Soil characteristics and management in an urban park in Hong Kong

Environmental Management

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 683-695

  Jim, C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Soil compaction; Soil management; Trampling impact; Urban park; Urban soil

Indexed keywords

SOIL MANAGEMENT;

COMPACTION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GRANITE; ION EXCHANGE; MOISTURE; NITROGEN; PARKS; PH; PHOSPHORUS; POROSITY; SOILS; URBAN PLANNING;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS;

SOIL EROSION; URBAN SITE;

ALKALINITY; CATION EXCHANGE; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HONG KONG; PLANT GROWTH; RECREATION; REVIEW; SOIL; VEGETATION;

CHINA, HONG KONG;

XIPHOPHORUS MACULATUS;

EID: 0032171727     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900139     Document Type: Review

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