We surveyed 41 sites to provide an updated baseline of Hong Kong coral communities. Five
community types were identified, among them the most common one inhabited oceanic …

During the summer of 2017 we visited 33 sites with substantial coral cover across Hong
Kong waters. At six sites where coral bleaching was observed, video-transect surveys were …

Highly specialized cryptochirid crabs are obligate symbionts of scleractinian corals in
tropical and subtropical seas. General morphologies of cryptochirid crabs remain poorly …

Coral communities in China's Great Bay Area (GBA) have experienced severe degradation,
but only limited information is available about their community structure. We surveyed 20 …

We reported a coral bleaching event that occurred in August–September 2014 in Hong
Kong waters based on video transect surveys conducted at eight sites. The bleaching …

Species of the genus Spirobranchus, commonly known as Christmas tree worms, are
abundant throughout tropical Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Information on the species …

Coral reef ecosystems have great economic, social, and ecological value. The ecological
success of coral reef ecosystems critically depends on coral-algal symbiosis and coral …

Previous studies of the coral communities in Hong Kong focused on the characterisation of
benthic cover, with little attention given to colony size structure. We conducted transect …

Background Scleractinian corals are important reef builders, but around the world they are
under the threat of global climate change as well as local stressors. Molecular resources are …

Erosion of coral substrate plays a crucial role in reef calcium carbonate budget, but little is
known about erosion in subtropical corals. In a 2-year study of coral substrate erosion, we …