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| Prof
LM CHU
Address: |
Room E407, Science Centre, CUHK (Off) |
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Room E401,
Science Centre, CUHK (Lab) |
| Phone: |
(852)
3943-6378 (Off) |
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(852)
3943-1298 (Lab) |
| Fax: |
(852)
2603-5646, (852) 2603-5745 |
| E-mail: |
leemanchu@cuhk.edu.hk |
| Education |
| 1988 |
PhD
(Ecology), University of Liverpool, UK |
| 1983 |
MPhil
(Biology), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| 1981 |
BSc (Biology),
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Position |
| 1996-present
|
Associate Professor (Dept of Biology, The Chinese University
of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) |
| 1995-1996 |
Assistant
Professor (Dept of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong
Kong, Hong Kong) |
| 1992-1995 |
Lecturer
(Dept of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong
Kong) |
| Professional
Activities |
| Appointments
in the following Professional Organizations: |
| 2009-present |
Member, Country and Marine Parks Board, Country Parks Committee and Marine Parks Education Subcommitttee, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department |
| 2008-present |
Member, Endangered Species Advisory Committee, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department |
| 2007-present |
Member, Advisory Committee, Environment & Hygiene Committee, Heung Yee Kuk
|
| 2006-present |
Member, Environment and Conservation Fund Committee, Environmental Protection Department |
| 2005-2009 |
Member, Marine Mammal Conservation Working Group, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department |
| 2004-present |
Advisor, Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve Advisory Committee, Tai Po Environmental Association |
| 2004-2006 |
Member, Research Projects Vetting Subcommittee, Environment and Conservation Fund, Environmental Protection Department |
| 2001-2003 |
Vice Chairman
(Institute of Biology, Hong Kong Branch) |
| 1999-2001 |
Chairman
(Institute of Biology, Hong Kong Branch) |
| 1995-1999 |
Honorary
Secretary (Institute of Biology, Hong Kong Branch) |
| 1994-1995 |
Member
of Executive Committee (Institute of Biology, Hong Kong Branch) |
| 1990-1994 |
Honorary
Secretary (Institute of Biology, Hong Kong Branch) |
Membership in the following Professional
Organizations: |
| The
Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) |
| International
Water Association (IWA) |
| Research
Interest |
| Industrial
ecology: |
restoration ecology (landfills, quarries and burnt sites) |
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slope geoecology and ecoengineering |
| |
vertical greening |
| Pollution
studies: |
pharmaceuticals in our environment |
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landfill leachate ecotoxicology, treatment and reuse |
|
rare earth elements - soil and water pollution |
| Representative
Publications |
| 1. |
Cheng, C.Y., Cheung, K.K.S. & Chu, L.M. (2010) Thermal performance of a vegetated cladding system on facade walls. Building and Environment 45: 1779-1787. |
| 2. |
Zhang, H, Chu, L.M. & Zhuang, X. (2009) Decomposition of leaf litter of four native broad-leaved tree species in south China. Frontiers of Forestry in China 4: 450-457. |
| 3. |
Chu, L.M. (2008) Ecosystems: Landfills. In S.E. Jorgensen & B.D. Fath, Encyclopedia of Ecology, Vol. 3, 1st Ed., pp. 2099-2103. Elsevier B.V., Oxford. |
| 4. |
Chu, L.M. (2008) Natural revegetation of coal fly ash in a highly saline disposal lagoon in Hong Kong. Applied Vegetation Science 11: 297-306. |
| 5. |
Tsui, M.T.K. & Chu, L.M. (2008) Environmental fate and nontarget impact of glyphosate in a subtropical wetland. Chemosphere 71: 439-446. |
| 6. |
Chong, C.W. & Chu, L.M. (2007) Growth of vetivergrass for cutslope landscaping: Effects of container size and watering rate. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 6:135-141. |
| 7. |
Cheng, C.Y. & Chu, L.M. (2007) Phytotoxicity data safeguard plant performance in landfill leachate irrigation. Environmental Pollution 145: 195-202. |
| 8. |
Wei, X.D., Zou, H.L., Liao, B., Chu, L.M., Ye, C.M. & Lan, C.Y. (2006) Field releases of transgenic papaya affects soil microbial communities and enzyme activities. Plant and Soil 285: 347-358. |
| 9. |
Tsui,
M.T.K., Wang, W.-X. Wang & Chu, L.M.
