Protecting Hong Kong's marine biodiversity: Present proposals, future challenges

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-65

  Morton, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fishing and Development Impacts; Marine Parks Ordinance; Pollution; Proposed Parks and Reserves; Southern China

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; HONG KONG; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; SEASHORE; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0029785775     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s037689290003825x     Document Type: Review

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