Current projects & funding

  • Soil biodiversity and ecosystem function in regenerating forest

    Nutrient cycling and soil biodiversity in Hong Kong. Funded by the Research Grants Council General Research Fund

  • Apocalypse now? long-term patterns of tropical forest insect communities in response to global change

    Are insects declining in the tropics? Funded by Research Grants Council Collaborative Research Fund

  • Climate change impacts on the stability of arthropod food webs in rice ecosystems

    How will rice predators and herbivores respond to climate change? Funded by the Research Grants Council General Research Fund

  • Rewilding the forest of Hong Kong

    How does active and passive reforestation alter the soil microbiome and soil-based carbon storage? Funded by the Croucher Foundation

  • Rewilding Hong Kong; Mapping the Hidden Biodiversity and Carbon Services of Forest Soils

    A territory-wide assessment of soil biodiversity and habitat preferences.

    Funded by the Environment and Conservation Fund

  • Biogenic volatile organic carbons (BVOCs) and insect trophic interactions

    How do BVOCs shape ecological interactions in a tropical rainforest?

    Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) / Research Grants Council (RGC) Joint Research Scheme

  • Insect responses to 20 years of climate change

    Resampling insect biodiversity after 18 years of climate change. Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Excellent Young Scientist Award

  • Impacts of Drought on tropical forest landscapes

    Drought and ecosystem services of invertebrates in tropical forest. Funded by the Research Grants Council General Research Fund

  • Biodiversity of Hong Kong Wasps

    We are establishing the first baseline of the diversity, distribution and status of Hong Kong’s wasps.
    Funded by the Environment and Conservation Fund

  • Testing the exposure hypothesis - how life history traits will shape climate change responses

    Spiders are ubiquitous predators in natural and agricultural landscapes, but their vulnerability to climate change remains understudied in tropical Asia. Funded by the Robert Whyte Memorial Research Grant