An ecologist at HKUST in Hong Kong. Ecosystem ecology, environmental DNA, statistics, and many others | 香港科技大学、生態系動態、環境DNA、統計解析 | 野外の生態系動態を理解したいhttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3mqmbgjw4lk2wOur new paper about the finless porpoise eDNA out! https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2026.10824814 Jul 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmbgjw4lk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3moovtjxjac2eOur perspective paper about the potential of methylation signal detection in eDNA research has finally been published! Epi-eDNA is still technically challenging, but I think it has huge potential: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-026-10496-220 Jun 2026 03:24 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3moovtjxjac2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3mkoqtrr6pk2xA fish robot swimming in HK coastal water. It looks so real (not from my research group).30 Apr 2026 04:14 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkoqtrr6pk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3mfsggaeapc2gCorona Discharges Glow on Trees Under Thunderstorms https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025GL11959127 Feb 2026 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfsggaeapc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3mfsgdk45hk2gthis is amazing measurement. So cool. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfsgdk45hk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3mf6hxwva6k24Our former postdoc, Taka's nice work appeared in bioRxiv. We propose that a "dynamic response trait," calculated based on time series, better predicts fish species range shift: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.16.706069v119 Feb 2026 01:47 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf6hxwva6k24https://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3mdxbucc6w22qUrbanization and Spatial Aggregation Impair Multifunctionality in Urban Vacant Lots https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.7299503 Feb 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxbucc6w22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3mbxcrlghi22dExploring causal factors of coastal chlorophyll-a dynamics and their potential contributions to near future forecasting https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.07.698127v109 Jan 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbxcrlghi22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3maug3qtqic2sOur new preprint! We used qPCR and µCeta eDNA metabarcoding for detecting the finless porpoises in Hong Kong. "Detecting the Indo-Pacific finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in Hong Kong waters using environmental DNA" https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.21.695310v126 Dec 2025 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3maug3qtqic2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3mahzq2psak2jASICS Hong Kong Half-Marathon Finished in 1:49!21 Dec 2025 05:52 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mahzq2psak2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3ma7tsgqpnk23Went to a field survey and sighted several Chinese white dolphins again! They must have released lots of eDNA into the seawater.17 Dec 2025 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7tsgqpnk23https://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3m625xtnmvc2pさきがけ時代にやっていた京都のリアル田んぼでのモニタリング研究の論文が Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 誌から発表されました。 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.11006620 Nov 2025 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m625xtnmvc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3m4osi4bslk2gWe have posted our second Hong Kong paper on bioRxiv! We developed species-specific qPCR primers and a TaqMan probe for detecting Chinese white dolphins. The specificity and sensitivity were meticulously tested. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Nov 2025 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4osi4bslk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3m2ng3am5r224Our first Hong Kong paper was published in Environmental DNA! https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/edn3.70193 We developed cetacean-specific eDNA primers, named µCeta. Please try it if you are interested in cetacean eDNA metabarcoding!08 Oct 2025 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ng3am5r224https://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3lvoyf5ehqs2xForaging ants as liquid brains https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.250693012206 Aug 2025 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvoyf5ehqs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3luwqi4rx422iEcosystem-based reservoir computing. Hypothesis paper https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030326472500135227 Jul 2025 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3luwqi4rx422ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3lrypwqnzxc2hPlastic bag bans and fees reduce harmful bag litter on shorelines. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp927419 Jun 2025 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrypwqnzxc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3lrg2deqtts2a先週、日本にいましたが、ついに「研究のために潜る」を達成しました。海綿探してます12 Jun 2025 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrg2deqtts2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3lnc3gfwalc24随分前に受理されていたリザバー計算の和文総説（＋生態リザバーの紹介）、ようやく公開されました！ https://jstage.jst.go.jp/article/seitai/74/2/74_229/_pdf/-char/ja21 Apr 2025 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnc3gfwalc24https://bsky.app/profile/ong8181.bsky.social/post/3lktxujyji22fOur new preprint published! (My first Hong Kong paper!) We developed a new eDNA primer set, named µCeta, to detect cetaceans. It can avoid amplification of non-target eDNA such as human and fishes, enabling more sensitive and efficient detection of cetacean eDNA.　https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.19.644246v121 Mar 2025 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:khvcvryafknkombvh257yjqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lktxujyji22f