Publication Records
Current Positions
- Research Scientist @Cetacea Research Institute, Hong Kong. 2018 - present
- Postdoctoral Fellow @Marine Ecology & Aquaculture Laboratory, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. 2021 - present
Academic Record
- Ph.D in Cetacean Ecology, The University of Hong Kong, 2021
- B.Sc. in Ecology and Biodiversity, The University of Hong Kong, 2013
Previous Positions
- Research Assistant, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. 2019 - 2021
- Research Assistant, Cetacean Ecology Lab. The University of Hong Kong. 2013 - 2015
Publications
Full CV # Equal contribution * Corresponding author
Google Scholar Citations: 328
H-index: 7
Manuscripts under review / in submission:
Ho, Y.-W., Cheng, M.C.Y., Thoe, W., & Fang, J.K.H. (in prep.) From fragments to fibres: A comprehensive study on microplastic pollution in Hong Kong’s freshwater ecosystems.
Ho, Y.-W., Karczmarski, L., Lin, W., Wu, Y., & Baker, D.M. (in prep.) Sexual differential in resource use and isotope dynamics among Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins amid environmental changes in the Pearl River Estuary.
Ho, Y.-W., Karczmarski, L., Lin, W., Leung, M.M.L., & Fang, J.K.H. (in submission) Assessing the scale of underestimation: microplastic ingestion in marine megafauna with a case study of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in Hong Kong.
Liu, X., Yao, S., Xiong, A., Zhang, L., Zhang, X., Li, C., Ruan, Y., Yan., M., Ho, Y.-W., Fang, J.K.H., Wang, B., Leusch, F., Schlenk, D., Liu, W., Leung, K.M.Y., & Jin, L. (Under Review) Contribution of natural toxins and anthropogenic contaminants to species-specific seawater cytotoxicity. Environmental Science & Technology
Bao, Y., Ho, Y.-W., Shen, Z., Fang, J.K.H., Leung, K.M.Y., & Lee, P.K.H. (Under Review) Ecological roles and microbial exchange capabilities of microbiomes associated with microplastics are distinct from those associated with natural particles in urban rivers. Environmental Science & Technology
Published journal articles:
2025 / in press
[14] Ho, Y.-W., Karczmarski, L., Lin, W., Lo, M.C.Y., Wu, Y., & Baker, D.M. (2025, In Press). Modeling life history parameters in marine mammals: Bayesian hierarchical analysis of ontogenetic dietary shifts in Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology 
2024
[13] Jia, M., Farid, M.U., Ho, Y.-W., Ma, X., Wong, P.W., Nah, T., He, Y., Boey, M.W., Gang, L., Fang, J.K.H., Fan, J., & An., A.K. (2024) Advanced nanobubble flotation for enhanced removal of sub-10 µm microplastics from wastewater. Nature Communications 15, 9079
[12] Lin, Y., Wang, Y., Ho, Y.-W., Fang, J.K.H., & Li, Y. (2024) Characterization and ecological risks of microplastics in urban road runoff. Science of the Total Environment 176590
[11] Zhu, Y., Li, Y., Huang, J., Zhang, Y., Ho, Y.-W., Fang, J.K.H., & Lam, E.Y. (2024) Advanced optical imaging technologies for microplastics identification: Progress and Challenges. Advanced Photonics Research 2400038
[10] Liang, T.#, Ho, Y.-W.#, Wang, Q., Wang, P., Sun, S., Fang, J.K.H., & Liu, X. (2024) Distribution and risk assessment of microplastics in water, sediment and brine shrimps in a remote salt lake on the Tibetan Plateau, China. Journal of Hazardous Materials 476, 134959
[9] Chan, S.C.Y.#, Ho, Y.-W.#, & Karczmarski, L.# (2024) Reproductive dynamics of an inshore delphinid reflect demographic consequences of large-scale coastal constructions. Biological Conservation 297, 110690
[8] Li, Y., Zhu, Y., Huang, J., Ho, Y.-W., Fang, J.K.H., & Lam, E.Y. (2024) High-throughout microplastic assessment based on polarization holographic imaging. Scientific Reports 14, 2355
[7] Lin, W., Karczmarski, L., Chan, S.C.Y., Zheng, R., Ho, Y.-W., & Mo, Y. (2024) Population parameters and heterogeneity in survival rates of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in a heavily urbanized coastal region of southeast China: Implications for conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science 11:1252661
[6] Ho, Y.-W., Lin, T.-H., Akamatsu, T., & Karczmarski, L. (2024). Fine-scale spatial variability of marine soundscape corresponds with habitat utilization of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in Hong Kong waters. Ecological Indicators 158, 111228
Prior to 2024
[5] Chan, S.C.Y., Karczmarski, L., Lin, W., Zheng, R., Ho, Y.-W., Guo, L., Mo, Y., Lee, A.T.L., Or, C.K.M., & Wu, Y. (2022). An unknown component of a well-known population: socio-demographic parameters of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) at the western reaches of the Pearl River Delta region. Mammalian Biology 1-23
[4] Ho, Y.-W., Lim, J.Y., Yeoh, Y.K., Chiou, J.-C., Zhu, Y., Lai, K.P., Li, L., Chan, P.K.S., & Fang, J.K.H. (2022) Preliminary findings of the high quantity of microplastics in faeces of Hong Kong residents. Toxics 10, 414.
[3] Leung, M.M.L., Ho, Y.-W., Maboloc, E.A., Lee, C.-H., Wang, Y., Hu, M., Cheung, S.-G., & Fang, J.K.H. (2021). Determination of microplastics in the edible green-lipped mussel Perna viridis using an automated mapping technique of Raman microspectroscopy. Journal of Hazardous Materials 126541.
[2] Leung, M.M.L., Ho, Y.-W., Lee, C.-H., Wang, Y., Hu, M., Kwok, K.W.H., Chua, S.-L., & Fang, J.K.H. (2021) Improved Raman spectroscopy-based approach to assess microplastics in seafood. Environmental Pollution 117648.
[1] Karczmarski, L., Huang, S.-L., Or, C.K.M., Gui, D., Chan, S.C.Y., Lin, W., Porter, L., Wong, W. H., Zheng, R., Ho, Y.-W., Chui, S.Y.S., Tiongson, A.J.C., Mo, Y., Chang, W.L., Kwok, J.H.W., Tang, R.W.K., Lee, A.T.L., Yiu, S.-W., Keith, M., Gailey G., & Wu, Y. (2016). Humpback dolphins in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta: Status, threats and conservation challenges. Advances in Marine Biology 73, 27–64.
Repository
[R01] Ho, Y.-W., Karczmarski, L., Lin, W., Lo, M. C. Y., Wu, Y., & Baker, D. M. (2024). Modeling life history parameters in marine mammals: Bayesian hierarchical analysis of ontogenetic dietary shifts in Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins [Software] 