Environmental DNA and environmental Ecology Lab

The eDNA and eEcology lab was based at the University of Hong Kong in the school of biological sciences

Biodiversity is an integral component of health environments and long term stability of our ecosystems.

Our lab focused on developing and using molecular methods to assess biodiversity dynamics and ecosystem health.

Lab News

18 May 2026

New Publication

Metabarcoding Chironomid Pupal Exuviae Enables Scalable Biomonitoring With High Comparability to Morphotaxonomy

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mec.70379

17 March 2026

New Publication

Developing and Evaluating Aquatic Passive Sampling of Environmental DNA for Microbial Community Profiling

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1755-0998.70121

13 March 2026

New Publication

Biodiversity of Hong Kong purse seine fisheries: An integrated DNA barcode reference library

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-026-06981-2

23 February 2026

New Publication

Seasonality, Moisture, and Host Community Structure of Haemaphysalis Ticks in a Subtropical Urban Mosaic in Hong Kong, China

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.73140

15 February 2026

New Publication

Integrative Assessment of Hong Kong Chironomidae (Diptera) Shows High Species Richness Linked to Spatial and Environmental Factors

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.73110

11 November 2025

New Publication

Johnius javaensis, a new species of croaker (Acanthuriformes, Sciaenidae) from the southern coast of Java, Indonesia

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/160425/

15 September 2025

New Publication

Effective Amphibian Conservation Monitoring and Habitat Assessment Using eDNA

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/edn3.70192

11 September 2025

New Publication

Environmental DNA reveals coastal fish biodiversity response across the Atlantic-Indian Ocean environmental transition gradient

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X25011185

11 August 2025

RTHK Radio 3 interview

eDNA interview with Savvy Earth Savers

Starting at the 8 minute mark - Link to radio program

23 June 2025

Croucher Foundation Interview: Monitoring biodiversity through eDNA

https://croucher.org.hk/en/news/monitoring-biodiversity-through-edna

Photo courtesy of Chuanqi Gong

04 June 2025

HKU Ecologists Unveil Critical Insights into Marine Biodiversity Dynamics Using Environmental DNA

https://www.scifac.hku.hk/news/eDNA-Marine-Biodiversity-Dynamics

26 May 2025

New Publication

Quantifying the Temporal Dynamics of Marine Biodiversity Under Anthropogenic Impacts Using eDNA Metabarcoding

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/edn3.70113

17 Jun 2024

Global Study Reveals Patterns in Arthropod Biodiversity Using Advanced DNA Methods

https://www.scifac.hku.hk/news/global-study-reveals-patterns-in-arthropod-biodiversity-using-advanced-dna-methods

23 May 2024

New Publication

An integrated spatio-temporal view of riverine biodiversity using environmental DNA metabarcoding

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-48640-3

08 May 2024

New Publication

Global arthropod beta-diversity is spatially and temporally structured by latitude

https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06199-1

05 Jun 2024

HKU eDNA & eEcology lab Initiated the First International eDNA Workshop in Hong Kong Empowering Next-Generation eDNA Researchers

https://www.scifac.hku.hk/news/hku-edna-and-eecology-lab-initiated-the-first-international-edna-workshop-in-hong-kong

04 May 2024

New Publication

The First International eDNA Workshop in Hong Kong: A beginner's guide for the next-generation eDNA researcher

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/edn3.552

13 April 2023

New Publication

Extending deep-sea benthic biodiversity inventories with environmental DNA metabarcoding

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-023-04205-4

2 March 2023

New Publication

Arctic char occurrence and abundance using environmental DNA

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/fwb.14063

23 May 2022

New Publication

Environmental DNA Advancing Our Understanding and Conservation of Inland Waters

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780128191668000700?via%3Dihub

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