Ecological and landscape rehabilitation of a quarry site in Hongkong

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 85-94

  Jim, C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Disturbed land; Ecological rehabilitation; Ecosystem reconstitution; Hongkong; Landform replication; Landscape restoration; Quarry rehabilitation; Soil problems

Indexed keywords

LANDSCAPE CHANGE; QUARRY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SLOPE; SOIL AMENDMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 0035089743     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-100X.2001.009001085.x     Document Type: Article

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