(2005) Influence of glyphosate and its formulation (Roundup)
on the toxicity and bioavailability of metals to Ceriodaphnia
dubia. Environmental Pollution 138: 59-68. |
| 10. |
Tsui, M.T.K. & Chu, L.M. (2004) Comparative toxicity of glyphosate-based herbicides: Aqueous and sediment porewater exposures. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 46: 316-323. |
| 11. |
Chu,
L.M.
(2003) Nutrient availability as factor affecting ecosystem
development on closed landfills. In Proceedings Sardinia
2003, Ninth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium,
T.H. Christensen, R. Cossu & R. Stegmann (eds.). CISA,
Environmental Sanitary Engineering Centre, Cagliari, Italy. |
| 12. |
Chan,
G.Y .S., Chu, L.M. and Wong,
M.H. (2002) Effects of leachate recirculation on biogas production
from landfill co-disposal of municipal solid waste, sewage
sludge and marine sediment. Environmental Pollution
118: 393-399. |
| 13. |
Lau,
S.S.S. and Chu, L.M. (2000) Nutrient
and faecal contamination and retention in wetland enclosures
(gei wais) in the Mai Po Marshes, Hong Kong. Hydrobiologia
431:81-92. |
| 14. |
Lau,
S.S.S. and Chu, L.M. (2000) The
significance of sediment contamination in a coastal wetland,
Hong Kong, China. Water Research 34:379-386. |
| 15. |
Chan,
Y.S.G, Chu, L.M. and Wong, M.H.
(1999) Codisposal of municipal refuse, sewage sludge and marine
dredgings for methane production. Environmental Pollution
106:123-128. |
| 16. |
Lau,
S.S.S. and Chu, L.M. (1999) Contaminant
release from sediment in a coastal wetland. Water Research
33:909-918. |
| Conference
Presentations |
| 1. |
Cheung, K.K.L. & Chu, L.M. Long-term changes in invertebrate communities after hillfire. SERI 2009 World Conference on Ecological Restoration, 23-27 August 2009. Perth, Australia. (oral presentation) |
| 2. |
Cheung, K.K.L. & Chu, L.M. Characterization of soil microbial community structure on fire-disturbed sites. SERI 2009 World Conference on Ecological Restoration, 23-27 August 2009, Perth, Australia. (poster presentation) |
| 3. |
Zhang, H. & Chu, L.M. Composition and development of aboveground vegetation and soil seed bank in rehabilitated quarries in Hong Kong. SERI 2009 World Conference on Ecological Restoration, 23-27 August 2009, Perth, Australia. (oral presentation) |
| 4. |
Chu, L.M., Cheung, K.K.L. & Szeto, S.Y. Spider assemblages of rehabilitated quarries in Hong Kong. 10th International Congress of Ecology, 16-21 August 2009, Brisbane, Australia. (oral presentation) |
| 5. |
Zhang, H. & Chu, L.M. Nitrogen mineralization in restored quarries in Hong Kong. 6th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior, BIOGEOMON 2009, 29 June-3 July 2009, University of Helsinki, Finland. (poster presentation) |
| 6. |
Cheung, K.K.L. & Chu, L.M. Invertebrate colonization of manipulated plantations on fire-affected areas. 6th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior, BIOGEOMON 2009, 29 June-3 July 2009, University of Helsinki, Finland. (poster presentation) |
| 7. |
Zhang, H. & Chu, L.M. Ecological development of soil microbial community in three restored quarries in Hong Kong. (poster presentation) |
| 8. |
Zhang, H. & Chu, L.M. Soil seed bank composition and development in restored quarries in Hong Kong. Ninth ISSS Conference on Seed Biology, 6-11 July 2008, Olsztyn, Poland. (oral presentation ) |
| 9. |
So, I.W.Y. & Chu, L.M. Ant assemblages on rehabilitated landfills in Hong Kong. International Conference on Ants and Other Social Hymenoptera, 10-13 Oct 2007, Punjabi University, Patiala, India. (oral presentation) |
| 10. |
Chu,
L.M., Wong, S.K. & Cheng, C.Y. Toxicity characterization of landfill leachate using multi-species toxicity identification evaluation. SETAC Asia Pacific Conference, 18-21 Sept 2006, Peking University, Beijing, China. (poster presentation) |
| 11. |
Chu,
L.M. Conservation value of water storage ash lagoon. 8th International Conference of the Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society, 27-30 Nov 2005, Nanjing-Hangzhou, China. (poster presentation) |
| 12. |
Chu,
L.M. Green revolution: Is there any panacea for slope landscaping? Workshop on Concepts and Practices on Slope Bioengineering, 19 Nov 2005, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (oral presentation) |
| 13. |
Chu,
L.M. & Hui, M.H. Butterfly communities on restored
landfills. The World Conference on Ecological Restoration.
