Hong Kong's marine ecosystem in the past 100 years

Fortunately, young fossils can help provide answers

He said: “Climate change, especially the weakening of the East Asian summer monsoon, has led to a decrease in rainwater and freshwater discharge in the Pearl River, which will have a significant impact on marine life in the eastern waters of Hong Kong, such as Dapeng Bay and Sai Kung

Has a major impact on rare species

"The pollution level in the waters of eastern Hong Kong is much lower than that of the central and western regions

Hong Kong is one of the largest coastal cities in the world and has one of the busiest ports in the world

"Even in the ocean, Hong Kong is still a'pearl' because these areas continue to have extremely diverse marine life, but our research shows that climate and human activities have greatly changed Hong Kong in just 50-100 years.

However, small fossils can reveal the history of underwater changes in the past decades, centuries, and even longer

Journal Reference :

1. Yuanyuan Hong, Moriaki Yasuhara, Hokuto Iwatani, Anne Chao, Paul G.