Coastal wetland in South China: Degradation trends, causes and protection countermeasures

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 121-128

  Han, Qiuying ^a,b   Huang, Xiaoping ^a   Shi, Ping ^a   Zhang, Qiaomin ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Causes; Coastal wetlands; Countermeasures; Degradation trends; South China

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 34648843754     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-9121-z     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Yun C X, Jiang X W. Sustainable Development and Integrative Management of Coastal Wetland (in Chinese). Beijing: China Ocean Press, 2002. 58-66
2. Wetland Resources Monitoring Center, State Forestry Administration of People's Republic of China. Technology and method used in wetland investigation (in Chinese). http://www.biox.cn/content/20050414/10368.htm
3. State Forestry Administration of People's Republic of China. Protection and action plan of Chinese wetlands (in Chinese). http://www.wetland.gov.cn
4. Xiao D N, Li X Z, Hu Y M, et al. Protection of the littoral wetland in northern China: Ecological and environmental characteristics. AMBIO, 1996, 25(1): 2-5
5. Wang S G, Chen X G. Status quo of coastal wetlands and their protection in Guangdong Province. Chongqing Environ Sci (in Chinese), 1998, 20(1): 4-8
6. Zou F S, Song X J, Jiang H S, et al. Types and characteristics of the wetland of Hainan Island. Trop Geog (in Chinese), 1999, 19(3): 204-207
7. Chen G Z, Lan Z H, Deng P Y. The Project Reversing Environmental Degradation trends in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand-Special Report of Wetlands in China (in Chinese). Guangzhou: Zhongshan University Press, 2005. 6-9
8. Tao S M. Wetland Ecology and Protection (in Chinese). Beijing: China Environmental Science Press, 2003. 266-308
9. Wan X J, Liu Z G, Huang S, et al. Current status and recommendation for sea reclamation and development and utilization of tidal flat of Guangdong. Aquicult Techn (in Chinese), 2000, 3: 1-3
10. Cui W Z. Study on protection of mudflat wetland in the Pearl River Estuary. Wetland Sci (in Chinese), 2004, 2(1): 26-30
11. Hong X A. Brief introduction on exploitation of tidal flat resources of Guangxi. Mar Info (in Chinese), 1992, 2: 34-36
12. Liang W P, Huang Z P. Resource status and protection strategies of mangrove forests in Guangxi. Forest Invent Plan (in Chinese), 2003, 28(4): 59-62
13. Liang S C. Mangrove resources of Guangxi and their sustainable utilization. Mar Sci Bull (in Chinese), 1998, 18(6): 77-83
14. Zou F S, Song X J. Study on avian diversity in the mangrove wetland of Dongzhaigang of Hainan Province. Biono J (in Chinese), 2001, 20(3): 21-23
15. State Oceanic Administration of China. Report on the status of the marine environmental quality in China by the end of 20th century (in Chinese). http://www.coi.gov.cn/hygb/hyhj/20shiimo/huanji7.htm
16. Lu H S, He X L, Chen C L, et al. Species distribution of corals from western littoral sea area of Xuwen, Guangdong. Taiwan Strait (in Chinese), 2003, 22(4): 445-448
17. Liang W, Li G Z. Preliminary study on characteristics of coral reef distribution and environmental protection in Weizhou Island. Res Environ Sci (in Chinese), 2002, 15(6): 5-8
18. Zhang Q M. Status of trpical biological coasts of China: Implications on ecosystem restoration and reconstruction. Oceanol et Limnol Sin (in Chinese), 2001, 3(4): 454-464
19. Zhang X L, Li P Y, Li P. Present conditions and prospects of study on coastal wetlands in China. Ad Mar Sci (in Chinese), 2005, 23(1): 87-95
20. Robert P B, Denice H W, Charles A C. Are we purveyors of wetland homogeneity? A model of degradation and restoration to improve wetland mitigation performance. Ecol Eng, 2005, 24: 331-340
21. Hong Z A, Jia H. Development and utilization, management and protection of coastal wetland resources in China. Mar Sci Bull (in Chinese), 1998, 15(1): 77-83
