I. BRIEF INTRODUCTION
Prof. Jonathan Yu Sing Leung
Ph.D. (University of Adelaide)
Google Scholar:Jonathan Y.S.Leung
ResearchGate: Jonathan Y.S. Leung
Scopus ID: 55792745500
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5846-3401
E-mail: jonathan_0919@hotmail.com
Educational Background:
2014-2018, PhD - Marine Biology, University of Adelaide, Australia (World University Ranking: 88)
2008 – 2010, Master's degree (MPhil)-Coastal Ecology, City University of Hong Kong (World University Ranking: 99)
2004 – 2007, Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Environmental Science and Management, City University of Hong Kong
Work Experience:
2023 present,Shantou University·Professor
2019 – 2023,The University of Adelaide ,·Researcher
2019-2022,Southwest University,·Postdoctoral Researcher (First Class Achievement Outbound)
2018 – 2019,The University of Adelaide ,·Postdoctoral researcher
2013 – 2014,Hong Kong Baptist University,Senior Research Assistant
2010 – 2013,City University of Hong Kong,·Research Assistant
2007 – 2007,City University of Hong Kong,·Leader of Supplementary Instruction Scheme
2006 – 2007,City University of Hong Kong,·Advisor of Peer Assisted Learning Scheme
II.REASEARCH
Research Findings:
1. Leung, J.Y.S., Tam, N.F.Y. 2013. Influence of plantation of an exotic mangrove species, Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl., on macrobenthic infaunal community in Futian Mangrove National Nature Reserve, China. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 448, 1–9.
2. Leung, Y.S., Shin, P.K.S., Qiu, J.W., Ang, P.O., Chiu, J.M.Y., Thiyagarajan, V., Cheung, S.G. 2013. Physiological and behavioural responses of different life stages of a serpulid polychaete to hypoxia. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 477, 135–145.
3. Leung, J.Y.S., Cheung, S.G., Qiu, J.W., Ang, P.O., Chiu, J.M.Y., Thiyagarajan, V., Shin, P.K.S. 2013. Effect of parental hypoxic exposure on embryonic development of the offspring of two serpulid polychaetes: Implication for transgenerational epigenetic effect. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 74, 149–155.
4. Shin, P.K.S., Leung, J.Y.S., Qiu, J.W., Ang, P.O., Chiu, J.M.Y., Thiyagarajan, V., Cheung, S.G. 2013. Hypoxia induces abnormal larval development and affects biofilm-larval interaction in the serpulid polychaete Hydroides elegans. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 76, 291–297.
5. Wu, Q., Tam, N.F.Y., Leung, J.Y.S., Zhou, X., Fu, J., Yao, B., Huang, X., Xia, L. 2014. Ecological risk and pollution history of heavy metals in Nansha mangrove, South China. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 104, 143–151.
6. Wu, Q., Leung, J.Y.S., Tam, N.F.Y., Chen, S., Mai, B., Zhou, X., Xia, L., Geng, X. 2014. Biological risk and pollution history of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Nansha mangrove, South China. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 85, 92–98.
7. Cheung, S.G., Chan, C.Y.S., Po, B.H.K., Li, A.L., Leung, J.Y.S., Qiu, J.W., Ang, P.O., Thiyagarajan, V., Shin, P.K.S., Chiu, J.M.Y. 2014. Effects of hypoxia on biofilms and subsequently larval settlement of benthic invertebrates. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 85, 418–424.
8. Shin, P.K.S., Leung, J.Y.S., Qiu, J.W., Ang, P.O., Chiu, J.M.Y., Thiyagarajan, V., Cheung, S.G. 2014. Acute hypoxic exposure affects gamete quality and subsequent fertilization success and embryonic development in a serpulid polychaete. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 85, 439–445.
9. Wu, Q., Leung, J.Y.S.*, Geng, X., Chen, S., Huang, X., Li, H., Huang, Z., Zhu, L., Chen, J., Lu, Y. 2015. Heavy metal contamination of soil and water in the vicinity of an abandoned e-waste recycling site: Implications for dissemination of heavy metals. Sci. Total Environ. 506–507, 217–225.
