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ArticleBiodiversity data journal2022

Revealing the millipede and other soil-macrofaunal biodiversity in Hong Kong using a citizen science approach.

Wai Lok So, Ka Wai Ting, Sheung Yee Lai, Elaine Yi Ying Huang, Yue Ma, Tze Kiu Chong, Ho Yin Yip, Hoi Ting Lee, Billy Chun Ting Cheung, Man Ka Chan and 5 more

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15 authors.

Wai Lok SoSchool of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China School of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5048-5454
Ka Wai TingSchool of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China School of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Sheung Yee LaiSchool of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China School of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Elaine Yi Ying HuangSchool of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China School of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Yue MaDepartment of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Tze Kiu ChongSchool of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China School of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Ho Yin YipSchool of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China School of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Hoi Ting LeeSchool of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China School of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Billy Chun Ting CheungSchool of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China School of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Man Ka ChanSchool of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China School of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Hong Kong Soil Biodiversity ConsortiumHong Kong Soil Biodiversity Consortium, Hong Kong, China Hong Kong Soil Biodiversity Consortium Hong Kong China.
Wenyan NongSchool of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China School of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Michelle Man Suet LawSchool of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Derrick Yuk Fo LaiDepartment of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1225-9904
Jerome Ho Lam HuiSchool of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China School of Life Sciences, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Soil biodiversity plays important roles in nutrient recycling in both the environment and agriculture. However, they are generally understudied worldwide. To reveal the diversity of soil macrofauna in Hong Kong, here we initiated a citizen science project involving university, non-governmental organisations and secondary school students and teachers. It is envisioned that the citizen science approach used in this study could be used as a demonstration to future biodiversity sampling and monitoring studies. New information: Throughout a year of monitoring and species sampling across different localities in Hong Kong, 150 soil macrofaunal morphospecies were collected. Eighty five of them were further identified by morphology and DNA barcoding was assigned to each identified morphospecies, yielding a total of 646 DNA barcodes, with new millipede sequences deposited to the GenBank. The soil macrofauna morphospecies in Hong Kong found in this study are mainly dominated by millipedes (23 out of 150) and oligochaetes (15 out of 150). Amongst the twenty three identified millipedes, two polyxenid millipedes,

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citizen scienceDNA barcodingHong Kongmacrofaunamillipedessoil biodiversity

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PMCPMC9836596

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