Billy C. H. Hau

University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

21h-index3.0kcitations60works4.42yr avg
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Research Topics

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(24), Tree Root and Stability Studies(10), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(8), Amphibian and Reptile Biology(7), Forest ecology and management(7)

Publications60 total

Improving forest age estimation to understand subtropical forest regrowth dynamics using deep learning image segmentation of time‐series historical aerial photographs
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Field Evaluation of Wood Biochar for Promoted Growth and Carbon Assimilation of <scp> <i>Cyclobalanopsis edithiae</i> </scp> in Quarry Site
Land Degradation and Development·2025
Field study of biochar effects on vegetation and bacterial communities in a restored mine
Applied Soil Ecology·2025· 4 cited
Mapping Individual Tree- and Plot-Level Biomass Using Handheld Mobile Laser Scanning in Complex Subtropical Secondary and Old-Growth Forests
Remote Sensing·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
Integrating both restoration and regeneration potentials into real-world forest restoration planning: A case study of Hong Kong
Journal of Environmental Management·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Towards automatic urban tree inventory: Enhancing tree instance segmentation via moving object removal and a chord length-based DBH estimation approach
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture·2024· 5 cited
Unveiling the role of forests in landslide occurrence, recurrence and recovery
Journal of Applied Ecology·2024· 11 citedOpen Access
Nonlinear and abnormal relationship between turbidity and suspended solids concentration in mountainous rivers: A case study of the Lai Chi Wo river in Hong Kong, China
The Science of The Total Environment·2024· 8 cited
Biochar-Based Seed Coating as an Effective Strategy to Reduce Seed Predation When Restoring Forests on Degraded Land
Open Journal of Forestry·2024Open Access
Community-based plant diversity monitoring of a dense-canopy and species-rich tropical forest using airborne LiDAR data
Ecological Indicators·2023· 18 citedOpen Access
Coupled effects of elevated CO2 and biochar on microbial communities of vegetated soil
Journal of Environmental Management·2023· 18 citedOpen Access
Mapping foliar photosynthetic capacity in sub-tropical and tropical forests with UAS-based imaging spectroscopy: Scaling from leaf to canopy
Remote Sensing of Environment·2023· 29 citedOpen Access
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Land Degradation and Development·2023Open Access
Monoculture plantations impede forest recovery: Evidence from the regeneration of lowland subtropical forest in Hong Kong
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change·2023· 17 citedOpen Access
Monitoring of tree tilt motion using lorawan-based wireless tree sensing system (IoTT) during super typhoon Mangkhut
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology·2022· 11 citedOpen Access
Spatiotemporal variations of river water turbidity in responding to rainstorm-streamflow processes and farming activities in a mountainous catchment, Lai Chi Wo, Hong Kong, China
The Science of The Total Environment·2022· 15 cited
Spraints demonstrate small population size and reliance on fishponds for Eurasian otter ( <i>Lutra lutra</i> ) in Hong Kong
Conservation Science and Practice·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Vegetation regeneration on natural terrain landslides in Hong Kong: Direct seeding of native species as a restoration tool
Land Degradation and Development·2022· 18 cited
Ecotoxicity assessment of hydrophobised soils
Environmental Geotechnics·2022· 7 cited
Optimal Mowing Regime in Enhancing Biodiversity in Seasonal Floodplains along Engineered Channels, Survey data
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2022Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Yik‐Hei Sung(7), Nancy E. Karraker(7), Gunter A. Fischer(6), Yide Li(6), Xiangcheng Mi(6), Richard T. Corlett(6), Stuart J. Davies(5), Alfonso Alonso(5), Min Cao(5), Fangliang He(5), Stephen P. Hubbell(5), David Kenfack(5), Kamil Král(5), James A. Lutz(5), Keping Ma(5), William J. McShea(5), Hervé Memiaghe(5), Alexandre A. Oliveira(5), Charles Wang Wai Ng(5), Jin Wu(5)