Faculty Profiles - YAU Sin Ting Cynthia | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Sin Ting Cynthia YAU
邱倩婷

PhD in Zoology
University of Aberdeen, 1994

Assistant Professor of Science Education

Lecturer I
Department of Ocean Science

(852) 2358 7309
cynthiastyau@ust.hk
Room 5436

Scopus ID

7007038452

Research Interest Publications Teaching Assignment

Research Interest

Biodiversity
Marine ecology
Marine environment
Marine plankton ecology
Marine conservation

Publications

All Years 19 2024 0 2023 1 2022 1 2021 0 2020 0 2019 0 2018 17

2023 1

Downscaling Sentinel-3 Chlorophyll-a Concentration for Inland Lakes based on Multivariate Analysis and Gradient Boosting Decision Trees Regression

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, v. 16, 3 August 2023, article number 10207714, p. 7850-7865
Zhang, Simin; Liu, Nanfeng; Luo, Ming; Jiang, Tao; Chan, Ting On; Yau, Sin Ting Cynthia; Sun, Yeran
Article

2022 1

Seasonal and spatial dynamics of mesozooplankton community in a subtropical embayment

Regional Studies in Marine Science, v. 56, November 2022, article number 102724
Wong, Esther; Yau, Sin Ting Cynthia; Chan, Kit Yu Karen
Article

2013 1

Tracking the changes of a fish community following a megascale reclamation and ensuing mitigation measures

ICES Journal of Marine Science, v. 70, (6), September 2013, p. 1206-1219
Tam, Yin-Ki; Ni, I-Hsun; Yau, Cynthia; Yan, Man-Yee; Chan, Wai-Shan; Chan, Sze-Man; Lu, Hsueh-Jung
Article

2010 1

Identification of stomatopod larvae (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) from Hong Kong waters using DNA barcodes

Molecular Ecology Resources, v. 10, (3), 2010, p. 439-448
Tang, Ricky W.K.; Yau, Cynthia; Ng, Wai-Chuen
Article

2009 2

Morphological and genetic differentiation of two loliginid squids, Uroteuthis (Photololigo) chinensis and Uroteuthis (Photololigo) edulis (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae), in Asia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, v. 369, (1), February 2009, p. 22-30
Sin, Y. W.; Yau, Cynthia; Chu, K.H.
Article

Permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 May 2009-31 July 2009

Molecular Ecology Resources, v. 9, (6), November 2009, p. 1460-1466
Yau, Cynthia
Article

2007 1

Responses of the limpet, Cellana grata (Gould 1859), to hypo-osmotic stress during simulated tropical, monsoon rains

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, v. 352, (1), November 2007, p. 78-88
Morritt, David; Leung, Kenneth M. Y.; De Pirro, Maurizio; Yau, Cynthia; Wai, Tak-Cheung; Williams, Gary A.
Article

2003 1

Distribution, demography, and discard mortality of crabs caught as bycatch in an experimental pot fishery for toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) in the South Atlantic

Fishery Bulletin, v. 101, (4), October 2003, p. 874-888
Purves, Martin G.; Agnew, David J.; Moreno, Guillermo; Daw, Tim; Yau, Cynthia; Pilling, Graham
Article

2002 2

Assessment of stone crab (Lithodidae) density on the South Georgia slope using baited video cameras

ICES Journal of Marine Science, v. 59, (2), April 2002, p. 370-379
Collins, M.A.; Yau, Cynthia; Guilfoyle, F.; Bagley, P.; Everson, I.; Priede, I.G.; Agnew, D.
Article

Distribution of cephalopods from plankton surveys around the British Isles

Bulletin of Marine Science, v. 71, (1), July 2002, p. 239-254
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Boyle, Peter R.; Friese, Dagmar; Piatkowski, Uwe
Conference paper

2001 1

Distribution of deep-water benthic and bentho-pelagic cephalopods from the north-east atlantic

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 81, (1), 2001, p. 105-117
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Allcock, Louise; Thurston, Michael H.
Article

2000 1

Commensalism between a liparid fish (Careproctus sp.) and stone crabs (Lithodidae) photographed in situ using a baited camera

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 80, (2), April 2000, p. 379-380
Yau, C.; Collins, M.A.; Everson, I.
Article

