FONG Jonathan, Prof.

Projects

Projects per year 2016 2019 2020 2023 2024 2026

• 9 Active
• 25 Finished

Projects per year

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• Active

  Environment and Conservation Fund Monitoring and Eradication of Invasive Crayfish Using Mark-recapture and eDNA Methods

  LAU, A. (PI), FONG, J. (CoI) & SO, K. Y. K. (CoI)

  Environment and Conservation Fund (HKSAR)

  1/07/24 → 30/06/26

  Project: Grant Research

• Environment and Conservation Fund Forgotten Habitat: Physical Environments and Biodiversity Patterns of Hong Kong Intertidal Boulder Fields

  HUI, T. Y. (PI) & FONG, J. (CoI)

  Environment and Conservation Fund (HKSAR)

  1/07/24 → 30/11/26

  Project: Grant Research

• Genetic identification of dried seahorses and their origin in illegal trade: a proof-of-concept

  LEE, H. (PI), SANGPHUEAK, S. (CoI), IP, C. H. (CoI), HUI, T. Y. (CoI) & FONG, J. (CoI)

  LU Research Committee

  1/06/24 → 31/05/25

  Project: Grant Research

• Chromosome-level reference genome of the Golden Coin Turtle (Cuora trifasciata)

  FONG, J. (PI), SUNG, Y. H. (CoI) & IP, C. H. (CoI)

  LU Research Committee

  1/03/24 → 28/02/26

  Project: Grant Research

• Revitalising farmland ecology to conserve insect pollinators and ecosystem services in Mui Wo

  LEE, H. (PI), FONG, J. (CoI) & GUÉNARD, B. (CoI)

  Civil Engineering and Development Department

  1/01/24 → 31/12/26

  Project: Grant Research

• Nature-based greening solutions for insect pollinator conservation and sustainable agriculture development

  LEE, H. (PI), FONG, J. (CoI) & GUÉNARD, B. (CoI)

  Environment and Conservation Fund (HKSAR)

  1/08/23 → 31/07/26

  Project: Grant Research

• Assessing prevalence of pathogens in endangered freshwater turtle populations

  FONG, J. (PI), SUNG, Y. H. (CoI) & LEUNG, J. (CoI)

  Environment and Conservation Fund (HKSAR)

  1/06/23 → 31/05/25

  Project: Grant Research

• Conservation of Romer's tree frogs: Assessment of population status across Lantau and impacts of emerging threats

  FONG, J. (PI), SUNG, Y. H. (CoI), LIEW, J. H. (CoI), LAU, M. W. N. (CoI) & SIN, S. Y. W. (CoI)

  Civil Engineering and Development Department

  1/01/23 → 31/12/25

  Project: Grant Research

• Disentangling the influence of ecology and evolution on the host-microbiome relationship in amphibians

  FONG, J. (PI), CAVIEDES SOLIS, I. W. (CoI) & LAM, P. Y. I. (CoI)

  Research Grants Council (HKSAR)

  1/01/22 → 31/12/24

  Project: Grant Research

• Finished

  Stable isotope and fecal analyses on the seized freshwater turtles

  FONG, J. (PI)

  14/09/23 → 13/11/23

  Project: Contract Research

• Age estimation of the seized freshwater turtles

  FONG, J. (PI)

  14/09/23 → 13/11/23

  Project: Contract Research

• DNA analysis on the seized freshwater turtles

  FONG, J. (PI)

  14/09/23 → 13/11/23

  Project: Contract Research

• An integrative taxonomy approach to clarify the status of the short-legged toad (Boulenophrys brachykolos) population in Lantau

  FONG, J. (PI) & SUNG, Y. H. (CoI)

  Civil Engineering and Development Department

  1/10/22 → 30/09/24

  Project: Grant Research

• Exploring the Challenges and Efforts of Recycling at EcoPark, Hong Kong

  FONG, J. (PI), WONG, P. Y. P. (CoI) & SUNG, Y. H. (CoI)

  1/08/22 → 30/06/23

  Project: Professional Projects (including Consultancy)

• Assessing the genetic diversity and ecological role of the endangered wattle-necked softshell turtle (Palea steindachneri) through the study of remnant populations

  FONG, J. (PI), SUNG, Y. H. (CoI), LE, D. M. (CoI) & THOMSON, R. (CoI)

  Ocean Park Conservation Foundation (Hong Kong)

  1/11/21 → 31/08/24

  Project: Contract Research

• Territory-wide environmental DNA (eDNA) survey on distribution and status of invasive freshwater fish and crayfish

  LAU, A. (PI), FONG, J. (CoI) & SUNG, Y. H. (CoI)

  Environment and Conservation Fund (HKSAR)

  1/09/21 → 31/08/23

  Project: Grant Research

• Post-disturbance recovery of amphibian and reptile communities in secondary forests in Hong Kong

  LAU, A. (PI), WONG, P. Y. P. (CoI), SUNG, Y. H. (CoI) & FONG, J. (CoI)

  Lam Kei On Memorial Trust

  1/05/21 → 28/02/23

  Project: Grant Research

• Detection of European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) from Water Samples by DNA Metabarcoding Method

  FONG, J. (PI)

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (HKSAR)

  1/09/20 → 31/12/21

  Project: Contract Research

• Uncover the underground – Distribution and population status of endemic blind snakes and Bogadek’s burrowing lizards

  SUNG, Y. H. (PI) & FONG, J. (CoI)