10. Wu, Q., Leung, J.Y.S.*, Huang, X., Yao, B., Yuan, X., Ma, J., Guo, S. 2015. Evaluation of the ability of black nightshade Solanum nigrum L. for phytoremediation of thallium-contaminated soil. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 22, 11478–11487.
11. Wu, Q., Leung, J.Y.S.*, Yuan, X., Huang, X., Li, H., Huang, Z., Li, Y. 2015. Biological risk, source and pollution history of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the sediment in Nansha mangrove, South China. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 96, 57–64.
12. Leung, J.Y.S.* 2015. Habitat heterogeneity determining the macrobenthic infaunal community in a mangrove swamp in South China: Implication for plantation and plant invasion. J. Coast. Res. 31, 624–633.
13. Leung, J.Y.S.*, Russell, B.D., Connell, S.D., Ng, J.C.Y., Lo, M.M.Y. 2015. Acid dulls the senses: impaired locomotion and foraging performance in a marine mollusk. Anim. Behav. 106, 223–229.
14. Wu, Q., Leung, J.Y.S.*, Pérez, A.L., Huang, X., Wang, W. 2015. Contamination and vertical distribution of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Tl, and Zn in paddy soil irrigated with untreated leachate from tailings retention ponds. Toxicol. Environ. Chem. 97, 701–722.
15. Leung, J.Y.S.* 2015. Habitat heterogeneity affects ecological functions of macrobenthic communities in a mangrove: Implication for the impact of restoration and afforestation. Glob. Ecol. Conserv. 4, 423–433.
16. Wu, Q., Leung, J.Y.S.*, Tam, N.F.Y., Peng, Y., Guo, P., Zhou, S., Li, Q., Geng, X., Miao, S. 2016. Contamination and distribution of heavy metals, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and alternative halogenated flame retardants in a pristine mangrove. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 103, 344–348.
17. Wu, Q., Zhou, H., Tam, N.F.Y., Tian, Y., Tan, Y., Zhou, S., Li, Q., Chen, Y., Leung, J.Y.S.* 2016. Contamination, toxicity and speciation of heavy metals in an industrialized urban river: Implications for the dispersal of heavy metals. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 104, 153–161.
18. Leung, J.Y.S., Cai, Q., Tam, N.F.Y. 2016. Comparing subsurface flow constructed wetlands with mangrove plants and freshwater wetland plants for removing nutrients and toxic pollutants. Ecol. Eng. 95, 129–137.
19. Chiu, J.M.Y., Degger, N., Leung, J.Y.S., Po, B.H.K., Zheng, G.J., Richardson, B.J., Lau, T.C., Wu, R.S.S. 2016. A novel approach for estimating the removal efficiencies of endocrine disrupting chemicals and heavy metals in wastewater treatment processes. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 112, 53–57.
20. Leung, J.Y.S.*, Cheung, N.K.M. 2017. Feeding behaviour of a serpulid polychaete: Turning a nuisance species into a natural resource to counter algal blooms? Mar. Pollut. Bull. 115, 379–382.
21. Leung, J.Y.S., Russell, B.D., Connell, S.D. 2017. Mineralogical plasticity acts as a compensatory mechanism to the impacts of ocean acidification. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51, 2652–2659.
22. Leung, J.Y.S.*, Cheung, N.K.M. 2017. Can mangrove plantation enhance the functional diversity of macrobenthic community in polluted mangroves? Mar. Pollut. Bull. 116, 454–461.
23. Wu, Q., Liu, X., Liang, C., Leung, J.Y.S.*, Li, H., Chen, S., Mai, B., Miao, S., Chen, Y., Wu, Z., Chen, Z. 2017. Historical trends and ecological risks of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and alternative halogenated flame retardants (AHFRs) in a mangrove in South China. Sci. Total Environ. 599–600, 181–187.
24. Connell, S.D., Fernandes, M., Burnell, O.W., Doubleday, Z.A., Griffin, K., Irving, A.D., Leung, J.Y.S., Owen, S., Russell, B.D., Falkenberg, L.J. 2017. Testing for thresholds of ecosystem collapse in seagrass meadows. Conserv. Biol. 31, 1196–1201.
