Wetlands ecosystems in Asia : function and management /
edited by M.H. Wong.
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 451 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Developments in ecosystems ; 1 .
- Developments in ecosystems ; 1. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A comparison of issues and management approaches in Moreton Bay, Australia and Chesapeake Bay, USA / Wetland utilization and protection in China / Ecological and environmental function of wetland landscape in the Liaohe Delta / The Dyke-Pond systems in South China: past, present and future / Heavy metal mobility and aquatic biogeochemical processes at Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong / Biogeochemistry of metals in the Rhizosphere of wetland plants -- an explanation for "innate" metal tolerance? / Mycotrophy and its significance in wetland ecology and wetland management / Assessment of risks to the Mai Po/Inner Deep Bay Ramsar Site due to environmental contaminants / Modelling contamination in an urban canal sediment: some preliminary results from a Phytoremediation Project / Conflicts in the management of a wetland nature reserve -- case study of the Mai Po Nature Reserve, Hong Kong / Conservation and uses of mangroves in Hong Kong and Mainland China / An integrated analysis of sustainable human-water interactions in wetland ecosystems of Taihu Lake Basin, East China / Ecological benefits of Italian polar afforestation in Wetland areas along the Yangtze River, Fanchang County of Anhui Province / Wetland conservation and management in the Philippines: where are we now? the case of seagrass and mangrove / Economic valuation of mangroves for improved usage and management in Thailand / Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment: principles and practices / Planting, selections and plant establishment in constructed wetlands in a tropical environment / Nitrogen removal processes in constructed wetlands / Operation and maintenance for constructed wetlands / Urban and highway runoff treatment by constructed wetlands / Wetland ecosystems for treatment of stormwater in an urban environment / The application of constructed wetlands for water quality improvement in the Deep Bay Catchment of Hong Kong / Use of a wetland system for treating Pb/Zn mine effluent: a case study in Southern China from 1984 to 2002 / Wetland creation in Hong Kong / W.C. Dennison ... [and others] -- Q.G. Zhao and J. Song -- D.N. Xiao and X.Z. Li -- M.H. Wong ... [and others] -- Y. Liang and M.H. Wong -- M.L. Otte ... [and others] -- A.G. Khan -- P.K.S. Lam and M.H.W. Lam -- N.M. Dickinson ... [and others] -- L. Young -- N.F.Y Tam -- D. Hu ... [and others] -- Z.J. Xi, D. Hu and R.X. Wang -- M.D. Fortes -- C. Tingsabadh and S. Pongkijvorasin -- C. Polpasert -- M. Beharrell -- C.C. Tanner -- M. Beharrell -- R.B.E. Shutes ... [and others] -- J. Gan -- M.W. Cha -- Z.H. Ye, M.H. Wong and C.Y. Lan -- S.S.S. Lau.
The material presented in this volume has been organized around four main themes: 'Natural Wetland Systems and Their Functions'; 'Wetland Biogeochemistry'; 'Wetland Management Strategies in Asia'; and 'Constructed Wetlands'.
9780444516916 0444516913 9780080474830 (electronic bk.) 0080474837 (electronic bk.)
109534:109582 Elsevier Science & Technology http://www.sciencedirect.com
012879601 Uk
Wetland ecology--Asia.
Wetland management--Asia.
SCIENCE--Environmental Science (see also Chemistry--Environmental)
NATURE--Ecosystems & Habitats--Wilderness.
NATURE--Ecology.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Ecology.
Wetland ecology.
Wetland management.
Asia.
Electronic books.
QH179 / .W48 2004eb
577.68095
QH179 / .W48 2004
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A comparison of issues and management approaches in Moreton Bay, Australia and Chesapeake Bay, USA / Wetland utilization and protection in China / Ecological and environmental function of wetland landscape in the Liaohe Delta / The Dyke-Pond systems in South China: past, present and future / Heavy metal mobility and aquatic biogeochemical processes at Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong / Biogeochemistry of metals in the Rhizosphere of wetland plants -- an explanation for "innate" metal tolerance? / Mycotrophy and its significance in wetland ecology and wetland management / Assessment of risks to the Mai Po/Inner Deep Bay Ramsar Site due to environmental contaminants / Modelling contamination in an urban canal sediment: some preliminary results from a Phytoremediation Project / Conflicts in the management of a wetland nature reserve -- case study of the Mai Po Nature Reserve, Hong Kong / Conservation and uses of mangroves in Hong Kong and Mainland China / An integrated analysis of sustainable human-water interactions in wetland ecosystems of Taihu Lake Basin, East China / Ecological benefits of Italian polar afforestation in Wetland areas along the Yangtze River, Fanchang County of Anhui Province / Wetland conservation and management in the Philippines: where are we now? the case of seagrass and mangrove / Economic valuation of mangroves for improved usage and management in Thailand / Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment: principles and practices / Planting, selections and plant establishment in constructed wetlands in a tropical environment / Nitrogen removal processes in constructed wetlands / Operation and maintenance for constructed wetlands / Urban and highway runoff treatment by constructed wetlands / Wetland ecosystems for treatment of stormwater in an urban environment / The application of constructed wetlands for water quality improvement in the Deep Bay Catchment of Hong Kong / Use of a wetland system for treating Pb/Zn mine effluent: a case study in Southern China from 1984 to 2002 / Wetland creation in Hong Kong / W.C. Dennison ... [and others] -- Q.G. Zhao and J. Song -- D.N. Xiao and X.Z. Li -- M.H. Wong ... [and others] -- Y. Liang and M.H. Wong -- M.L. Otte ... [and others] -- A.G. Khan -- P.K.S. Lam and M.H.W. Lam -- N.M. Dickinson ... [and others] -- L. Young -- N.F.Y Tam -- D. Hu ... [and others] -- Z.J. Xi, D. Hu and R.X. Wang -- M.D. Fortes -- C. Tingsabadh and S. Pongkijvorasin -- C. Polpasert -- M. Beharrell -- C.C. Tanner -- M. Beharrell -- R.B.E. Shutes ... [and others] -- J. Gan -- M.W. Cha -- Z.H. Ye, M.H. Wong and C.Y. Lan -- S.S.S. Lau.
The material presented in this volume has been organized around four main themes: 'Natural Wetland Systems and Their Functions'; 'Wetland Biogeochemistry'; 'Wetland Management Strategies in Asia'; and 'Constructed Wetlands'.
9780444516916 0444516913 9780080474830 (electronic bk.) 0080474837 (electronic bk.)
109534:109582 Elsevier Science & Technology http://www.sciencedirect.com
012879601 Uk
Wetland ecology--Asia.
Wetland management--Asia.
SCIENCE--Environmental Science (see also Chemistry--Environmental)
NATURE--Ecosystems & Habitats--Wilderness.
NATURE--Ecology.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Ecology.
Wetland ecology.
Wetland management.
Asia.
Electronic books.
QH179 / .W48 2004eb
577.68095
QH179 / .W48 2004