  Environment and Conservation Fund (HKSAR)

  1/08/20 → 31/12/22

  Project: Grant Research

• Establishing an affordable, accessible solution to the water challenges in developing countries

  FONG, J. (PI)

  LU Research Committee

  1/06/20 → 31/05/22

  Project: Other Knowledge Transfer

• Conservation genomics of two endangered Hong Kong turtles—the big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) and Beal’s eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) (香港兩種瀕危龜類的保育基因組學研究 - 大頭龜(Platysternon megacephalum) 及眼斑水龜 (Sacalia bealei) )

  FONG, J. (PI), FUJITA, M. K. (CoI) & SUNG, Y. H. (CoI)

  Research Grants Council (HKSAR)

  1/01/20 → 31/12/22

  Project: Grant Research

  • Feces microflora 100%
  • Turtle 100%
  • Microbiome 28%
  • Microflora 22%
  • Organism 14%

• Camera Surveillance & Trap Search in Freshwater Turtle Population Key Sites

  FONG, J. (PI) & SUNG, Y. H. (CoI)

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (HKSAR)

  27/12/19 → 27/06/24

  Project: Contract Research

• Microbial Communities in Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong & Microbial difference between traditional and organic agriculture in Hong Kong (Visitor: ZHOU Jing, Qufu Normal University)

  FONG, J. (PI)

  Croucher Foundation

  1/12/19 → 31/05/20

  Project: Not Applicable

  • Soil 100%
  • Agricultural Management 31%
  • Plant Selection 18%
  • Compartment 18%
  • Network 18%

• Microbial Difference between Conventional and Organic Agriculture in Hong Kong

  FONG, J. (PI) & ZHOU, J. (CoI)

  LU Research Committee

  1/12/19 → 31/05/21

  Project: Grant Research

  • Soil 100%
  • Agricultural Management 31%
  • Plant Selection 18%
  • Compartment 18%
  • Network 18%

• Building a natural history collection of Hong Kong’s amphibians for conservation and education, with a genetic case-study on the endangered Romer’s tree frog (Liuixalus romeri)

  FONG, J. (PI)

  Environment and Conservation Fund (HKSAR)

  1/06/19 → 30/11/21

  Project: Grant Research

  • Natural History 100%
  • Biodiversity 100%
  • Research 100%
  • Education 100%
  • Amphibians 100%

• Comparison of gut microbiota of wild and captive turtles (Visitor: DING Li, Hainan Normal University)

  FONG, J. (PI)

  Croucher Foundation

  25/02/19 → 24/08/19

  Project: Not Applicable

  • Breeding 100%
  • Sacalia 66%
  • Turtles 66%
  • Genes 66%
  • Sequencing 66%

• Insights into Turtle Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution through Comparing the Gut Microbiome of Wild and Captive Individuals

  FONG, J. (PI) & DING, L. (CoI)

  LU Research Committee

  1/02/19 → 31/01/20

  Project: Grant Research

  • Breeding 100%
  • Feces microflora 100%
  • Turtle 100%
  • Sacalia 66%
  • Turtles 66%

• Proof of Concept - Demonstrating the Ability to Import CITES-protected Species to Hong Kong and USA

  FONG, J. (PI), SUNG, Y. H. (CoI) & FUJITA, M. K. (CoI)

  LU Research Committee

  1/01/19 → 31/12/19

  Project: Grant Research

• Conservation genomics of the critically endangered golden coin turtle (Cuora trifasciata) and application to ex-situ breeding and wildlife DNA forensics

  FONG, J. (PI)

  Ocean Park Conservation Foundation (Hong Kong)

  1/07/18 → 31/08/21

  Project: Contract Research

  • Turtles 100%
  • DNA 57%
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction 28%
  • Research 28%
  • Red-Eared Slider 14%

• Systematic study on the freshwater snail genus Sinotaia (family Viviparidae, Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda) from China using morphological and molecular methods

  FONG, J. (PI) & SHU, F. (CoI)

  LU Research Committee

  1/03/18 → 28/02/19

  Project: Grant Research

• Systematic study on the freshwater snail genus Sinotaia (family Viviparidae, Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda) from China using morphological and molecular methods (Visitor: SHU Fengyue, Normal University)

  FONG, J. (PI)

  Croucher Foundation

  1/12/17 → 31/05/18

  Project: Not Applicable

• Developing intergenerational education partnerships to encourage conservation of reptiles and amphibians in Hong Kong

  McGINLEY, M. A. (PI) & FONG, J. (CoI)

  LU Research Committee

  1/06/17 → 31/12/17

  Project: Other Knowledge Transfer

• Environmental DNA (eDNA) & Captive breeding of Beal's eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) (Visitor: LIN Liu, Hainan Normal University)

  FONG, J. (PI)

  Croucher Foundation

  15/02/17 → 14/08/17

  Project: Not Applicable

  • DNA 100%
  • Turtles 86%
  • Research 28%
  • Surveys 27%
  • Population Size 25%

• Developing Environmental DNA Approaches to Study the Ecology and Conservation of Endangered Hong Kong Turtles (利用環境DNA技術研究香港瀕危龜類的生態及其保育)

  FONG, J. (PI)

  Research Grants Council (HKSAR)

  1/09/16 → 31/08/20

  Project: Grant Research

  • DNA 100%
  • Turtles 86%
  • Research 28%
  • Surveys 27%
  • Population Size 25%