25. Leung, J.Y.S., Connell, S.D., Nagelkerken, I., Russell, B.D. 2017. Impacts of near-future ocean acidification and warming on the shell mechanical and geochemical properties of gastropods from intertidal to subtidal zones. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51, 12097–12103.
26. Leung, J.Y.S.*, Connell, S.D., Russell, B.D. 2017. Heatwaves diminish the survival of a subtidal gastropod through reduction in energy budget and depletion of energy reserves. Sci. Rep. 7, 17688.
27. Leung, J.Y.S.*, Nagelkerken, I., Russell, B.D., Ferreira, C.M., Connell, S.D. 2018. Boosted nutritional quality of food by CO2 enrichment fails to offset energy demand of herbivores under ocean warming, causing energy depletion and mortality. Sci. Total Environ. 639, 360–366.
28. Leung, J.Y.S.*, Cheung, N.K.M. 2018. Effects of hypoxia and non-lethal shell damage on shell mechanical and geochemical properties of a calcifying polychaete. Biogeosciences 15, 3267–3276.
29. Wu, Q., Leung, J.Y.S.*, Du, Y., Kong, D., Shi, Y., Wang, Y., Xiao, T. 2019. Trace metals in e-waste lead to serious health risk through consumption of rice growing near an abandoned e-waste recycling site: Comparisons with PBDEs and AHFRs. Environ. Pollut. 247, 46–54.
30. Wu, Q., Du, Y., Huang, Z., Gu, J., Leung, J.Y.S., Mai, B., Xiao, T., Liu, W., Fu, J. 2019. Vertical profile of soil/sediment pollution and microbial community change by e-waste recycling operation. Sci. Total Environ. 669, 1001–1010.
31. Leung, J.Y.S., Doubleday, Z.A., Nagelkerken, I., Chen, Y., Xie, Z., Connell, S.D. 2019. How calorie-rich food could help marine calcifiers in a CO2-rich future. Proc. R. Soc. B 286, 20190757.
32. Rodriguez-Dominguez, A., Connell, S.D., Leung, J.Y.S., Nagelkerken, I. 2019. Adaptive responses of fishes to climate change: Feedback between physiology and behaviour. Sci. Total Environ. 692, 1242–1249.
33. Ferreira, C.M., Nagelkerken, I., Goldenberg, S.U., Walden, G., Leung, J.Y.S., Connell, S.D. 2019. Functional loss in herbivores drives runaway expansion of weedy algae in a near-future ocean. Sci. Total Environ. 695, 133829.
34. Leung, J.Y.S., Russell, B.D., Connell, S.D. 2019. Adaptive responses of marine gastropods to heatwaves. One Earth 1, 374–381.
35. Leung, J.Y.S.*, McAfee, D. 2020. Stress across life stages: impacts, responses and consequences for marine organisms. Sci. Total Environ. 700, 134491.
36. Wu, F., Wang, Y., Leung, J.Y.S., Huang, W., Zeng, J., Tang, Y., Chen, J., Shi, A., Yu, X., Xu, X., Zhang, H., Cao, L. 2020. Accumulation of microplastics in typical commercial aquatic species: a case study at a productive aquaculture site in China. Sci. Total Environ. 708, 135432.
37. Leung, J.Y.S., Russell, B.D., Connell, S.D. 2020. Linking energy budget to physiological adaptation: how a calcifying gastropod adjusts or succumbs to ocean acidification and warming. Sci. Total Environ. 715, 136939.
38. Hou, L., Chen, S., Shi, W., Chen, H., Liang, Y., Wang, X., Tan, J., Wang, Y., Deng, X., Zhan, M., Long, J., Cai, G., Luo, S., Zhang, C., Liu, J., Leung, J.Y.S.*, Xie, L. 2020. Norethindrone alters mating behaviors, ovary histology, hormone production and transcriptional expression of steroidogenic genes in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 195, 110496.
39. Shi, Y., Zhang, Y., Du, Y., Kong, D., Wu, Q., Hong, Y., Wang, Y., Tam, N.F.Y., Leung, J.Y.S.* 2020. Occurrence, composition and biological risk of organophosphate esters (OPEs) in water of the Pearl River Estuary, South China. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 27, 14852–14862.
