Conservation and sustainable exploitation of mangroves in Hong Kong

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 224-229

  Tam, Nora F ^a   Wong, Y ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Conservation strategy and criteria; Mangrove wetland; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER; WETLANDS;

ASSIMILATIVE CAPACITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 0036520871     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-001-0149-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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