Ecological Restoration: A Global Challenge, 12-18 September
2005, Zaragoza, Spain. (oral presentation) |
| 14. |
Lau, J.K.W.
& Chu, L.M. Species selection for
slope revegetation. International Conference on EcoEngineering
¡V The Use of Vegetation to Improve Slope Stability, 13-17 September
2004, Thessaloniki, Greece. (oral presentation) |
| 15. |
Wong,
M.M.S. and Chu, L.M. Growth of
freshwater emergents under different submergence levels. Seventh
Intecol International Wetlands Conference, 26-30 July 2004,
Utrecht, The Netherlands. (poster presentation) |
| 16. |
Chu,
L.M. Ecological assessment of a constructed wetland
on fly ash disposal lagoon. Seventh Intecol International
Wetlands Conference, 26-30 July 2004, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
(poster presentation) |
| 17. |
Wong,
S.K. and Chu, L.M. Toxicity identification
evaluation of leachate from an operating landfill. Fourth
International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology,
1-5 June 2004, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (poster
presentation) |
| 18. |
Cheng,
C.Y. & Chu L.M. The use of phytotoxicity
data to safeguard plant performance in landfill leachate irrigation.
ICWNR'04 International Conference on Wastewater Treatment
for Nutrient Removal and Reuse, 26-29 Jan 2004, AIT, Bangkok,
Thailand. (oral presentation) |
| 19. |
Chu,
L.M.
Nutrient availability as factor affecting ecosystem development
on closed landfills. Ninth International Waste Management
and Landfill Symposium, 6-10 Oct 2003, Sardinia, Italy. (oral
presentation) |
| 20. |
Chu
L.M.
& Cheung, S.M. Herpetofauna on a closed landfill in Hong
Kong. Ninth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium,
6-10 Oct 2003, Sardinia, Italy. (poster presentation) |
| Research
Grants |
| Research
Grants Council (RGC) Earmarked Grants |
| 2000 |
Revegetation
of Newly Restored Landfills: Site Environmental Conditions
and the Role of Native Species |
| 1996 |
Ecological
Studies of Completed Landfills for Enhancing Natural Succession
on the Man-Made Habitats |
| 1994 |
Reclamation
of Fly Ash Lagoons - An Ecological and Microbiological Approach |
| 1990 |
Advanced
Studies of Sanitary Landfills: Landfill Ecology and Restoration,
Leachate Recirculation and Landfill Gas Generation (co-investigator) |
Environment and Conservation Fund |
| 2008 |
Ecological Sustainability of Vegetated Steep Soil Cutslopes |
UGC Direct Grant for Research,
CUHK |
| 2006 |
Sustainable Revegetation of Cutslopes |
| 2005 |
Landscaping of Cutslopes: An Ecological Approach |
| 2004 |
Freshwater Emergents: Growth Performance under Different Submergence Levels |
| 2002 |
Ecotoxicity
of Herbicide Glyphosate |
| 2001 |
Value
of Water Storage Ash Lagoon for Wildlife Conservation |
| 2000 |
The
Use of Landfill Leachate as Irrigation Water for Plant Growth |
| 1999 |
Chemical Characterization and Toxicological Studies of Landfill
Leachate |
| 1998 |
Nutrient
Availability as Factor Affecting Ecosystem Development on
Restored Landfills |
| 1997 |
Sediment
Pollution and Purification Potential of Gei Wais at the Mai
Po Marshes Nature Reserve |
| 1995 |
Water
Quality of Gei Wais at the Mai Po Marshes |
| 1994 |
Floating
Hydrophytes for the Purification of Landfill Leachate |
| 1992 |
Value
of Agro-industrial Wastes for Vermiculture |
United College Endowment Funds,
CUHK |
| 2009 |
Amphibian Larval Assemblages and their Environmental Requirement in Freshwater Wetlands |
