Creation of Spartina plantations for reclaiming Dongtai, China, tidal flats and offshore sands

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 135-150

  Chung, C H ^a   Zhuo, R Z ^a   Xu, G W ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Offshore sands; Reclamation; Sediment accretion; Spartina alterniflora plantation; Tidal flats

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES;

OFFSHORE SANDS; PLANTATION; PLANTING; TIDAL FLATS;

SAND;

ACCRETION; LAND RECLAMATION; PLANTATION; TIDAL FLAT;

ASIA; CHINA; DONGTAI; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGSU; WORLD;

SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 14144252883     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2004.07.004     Document Type: Article

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