Carbon dynamics of Deep Bay, eastern Pearl River Estuary, China. I: A mass balance budget and implications for shorebird conservation

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 172, Issue , 1998, Pages 73-87

  Li, M S ^a   Lee, S Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthos; Bird conservation; Carbon budget; Hong Kong; Mangroves; Mudflat; Organic pollution; Tidal ponds

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON BUDGET; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; MUDFLAT; NATURE CONSERVATION; SHOREBIRD;

CHINA; DEEP BAY; HONG KONG;

EID: 0032558709     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps172073     Document Type: Article

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