Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A comparison of issues and management approaches in Moreton Bay, Australia and Chesapeake Bay, USA / W.C. Dennison ... [and others] -- Wetland utilization and protection in China / Q.G. Zhao and J. Song -- Ecological and environmental function of wetland landscape in the Liaohe Delta / D.N. Xiao and X.Z. Li -- The Dyke-Pond systems in South China: past, present and future / M.H. Wong ... [and others] -- Heavy metal mobility and aquatic biogeochemical processes at Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong / Y. Liang and M.H. Wong -- Biogeochemistry of metals in the Rhizosphere of wetland plants -- an explanation for "innate" metal tolerance? / M.L. Otte ... [and others] -- Mycotrophy and its significance in wetland ecology and wetland management / A.G. Khan -- Assessment of risks to the Mai Po/Inner Deep Bay Ramsar Site due to environmental contaminants / P.K.S. Lam and M.H.W. Lam -- Modelling contamination in an urban canal sediment: some preliminary results from a Phytoremediation Project / N.M. Dickinson ... [and others] -- Conflicts in the management of a wetland nature reserve -- case study of the Mai Po Nature Reserve, Hong Kong / L. Young -- Conservation and uses of mangroves in Hong Kong and Mainland China / N.F.Y Tam -- An integrated analysis of sustainable human-water interactions in wetland ecosystems of Taihu Lake Basin, East China / D. Hu ... [and others] -- Ecological benefits of Italian polar afforestation in Wetland areas along the Yangtze River, Fanchang County of Anhui Province / Z.J. Xi, D. Hu and R.X. Wang -- Wetland conservation and management in the Philippines: where are we now? the case of seagrass and mangrove / M.D. Fortes -- Economic valuation of mangroves for improved usage and management in Thailand / C. Tingsabadh and S. Pongkijvorasin -- Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment: principles and practices / C. Polpasert -- Planting, selections and plant establishment in constructed wetlands in a tropical environment / M. Beharrell -- Nitrogen removal processes in constructed wetlands / C.C. Tanner -- Operation and maintenance for constructed wetlands / M. Beharrell -- Urban and highway runoff treatment by constructed wetlands / R.B.E. Shutes ... [and others] -- Wetland ecosystems for treatment of stormwater in an urban environment / J. Gan -- The application of constructed wetlands for water quality improvement in the Deep Bay Catchment of Hong Kong / M.W. Cha -- Use of a wetland system for treating Pb/Zn mine effluent: a case study in Southern China from 1984 to 2002 / Z.H. Ye, M.H. Wong and C.Y. Lan -- Wetland creation in Hong Kong / S.S.S. Lau.

Description based on print version record.

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'.