published_or_final_version / Electrical Engineering / Master / Master of Science in Engineering

published_or_final_version / Botany / Master / Master of Science

published_or_final_version / Applied Geosciences / Master / Master of Science

published_or_final_version / Applied Geosciences / Master / Master of Science

published_or_final_version / Physics / Master / Master of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Geography / Master / Master of Philosophy

by Ng Sai Leung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Bibliography: leaves [172]-[182] / ABSTRACT --- p.iii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.V / TABLE OF CONTENT --- p.vii / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.xii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.xiv / LIST OF PLATES --- p.xvii / LIST OF APPENDICES --- p.xviii / CHAPTER --- p.Page / Chapter I --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Objectives --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Significance --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4 --- Literature review --- p.5 / Chapter 1.5 --- Scope and approach of the study --- p.8 / Chapter II --- METHODOLOGY --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1 --- Conceptualization --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2 --- Soil characteristics / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Site selection --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Descriptions of soils for investigation --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3 --- Preliminary percolation test and soil preparation --- p.24 / Chapter 2.4 --- Column design --- p.25 / Chapter 2.5 --- Routine operation --- p.28 / Chapter 2.6 --- Sampling procedure --- p.29 / Chapter 2.7 --- Time schedule of the experiment --- p.30 / Chapter III --- ANALYTICAL METHODS --- p.31 / Chapter 3.1 --- Soil characteristics --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2 --- Soil leachate --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3 --- Continuous monitoring of the column system --- p.42 / Chapter 3.4 --- Manipulation and analysis of data --- p.43 / Chapter 3.5 --- Remarks --- p.44 / Chapter IV --- INITIAL STATE OF THE SYSTEM --- p.45 / Chapter 4.1 --- Slurry characteristics --- p.45 / Chapter 4.2 --- Soil matrix --- p.47 / Chapter 4.3 --- Blank soil leachate --- p.50 / Chapter 4.5 --- Summary --- p.51 / Chapter V --- HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE OF THE COLUMNS --- p.53 / Chapter 5.1 --- Hydraulic considerations of disposal design --- p.53 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Soil clogging phenomenon --- p.54 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Significance of soil clogging --- p.55 / Chapter 5.2 --- Morphology of clogging layer --- p.55 / Chapter 5.3 --- Infiltration regimes of the columns --- p.59 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Kostiakov infiltration model --- p.59 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Factors affecting infiltration regimes --- p.63 / Chapter 5.4 --- Practical recommendations --- p.65 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Recommended dosage rate --- p.65 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Time of failure --- p.66 / Chapter 5.4.3 --- Recovery of the system --- p.67 / Chapter 5.5 --- Summary --- p.68 / Chapter VI --- PURIFICATION EFFICIENCY OF THE SYSTEM --- p.70 / Chapter 6.1 --- PH --- p.70 / Chapter 6.2 --- Specific conductivity --- p.71 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Ion movement pattern --- p.74 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Ion movement mechanism --- p.77 / Chapter 6.3 --- E. coli --- p.78 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- E. coli removal pattern --- p.81 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- E. coli overview --- p.82 / Chapter 6.4 --- Carbon --- p.83 / Chapter 6.4.1 --- Carbon attenuation pattern --- p.84 / Chapter 6.4.2 --- Carbon transformation mechanisms --- p.93 / Chapter 6.5 --- Nitrogen --- p.95 / Chapter 6.5.1 --- Nitrogen attenuation --- p.96 / Chapter 6.5.2 --- Nitrogen transformation mechanisms --- p.103 / Chapter 6.6 --- Phosphorus --- p.106 / Chapter 6.7 --- Summary --- p.112 / Chapter VII --- CHEMICAL QUALITY OF SOIL LEACHATE --- p.113 / Chapter 7.1 --- Cluster analysis of leachate samples --- p.114 / Chapter 7.1.1 --- Clustering of soil leachate --- p.115 / Chapter 7.1.2 --- Implications --- p.118 / Chapter 7.2 --- Discriminant analysis of leachate samples --- p.119 / Chapter 7.2.1 --- Discriminant functions --- p.119 / Chapter 7.2.2 --- Scanning the misclassified samples --- p.123 / Chapter 7.3 --- Spatial and temporal changes of soil leachate --- p.124 / Chapter 7.5 --- Summary --- p.127 / Chapter VIII --- CONTROLLING FACTORS OF THE LEACHATE QUALITY --- p.128 / Chapter 8.1 --- Interrelationship of leachate chemical quality --- p.130 / Chapter 8.2 --- Analytical framework --- p.133 / Chapter 8.3 --- Evaluating the effect of system characteristics --- p.135 / Chapter 8.3.1 --- "Effects on ""degradation""" --- p.137 / Chapter 8.3.2 --- "Effects on ""soil retention""" --- p.138 / Chapter 8.3.3 --- "Effects on ""nitrification""" --- p.138 / Chapter 8.3.4 --- Overall effect --- p.139 / Chapter 8.4 --- Pattern of pollutant attenuation --- p.140 / Chapter 8.5 --- Relative performance of five soils and the effect of depth --- p.142 / Chapter 8.5.1 --- Relative purification efficiency of each soil --- p.143 / Chapter 8.5.2 --- The effect of soil depth on purification --- p.144 / Chapter 8.6 --- Evaluating the effect of slurry concentration --- p.146 / Chapter 8.7 --- Evaluating the effect of management practices --- p.148 / Chapter 8.7.1 --- Gravel washing --- p.148 / Chapter 8.7.2 --- Raking --- p.150 / Chapter 8.8 --- Summary --- p.151 / Chapter IX --- CHANGES OF SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES --- p.153 / Chapter 9.1 --- Soil reaction pH --- p.153 / Chapter 9.2 --- Soil electrical conductivity (SEC) --- p.156 / Chapter 9.3 --- Soil total organic carbon (TOC) --- p.158 / Chapter 9.4 --- Soil total nitrogen (TN) --- p.158 / Chapter 9.5 --- Soil total phosphorus (TP) --- p.162 / Chapter 9.6 --- Summary --- p.162 / Chapter X --- CONCLUSION --- p.165 / Chapter 10.1 --- General review of the performance of the columns --- p.165 / Chapter 10.2 --- Purification pathways and contaminant attenuation --- p.166 / Chapter 10.3 --- Factors affecting the purification --- p.167 / Chapter 10.4 --- Impacts of slurry application on the soil properties --- p.168 / Chapter 10.5 --- Practicability of soakaway and recommendations --- p.168 / Chapter 10.6 --- Suggestion and discussion --- p.169 / Chapter 10.6.1 --- Experimental design --- p.169 / Chapter 10.6.2 --- Operational improvement --- p.170 / Chapter 10.6.3 --- Statistical considerations --- p.171 / BIBLIOGRAPHY / APPENDICES

