Natural revegetation of coal fly ash in a highly saline disposal lagoon in Hong Kong

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-306

  Chu, L M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ash property; Coal ash reclamation; Pioneer species; Salinity; Toxicity; Vegetation distribution

Indexed keywords

TAMARIX CHINENSIS;

EID: 59649106549     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-7-18427     Document Type: Article

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