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Dr. CYBULSKI Jonathan David

Dr. CYBULSKI Jonathan David

Assistant Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, HKU

• Ph.D. Ecology and Biodiversity. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2021. • M.S. Environmental Science. American University, USA. 2016. • B.S. Environmental Science, concentration in Surficial Geological Processes. Northeastern University, USA. 2011

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Teaching Areas

  • Ecology
  • Historical Ecology
  • Marine Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Paleobiology
  • Conservation Biology
  • Field and Laboratory Methods

 

Research Interests

  • Biogeochemistry
  • Stable Isotope Ecology
  • Coral Reef Ecology
  • Historical Ecology
  • Global Change
  • Anthropogenic Impacts

 

Current Research

  • Historical change in coral reef communities
  • Human-marine ecosystem interactions
  • Anthropogenic influences to the nitrogen cycle

 

Fellowships

  • 2021 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Earl S. Tupper 3-year Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • 2018 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institution, short-term research fellowship
  • 2017-2020 Swire Scholarship
  • 2016-2020 Hong Kong PhD Fellowship

 

Publication and News

  • Jonathan D. Cybulski, Nicolas N Duprey, Benoit Thibodeau, Moriaki Yasuhara, Naomi Geeraert, Nicole Leonard, Hubert B Vonhof, Alfredo Martínez-García, David M. Baker. (2023). “Coral carbonate-bound isotopes reveal monsoonal influence on nitrogen sources in Southeastern China's Greater Bay Area from the mid-Holocene until the Anthropocene.” Marine Pollution Bulletin, 197, p. 115757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115757.
  • Jonathan D. Cybulski, John Doherty, Carly LaRoche#, Kelly Donovan Gutkowski#, Zizhan Luo, Elizabeth J. Malloy, Laurel MacMillan, Laurie Raymundo, Kiho Kim. (2023). “Using coral holes to explore the historical ecology of Guam’s coral reefs.” Coral reefs 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-023-02442-z
  • Jonathan D. Cybulski, Kit Sum Leung, Carmen Oi Ning Leung, David M Baker, Terence Kin Wah Lee. (2023). “Isotopic tracing of de novo fatty-acid and sterol biosynthesis using 13C compound-specific stable isotope analysis.” STAR Protocols. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102506
  • Robinson, Rebecca S., Sandi M. Smart, Jonathan D. Cybulski*, Kelton W. McMahon, Basia Marcks, and Catherine Nowakowski. (2023). "Insights from fossil-bound nitrogen isotopes in diatoms, foraminifera, and corals." Annual Review of Marine Science 15. 407-430. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-marine-032122-104001
  • Jonathan D. Cybulski*, Christina Skinner, Zhongyue Wan, Carmen KM Wong#, Robert J. Toonen, Michelle R. Gaither, Keryea Soong, Alex SJ Wyatt, and David M. Baker. (2022). "Improving stable isotope assessments of inter‐and intra‐species variation in coral reef fish trophic strategies." Ecology and Evolution 12, no. 9. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9221
  • Jonathan D. Cybulski, Stefan Husa, Nico Duprey, Briony Mamo, Moriaki Yasuhara, Jian-Wen Qiu, David M. Baker. (2020). “Coral reef diversity losses in China’s Greater Bay Area were driven by regional stressors.” Science Advances. Vol 6, Issue 40. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb1046

 

Awards and honours

  • 2021 Professor Brian Morton Postgraduate Prize in Marine Biology - best Thesis, The University of Hong Kong.
  • 2017 National Geographic Explorer
  • 2016 Founders Excellence Award for Most Distinguished Student Leader, American University

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