1999 2

Behavioural observations on the scavenging fauna of the Patagonian slope

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 79, (6), December 1999, p. 963-970
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Nolan, Conor P.; Bagley, Phil M.; Priede, Imants G.
Article

Implication of the visual system in the regulation of activity cycles in the absence of solar light: 2-[¹²⁵I]iodomelatonin binding sites and melatonin receptor gene expression in the brains of demersal deep-sea gadiform fish

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, v. 266, (1435), November 1999, p. 2295-2302
Priede, Imants G.; Williams, Lynda M.; Wagner, Hans-Joachim; Thom, Amanda; Brierley, Ian; Collins, Martin A.; Collin, Shaun P.; Merrett, Nigel R.; Yau, Cynthia
Article

1998 1

A new method for estimating the abundance of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)

Yau, Cynthia; Collins, M. A.; Everson I.; Nolan, C.P.
Conference paper

1997 1

Interactions between oceanography, ecology and fishery biology of the ommastrephid squid Martialia hyadesi in the South Atlantic

Marine Ecology Progress Series, v. 152, 1997, p. 205-215
González, A.F.; Trathan, P.N.; Yau, Cynthia; Rodhouse, P.G.
Article

1996 2

A preliminary study of two species of flatfish (family: Bothidae) from the south‐west Atlantic

Journal of Fish Biology, v. 49, (Supplement A), 1996, p. 330-336
Yau, C.; George, M.J.A.; Coggan, R.A.; Criado-Delgado, J.A.
Article

Ecology of Sepiola atlantica (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) in the shallow sublittoral zone

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 76, (3), August 1996, p. 733-748
Yau, C.; Boyle, P.R.
Article

1992 1

Timing of spawning and recruitment in loligo forbesi (cephalopoda: Loliginidae) in scottish waters

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 72, (2), May 1992, p. 301-311
Lum-Kong, A.; Yau, C.
Article

Article 1

Downscaling Sentinel-3 Chlorophyll-a Concentration for Inland Lakes based on Multivariate Analysis and Gradient Boosting Decision Trees Regression

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, v. 16, 3 August 2023, article number 10207714, p. 7850-7865
Zhang, Simin; Liu, Nanfeng; Luo, Ming; Jiang, Tao; Chan, Ting On; Yau, Sin Ting Cynthia; Sun, Yeran

Article 1

Seasonal and spatial dynamics of mesozooplankton community in a subtropical embayment

Regional Studies in Marine Science, v. 56, November 2022, article number 102724
Wong, Esther; Yau, Sin Ting Cynthia; Chan, Kit Yu Karen

Article 1

Tracking the changes of a fish community following a megascale reclamation and ensuing mitigation measures

ICES Journal of Marine Science, v. 70, (6), September 2013, p. 1206-1219
Tam, Yin-Ki; Ni, I-Hsun; Yau, Cynthia; Yan, Man-Yee; Chan, Wai-Shan; Chan, Sze-Man; Lu, Hsueh-Jung

Article 1

Identification of stomatopod larvae (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) from Hong Kong waters using DNA barcodes

Molecular Ecology Resources, v. 10, (3), 2010, p. 439-448
Tang, Ricky W.K.; Yau, Cynthia; Ng, Wai-Chuen

Article 2

Morphological and genetic differentiation of two loliginid squids, Uroteuthis (Photololigo) chinensis and Uroteuthis (Photololigo) edulis (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae), in Asia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, v. 369, (1), February 2009, p. 22-30
Sin, Y. W.; Yau, Cynthia; Chu, K.H.

Permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 May 2009-31 July 2009

Molecular Ecology Resources, v. 9, (6), November 2009, p. 1460-1466
Yau, Cynthia

Article 1

Responses of the limpet, Cellana grata (Gould 1859), to hypo-osmotic stress during simulated tropical, monsoon rains

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, v. 352, (1), November 2007, p. 78-88
Morritt, David; Leung, Kenneth M. Y.; De Pirro, Maurizio; Yau, Cynthia; Wai, Tak-Cheung; Williams, Gary A.

