Xueqin GAO, Gabby

Research Fellow

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Email: xq_gao@nus.edu.sg  

As a marine biologist and ecologist, Gabby has been working on blue carbon ecosystems for more than ten years. During her PhD study at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, she investigated the regulatory role of crabs (keynote species) in nutrient dynamics in mangroves, and their trophic interactions with microalgae, microbiomes, and the plants, and how these interactions affect the biodiversity and ecosystem functioning/productivity of mangroves. After that, Gabby continued her research on trophic ecology at The University of Hong Kong (2023-2024), mainly works on seagrasses. Besides, Gabby also led and participated in a series of projects on mangrove and seagrass restoration.

Research interests

Ecological processes of coastal ecosystems, trophic ecology, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, restoration ecology