40. Du, Y., Wu, Q., Kong, D., Shi, Y., Huang, X., Luo, D., Chen, Z., Xiao, T., Leung, J.Y.S.* 2020. Accumulation and translocation of heavy metals in water hyacinth: Maximising the use of green resources to remediate sites impacted by e-waste recycling activities. Ecol. Indic. 115, 106384.
41. Leung, J.Y.S., Chen, Y., Nagelkerken, I., Zhang, S., Xie, Z., Connell, S.D. 2020. Calcifiers can adjust shell building at the nanoscale to resist ocean acidification. Small 16, 2003186.
42. Wang, T., Hu, M., Xu, G., Shi, H., Leung, J.Y.S.*, Wang, Y. 2021. Microplastic accumulation via trophic transfer: Can a predatory crab counter the adverse effects of microplastics by body defence? Sci. Total Environ. 754, 142099.
43. Chen, S., Lin, C., Wang, Y., Tan, J., Wang, X., Wang, X., Hou, L., Liu, J., Leung, J.Y.S.* 2021. Reproductive potential of mosquitofish is reduced by the masculinizing effect of a synthetic progesterone, gestodene: Evidence from morphology, courtship behaviour, ovary histology, sex hormones and gene expressions. Sci. Total Environ. 769, 144570.
44. Leung, J.Y.S., Russell, B.D., Coleman, M.A., Kelaher, B.P., Connell, S.D. 2021. Long-term thermal acclimation drives adaptive physiological adjustments of a marine gastropod to reduce sensitivity to climate change. Sci. Total Environ. 771, 145208.
45. Zhang, Y., Leung, J.Y.S., Zhang, Y., Gao, J., Cai, Y., Li, K. 2021. Agricultural activities compromise ecosystem health and functioning of rivers: Insights from multivariate and multimetric analyses of macroinvertebrate assemblages. Environ. Pollut. 275, 116655.
46. Wang, X., Tan, Z., Chen, S., Gui, L., Li, X., Ke, D., Hou, L., Leung, J.Y.S.* 2021. Norethindrone causes cellular and hepatic injury in zebrafish by compromising the metabolic processes associated with antioxidant defence: Insights from metabolomics. Chemosphere 275, 130049.
47. Leung, J.Y.S.*, Harvey, B.P., Russell, B.D. 2021. Editorial: Fitness of marine calcifiers in the future acidifying ocean. Front. Mar. Sci. 8, 752635.
48. Leung, J.Y.S., Nagelkerken, I., Pistevos, J.C.A., Xie, Z., Zhang, S., Connell, S.D. 2022. Shark teeth can resist ocean acidification. Glob. Change Biol. 28, 2286–2295.
49. Huang, X., Leung, J.Y.S.^, Hu, M., Xu, E.G., Wang, Y. 2022. Microplastics can aggravate the impact of ocean acidification on the health of mussels: Insights from physiological performance, immunity and byssus properties. Environ. Pollut. 308, 119701.
50. Leung, J.Y.S., Zhang, S., Connell, S.D. 2022. Is ocean acidification really a threat to marine calcifiers? A systematic review and meta-analysis of 980+ studies spanning two decades. Small 18, 2107407.
51. He, G., Xiong, X., Peng, Y., Xu, Y., Liu, X., Liang, J., Masanja, F., Yang, K., Xu, X., Zheng, Z., Deng, Y., Leung, J.Y.S.*, Zhao, L. 2023. Transcriptomic responses reveal impaired physiological performance of the pearl oyster following repeated exposure to marine heatwaves. Sci. Total Environ. 854, 158726.
52. Su, X., Zhou, Z., Wu, Q., Zeng, X., Wang, X., Leung, J.Y.S.*. 2023. Can antimony contamination in soil undermine the ecological contributions of earthworms? Sci. Total Environ. 904, 166305.
53. McAfee, D., Leung, J.Y.S., Connell, S.D. 2023. Improving ecological function of polluted coasts under a tide of plastic waste. Front. Ecol. Environ. doi:10.1002/fee.2667
54. Connell S.D., Leung, J.Y.S.* 2023. Reproducibility crisis and gravitation towards a consensus in ocean acidification research. Nat. Clim. Change doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01828-9