22. Guan L J. Remote sensing study on tidal flat resources and environmental changes of Lingding Bay in Pearl River Estuary. In: Wu C Y, ed. Proceeding of the Paper Anthology about Marine and Environment Workshop in 1999. Hong Kong: Coastal and Atmospheric Study Center of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2000. 157-165
23. Zhang Q M, Sui S Z. The mangrove wetland resources and their conservation in China. J Nat Resour (in Chinese), 2001, 16(1): 28-36
24. Lin Z L. Current status and protection of mangroves in Guangdong. Mar Info (in Chinese), 1999, 6: 25-27
25. Sun H L. Ecosystem of China, Vol 5 (in Chinese). Beijing: Science Press, 2005. 928-939
26. State Oceanic Administration of China. Report on the status of the marine environmental quality in China in 2004 (in Chinese). http://www.soa.gov.cn/ hygb/2004hjgb
27. Xie S H. A study on resources and environment and sustainable development strategy of the Pearl River Delta. Territory Nat Resour (in Chinese), 2003, 4: 41-43
28. Yu X J, Li P. Study on fragile zone of ocean and land environment and its sustainable development in the Pearl River Estuary. In: Yu D J, ed. Protection and Sustainable Development of Offshore Resources (in Chinese). Beijing: China Ocean Press, 2001. 162-166
29. Cui G Q, Huang G F, Zhang Y B, et al. The present situation, challenge and countermeasure for ecological environment of Guangdong Province. Ecol Environ (in Chinese), 2003, 12(3): 313-316
30. Shu T F, Luo L, Wen Y M. Effects of mariculture on coastal econological environment. Mar Environ Sci (in Chinese), 2002, 21(2): 74-80.
31. Lu C X. Several considerations on sustainable utilization of coastal wetland resources. Mar Expl Manag (in Chinese), 1997, 3: 33-35
32. Zhou Z G. Mangrove system and its development strategies of Hainan. Mar Expl Manag (in Chinese), 2004, 4: 51-53
33. State Oceanic Administration of China. 21st Century Agenda, Action Plan of Marine in China (in Chinese). Beijing: China Ocean Press, 1996. 30-35
34. Chen S P, Liang Z X, Deng Y. Mangroves in the seacoast of South China Sea in China. Guangxi Plant (in Chinese), 1988, 8(3): 215-224
35. Mai S Z, Xu S J. Mangrove resources protection and its exploitation of Guangdong. Mar Expl Manag (in Chinese), 2005, 1: 44-48
36. Fan H Q. Mangroves status and factitious disturbance in the coast of Guangxi. In: Fan H Q, Liang S C, eds. Mangroves Study and Management in China (in Chinese). Beijing: Science Press, 1995. 189-202
37. Yu D P, Zou R L. Current status and trends of community structure of the hermatypic corals on Luhuitou fringing reef in Sanya, Hainan. In: Ma K P, ed. Ecosystem Diversity of Key Regions and Types in China (in Chinese). Hangzhou: Zhejiang Science and Technology Press, 1999. 225-268
38. Yu K F, Jiang M X, Cheng Z Q, et al. Latest forty two years' sea surface temperature change of Weizhou Island and its effect on coral reefs. Chin J Appl Ecol (in Chinese), 2004, 15(3): 506-510
39. Yu D P, Zou R L. Study on species diversity of reef-building coral in Peninsula, Hainan. Acta Ecol Sin (in Chinese), 1996, 16(5): 469-475
40. Huang D Y, Shi Q, Yu K F, et al. Advances in the study on coral reef in region of Luhuitou in Hainan. Mar Sci Bull (in Chinese), 2004, 23(2): 56-64
41. Zhou X Y, Zan Q J, Wang Y J, et al. The investigation on transmission and harmful effect of Mikania micrantha in Guangdong Province of China. Ecol Sci (in Chinese), 2003, 22(4): 332-336
42. Liao B W, Zheng S F, Chen Y J, et al. Analysis on biological characteristics and ecological adaptability for non-indigenous mangrove species Sonneratia apetala. Chin J Ecol (in Chinese), 2004, 23(1): 10-15
43. Han Y W, Gao J X, Li Z H, et al. Major ecologic and environmental problems and protection countermeasures of the coastal zone in the Pearl River Delta. Mar Expl Manag (in Chinese), 2005, 3: 84-87