Article 1

Distribution, demography, and discard mortality of crabs caught as bycatch in an experimental pot fishery for toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) in the South Atlantic

Fishery Bulletin, v. 101, (4), October 2003, p. 874-888
Purves, Martin G.; Agnew, David J.; Moreno, Guillermo; Daw, Tim; Yau, Cynthia; Pilling, Graham

Article 1

Assessment of stone crab (Lithodidae) density on the South Georgia slope using baited video cameras

ICES Journal of Marine Science, v. 59, (2), April 2002, p. 370-379
Collins, M.A.; Yau, Cynthia; Guilfoyle, F.; Bagley, P.; Everson, I.; Priede, I.G.; Agnew, D.

Conference paper 1

Distribution of cephalopods from plankton surveys around the British Isles

Bulletin of Marine Science, v. 71, (1), July 2002, p. 239-254
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Boyle, Peter R.; Friese, Dagmar; Piatkowski, Uwe

Article 1

Distribution of deep-water benthic and bentho-pelagic cephalopods from the north-east atlantic

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 81, (1), 2001, p. 105-117
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Allcock, Louise; Thurston, Michael H.

Article 1

Commensalism between a liparid fish (Careproctus sp.) and stone crabs (Lithodidae) photographed in situ using a baited camera

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 80, (2), April 2000, p. 379-380
Yau, C.; Collins, M.A.; Everson, I.

Article 2

Behavioural observations on the scavenging fauna of the Patagonian slope

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 79, (6), December 1999, p. 963-970
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Nolan, Conor P.; Bagley, Phil M.; Priede, Imants G.

Implication of the visual system in the regulation of activity cycles in the absence of solar light: 2-[¹²⁵I]iodomelatonin binding sites and melatonin receptor gene expression in the brains of demersal deep-sea gadiform fish

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, v. 266, (1435), November 1999, p. 2295-2302
Priede, Imants G.; Williams, Lynda M.; Wagner, Hans-Joachim; Thom, Amanda; Brierley, Ian; Collins, Martin A.; Collin, Shaun P.; Merrett, Nigel R.; Yau, Cynthia

Conference paper 1

A new method for estimating the abundance of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)

Yau, Cynthia; Collins, M. A.; Everson I.; Nolan, C.P.

Article 1

Interactions between oceanography, ecology and fishery biology of the ommastrephid squid Martialia hyadesi in the South Atlantic

Marine Ecology Progress Series, v. 152, 1997, p. 205-215
González, A.F.; Trathan, P.N.; Yau, Cynthia; Rodhouse, P.G.

Article 2

A preliminary study of two species of flatfish (family: Bothidae) from the south‐west Atlantic

Journal of Fish Biology, v. 49, (Supplement A), 1996, p. 330-336
Yau, C.; George, M.J.A.; Coggan, R.A.; Criado-Delgado, J.A.

Ecology of Sepiola atlantica (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) in the shallow sublittoral zone

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 76, (3), August 1996, p. 733-748
Yau, C.; Boyle, P.R.

Article 1

Timing of spawning and recruitment in loligo forbesi (cephalopoda: Loliginidae) in scottish waters

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 72, (2), May 1992, p. 301-311
Lum-Kong, A.; Yau, C.

2013 1

Tracking the changes of a fish community following a megascale reclamation and ensuing mitigation measures

ICES Journal of Marine Science, v. 70, (6), September 2013, p. 1206-1219
Tam, Yin-Ki; Ni, I-Hsun; Yau, Cynthia; Yan, Man-Yee; Chan, Wai-Shan; Chan, Sze-Man; Lu, Hsueh-Jung
Article

2010 1

Identification of stomatopod larvae (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) from Hong Kong waters using DNA barcodes

Molecular Ecology Resources, v. 10, (3), 2010, p. 439-448
Tang, Ricky W.K.; Yau, Cynthia; Ng, Wai-Chuen
Article

2009 2

Morphological and genetic differentiation of two loliginid squids, Uroteuthis (Photololigo) chinensis and Uroteuthis (Photololigo) edulis (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae), in Asia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, v. 369, (1), February 2009, p. 22-30
Sin, Y. W.; Yau, Cynthia; Chu, K.H.
Article

Permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 May 2009-31 July 2009

Molecular Ecology Resources, v. 9, (6), November 2009, p. 1460-1466
Yau, Cynthia
Article

2007 1

Responses of the limpet, Cellana grata (Gould 1859), to hypo-osmotic stress during simulated tropical, monsoon rains

