Conservation and ecofriendly utilization of wetlands associated with the Three Gorges Reservoir

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 6907-6916

  Willison, J H Martin ^a   Li, Ruoxi ^b   Yuan, Xingzhong ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHONGQING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drawdown zone; Ecodesign; Ecological engineering; Hydrophytes; Phytoremediation; Revegetation; Three Gorges Reservoir; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; POPULATION DECLINE; STATE ROLE; WATER LEVEL; WETLAND;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLOODING; RIVER; SEASON; SOIL; STATISTICS; WATER SUPPLY; WETLAND;

AGRICULTURE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODS; RIVERS; SEASONS; SOIL; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

CHINA; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 84884701210     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1438-3     Document Type: Article

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