| 2008 |
Faunal Colonization of Fire-affected Sites |
| 2007 |
Spider Communities on Restored Quarries in Hong Kong |
| 2006 |
Herpetofaunal Assessment of Restored Quarries |
| 2005 |
Ant Assemblages on Reclaimed Landfills |
| 2004 |
Suitability of Rubber Soil for Plant Growth |
| 2002 |
Value
of Food Waste Compost in Horticulture |
| 1999 |
Diversity
and Abundance of Soil Invertebrates on Post-closure Landfills |
| 1994 |
Cycling
of Toxic Trace Elements in PFA Landfill |
| 1993 |
Toxicity
of Landfill Leachate |
| 1992 |
Aquatic
Treatment System for Landfill Leachate |
| Postgraduate
Students |
| Ongoing |
Zhou Daqing |
Avian community structure of urban and country parks in Hong Kong (PhD)
|
| Ongoing |
Guan Lijie |
Pharmaceuticals and their fate in wastewaters (MPhil)
|
| Ongoing |
Wong Chuk Kwan |
Relationships between environmental factors, predators and amphibian assemblages in freshwater wetlands (MPhil)
|
| Ongoing |
Tsang Kwok On |
Biology and ecology of Cuscuta japonica (MPhil)
|
| Ongoing |
Cheung Kwok Leung |
Faunal assemblages of fire-affected sites (PhD)
|
| Ongoing |
Zhang Hao |
Native recruitment and establishment on restored quarries (PhD)
|
| Ongoing |
Chong
Chun Wing John |
Ecology
and sustainability of landscaped cutslopes (PhD)
|
| 2009 |
So Wai Yan Ivy |
Ant biodiversity and community on rehabilitated land (MPhil)
|
| 2008 |
Zou Huiling |
PAHs
contamination of roadside soils and vegetation in Hong Kong
(MPhil)
|
| 2007 |
Chiu Ming
Ho |
Soil
water supplying capacity as factor affecting revegetation of cutslopes (MPhil)
|
| 2007 |
Wong Man
Wing |
Soil bioavailability of rare earth elements and their effects on tree growth (MPhil)
|
| 2006 |
Tsang
Chin Kan |
Landfill
leachate irrigation ¡V Evaluation of plant productivity
and soil toxicity (MPhil)
|
| 2006 |
Wong
Man Shan Michelle |
Growth of freshwater emergents under different submergence levels (MPhil)
|
| 2005 |
Yu
Chi Cheung Mike |
Ecological
inventory and faunal communities on restored quarries (MPhil) |
| 2005 |
Ho
So Man |
Nutrient cycling on closed landfills (MPhil)
|
| 2005 |
Lau
Ka Wah Joyce |
Species
selection for cutslope revegetation (MPhil)
|
| 2005 |
Cheng
Chung Yin Michael |
Utilization of landfill leachate as an alternative source of plant nutrients (MPhil)
|
| 2003 |
Chong
Chun Wing John |
Tree
planting on recently restored landfills: A study of native
species (MPhil)
|
| 2003 |
Wong
Shiu Kai Raymond |
Chemical
and ecotoxicological characterisation of landfill leachate
(MPhil)
|
| 2003 |
Wong
Cheuk Yuet Chiky |
Establishment
of native plant species on retored quarries covered by completely
decomposed granite in Hong Kong (MPhil)
|
| 2002 |
Tsui
Tsz Ki Martin |
Aquatic
toxicity and environmental fate of glyphosate-based herbicides
(MPhil)
|
| 2000 |
Choi
Chi Yuen |
Ecological
studies of the cover soils on completed landfills (MPhil)
|
| 1999 |
Lui
Mei Kam Ada |
Vegetation
development and performance on postclosure landfills (MPhil)
|
| 1998 |
Chan
Chik Yu Jack |
Revegetation
of fly ash lagoons: An ecological approach (MPhil) |
| 1997 |
Lau
Shun Shun Sam |
Pollution
status and assimilative potential of wetlands at the Mai Po
Marshes (MPhil)
|
| 1996 |
Tong
Suk Wah Iris |
Ecotoxicological
and treatability studies on landfill leachate (MPhil)
|
| 1994 |
Ng
Ki Chi Renee |
Recycling
of agro-industrial wastes by vermiculture (MPhil)
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