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Published in: Biodiversity and Conservation 1/2017

30-09-2016 | Review Paper

Hong Kong’s rich marine biodiversity: the unseen wealth of South China’s megalopolis

Authors: Terence P. T. Ng, Martin C. F. Cheng, Kevin K. Y. Ho, Gilbert C. S. Lui, Kenneth M. Y. Leung, Gray A. Williams

Published in: Biodiversity and Conservation | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Hong Kong is famous as a bustling harbour and financial centre, with a dense burgeoning population impacting its coastal environment. Yet, away from the skyscrapers and the pressures of anthropogenic influence, Hong Kong supports a rich marine biodiversity, including corals and mangrove communities. Despite having a small marine area (1651 km2), a total of 5943 marine species have been recorded in Hong Kong waters. Most of these species were reported during the 1980s and 1990s, but new species continue to be discovered, and ~6500 species are estimated. Even though Hong Kong’s marine area is only ~0.03 % of that of China, the number of marine species recorded in Hong Kong already accounts for ~26 % of the total recorded in China. Hong Kong also contributes to a considerable amount (>30 %) of the species records for several taxa including amphipods, cephalopods, polychaetes and fish in the South China Sea, and ~29 % of the hermit crab species in the largest global marine species database, the World Register of Marine Species. These findings demonstrate the rich marine biota found in Hong Kong, which probably reflects Hong Kong’s location within the fringes of the world’s marine biodiversity hotspot.

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Metadata
Title
Hong Kong’s rich marine biodiversity: the unseen wealth of South China’s megalopolis
Authors
Terence P. T. Ng
Martin C. F. Cheng
Kevin K. Y. Ho
Gilbert C. S. Lui
Kenneth M. Y. Leung
Gray A. Williams
Publication date
30-09-2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Biodiversity and Conservation / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0960-3115
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9710
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-016-1224-5

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