Ecological Performance of the Restored South East New Territories (SENT) Landfill in Hong Kong (2000–2012)

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1664-1676

  Chen, Xun Wen ^a   Wong, James Tsz Fung ^a   Mo, Wing Yin ^c   Man, Yu Bon ^b   Ng, Charles Wang Wai ^a   Wong, Ming Hung ^a,b,c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

biodiversity; ecological performance; landfill restoration; man made ecosystem; soil acidification; soil properties

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RESTORATION; REVEGETATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS;

ECOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; LANDFILL RESTORATION; MAN MADE ECOSYSTEMS; SOIL ACIDIFICATIONS; SOIL PROPERTY;

LAND FILL;

ACIDIFICATION; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LANDFILL; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SOIL PROPERTY;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

ACACIA CONFUSA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 84923674124     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2366     Document Type: Article

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