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, v. 352, (1), November 2007, p. 78-88
Morritt, David; Leung, Kenneth M. Y.; De Pirro, Maurizio; Yau, Cynthia; Wai, Tak-Cheung; Williams, Gary A.
Article

2003 1

Distribution, demography, and discard mortality of crabs caught as bycatch in an experimental pot fishery for toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) in the South Atlantic

Fishery Bulletin, v. 101, (4), October 2003, p. 874-888
Purves, Martin G.; Agnew, David J.; Moreno, Guillermo; Daw, Tim; Yau, Cynthia; Pilling, Graham
Article

2002 2

Assessment of stone crab (Lithodidae) density on the South Georgia slope using baited video cameras

ICES Journal of Marine Science, v. 59, (2), April 2002, p. 370-379
Collins, M.A.; Yau, Cynthia; Guilfoyle, F.; Bagley, P.; Everson, I.; Priede, I.G.; Agnew, D.
Article

Distribution of cephalopods from plankton surveys around the British Isles

Bulletin of Marine Science, v. 71, (1), July 2002, p. 239-254
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Boyle, Peter R.; Friese, Dagmar; Piatkowski, Uwe
Conference paper

2001 1

Distribution of deep-water benthic and bentho-pelagic cephalopods from the north-east atlantic

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 81, (1), 2001, p. 105-117
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Allcock, Louise; Thurston, Michael H.
Article

2000 1

Commensalism between a liparid fish (Careproctus sp.) and stone crabs (Lithodidae) photographed in situ using a baited camera

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 80, (2), April 2000, p. 379-380
Yau, C.; Collins, M.A.; Everson, I.
Article

1999 2

Behavioural observations on the scavenging fauna of the Patagonian slope

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 79, (6), December 1999, p. 963-970
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Nolan, Conor P.; Bagley, Phil M.; Priede, Imants G.
Article

Implication of the visual system in the regulation of activity cycles in the absence of solar light: 2-[¹²⁵I]iodomelatonin binding sites and melatonin receptor gene expression in the brains of demersal deep-sea gadiform fish

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, v. 266, (1435), November 1999, p. 2295-2302
Priede, Imants G.; Williams, Lynda M.; Wagner, Hans-Joachim; Thom, Amanda; Brierley, Ian; Collins, Martin A.; Collin, Shaun P.; Merrett, Nigel R.; Yau, Cynthia
Article

1998 1

A new method for estimating the abundance of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)

Yau, Cynthia; Collins, M. A.; Everson I.; Nolan, C.P.
Conference paper

1997 1

Interactions between oceanography, ecology and fishery biology of the ommastrephid squid Martialia hyadesi in the South Atlantic

Marine Ecology Progress Series, v. 152, 1997, p. 205-215
González, A.F.; Trathan, P.N.; Yau, Cynthia; Rodhouse, P.G.
Article

1996 2

A preliminary study of two species of flatfish (family: Bothidae) from the south‐west Atlantic

Journal of Fish Biology, v. 49, (Supplement A), 1996, p. 330-336
Yau, C.; George, M.J.A.; Coggan, R.A.; Criado-Delgado, J.A.
Article

Ecology of Sepiola atlantica (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) in the shallow sublittoral zone

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 76, (3), August 1996, p. 733-748
Yau, C.; Boyle, P.R.
Article

1992 1

Timing of spawning and recruitment in loligo forbesi (cephalopoda: Loliginidae) in scottish waters

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 72, (2), May 1992, p. 301-311
Lum-Kong, A.; Yau, C.
Article

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Teaching Assignment

2024-25 Fall 4 2023-24 Summer 1 2023-24 Spring 5 2023-24 Winter 0 2023-24 Fall 4 2022-23 Summer 2

OCES1001	The Earth as a Blue Planet
OCES1030	Environmental Science
OCES3160	Ecology
OCES4203	Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment

OCES2201A

Internship

OCES1001	The Earth as a Blue Planet
OCES1030	Environmental Science
OCES4103	Fisheries and Aquaculture
OCES4301	Environmental Conservation
OCES5401	Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture

OCES1001	The Earth as a Blue Planet
OCES1030	Environmental Science
OCES3160	Ecology
OCES4203	Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment

OCES2201A	Internship
OCES2201B	Internship

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