leung, H.N., Yeung, L.C. and Ang, P.O. (2015). High levels of inorganic nutrients affect fertilization kinetics, early development and settlement of the scleractinian coral Platygyra acuta. Coral Reefs 34:837-848.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-015-1317-8
Edmunds, P.J., Steneck, R., Albright, R., Carpenter, R.C., Chui, A.P.Y., Fan, T.Y., Harii, S., Kitano, H., Kurihara, H., Legendre, L., Mitarai, S., Muko, S., Nozawa, Y., Padilla-Gamino, J., Price, N.N., Sakai, K., Suzuki, G., van Oppen, M., Yarid, A., Satoh, N.L. Gates, R.D. (2015). Geographic variation in long-term trajectories of change in coral recruitment: a global-to-local perspective. Marine and Freshwater Research 66(7) 609-622.
https://doi.org/10.1071/MF14139
Chui, A.P.Y., Ang, P.O. (2015). Elevated temperature enhances normal early embryonic development in the coral Platygyra acuta under low salinity conditions. Coral Reefs 34:461-469.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-014-1247-x
2014
Chui, A.P.Y., Ang, P.O. (2014). Extensive mortality of black corals Antipathes curvata along a depth gradient in Hong Kong, China. Marine Biodiversity 45, 631–632.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-014-0309-1
Chui, A.P.Y., Wong, M.C., Liu, S.H., Lee, G.W., Chan, S.W., Lau, P.L., Leung, S.M., Ang, P.O. (2014). Gametogenesis, embryogenesis, and fertilization ecology of Platygyra acuta in marginal nonreefal coral communities in Hong Kong. Journal of Marine Biology 2014, 953587.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/2014/953587
Chui, A.P.Y., Ang, P.O. (2014). Extensive mortality of black corals Antipathes curvata along a depth gradient in Hong Kong, China. Marine Biodiversity 45, 631–632.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-014-0309-1
2010
Chui, A.P.Y., Ang, P.O. (2010). Massive overgrow of coral recruits by barnacles in prolonged winter low temperature conditions, Hong Kong, China. Coral Reefs 29:1017.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-010-0664-8
2009
Lee, O.O., Chui, P.Y., Wong, Y.H., Pawlik, J.R. Qian, P.Y. (2009). Evidence for vertical transmission of bacterial symbionts from adult to embryo in the Caribbean sponge Svenzea zeai. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75:6147–6156.