by Lawal Mohammed Marafa. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-234). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese.

Chan Wing Kan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 158-173). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.i / ABSTRACT (CHINESE) --- p.iii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iv / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vi / LIST OF TABLES --- p.ix / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.xi / LIST OF APPENDICES --- p.xiii / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- The Problems --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Conceptual Framework --- p.5 / Chapter 1.4 --- Objectives of the Study --- p.9 / Chapter 1.5 --- Significance and Scope of Study --- p.10 / Chapter 1.6 --- Organization of the Thesis --- p.11 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- STUDY AREAS --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1 --- Geographical Setting of Hong Kong --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Climate --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Geology --- p.15 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Soil --- p.16 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Vegetation --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2 --- Site Selection --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3 --- Site Description --- p.22 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Tai Mo Shan --- p.22 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Wu Kau Tang --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Tai Lam --- p.24 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- EFFECTS OF PARENT MATERIAL ON SOIL CHARACTERISTICS ON FIRE-AFFECTED SITES --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2 --- Methodology --- p.30 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Soil Sampling --- p.30 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Sample Preparation --- p.30 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Soil Texture --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Soil Reaction --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Total Exchangeable Acidity --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Organic Carbon --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2.7 --- Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2.8 --- Mineral Nitrogen (N03-N and NH4-N) --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2.9 --- Total Phosphorus --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2.10 --- Available Phosphorus (PO4-P) --- p.34 / Chapter 3.2.11 --- "Exchangeable Cations (K, Na, Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu, Fe and Mn)" --- p.34 / Chapter 3.3 --- Data Processing and Statistical Analysis --- p.34 / Chapter 3.4 --- Results and Discussion --- p.36 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Soil Texture --- p.36 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Soil Reaction --- p.38 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Total Exchangeable Acidity (TEA) --- p.42 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- Soil Organic Matter (SOM) --- p.44 / Chapter 3.4.5 --- Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) --- p.47 / Chapter 3.4.6 --- The Carbon: Nitrogen Ratio (C: N Ratio) --- p.49 / Chapter 3.4.7 --- Mineral Nitrogen --- p.51 / Chapter 3.4.8 --- Soil Total and Available Phosphorus --- p.55 / Chapter 3.4.9 --- Soil Exchangeable Cations --- p.59 / Chapter 3.4.10 --- Effective Cation Exchange Capacity and Base Saturation --- p.67 / Chapter 3.4.11 --- Soil Trace Elements --- p.71 / Chapter 3.5 --- Conclusion --- p.77 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- EFFECTS OF PARENT MATERIAL ON VEGETATION DEVELOPMENT ON FIRE-AFFECTED SITES --- p.81 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.81 / Chapter 4.2 --- Methodology --- p.87 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Field Survey --- p.87 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Nomenclature --- p.87 / Chapter 4.3 --- Statistical Analysis --- p.88 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Floristic Analysis and Indices --- p.88 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Ordination --- p.89 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Classification --- p.90 / Chapter 4.4 --- Results and Discussion --- p.92 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Overall Floristic Characteristics --- p.92 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- The Effects of Parent Materials on Vegetation Communities --- p.101 / Chapter 4.4.2.1 --- Floristic Characteristics of individual site --- p.101 / Chapter 4.4.2.2 --- Ecological Indices --- p.105 / Chapter 4.4.2.3 --- Ordination (Detrended Correspondence Analysis) --- p.108 / Chapter 4.4.2.4 --- Two Way Indicator Species Analysis (TWINSPAN) --- p.114 / Chapter 4.5 --- Conclusion --- p.125 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- INTEGRATED DISCUSSION --- p.128 / Chapter 5.1 --- Nature of Disturbance --- p.128 / Chapter 5.2 --- Site Characteristics --- p.134 / Chapter 5.3 --- Rate of Vegetation Regeneration --- p.136 / Chapter 5.4 --- Species Selection --- p.141 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- CONCLUSION --- p.150 / Chapter 6.1 --- Summary of Findings --- p.150 / Chapter 6.1.1 --- Soil Properties --- p.150 / Chapter 6.1.2 --- Vegetation Regeneration --- p.153 / Chapter 6.2 --- Limitation of the Study --- p.154 / Chapter 6.3 --- Suggestion for Future Study --- p.156 / REFERENCES --- p.158 / APPENDIX --- p.174

Kong Hoi-Yeung. / Thesis submitted in: November 2003. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 132-146). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Abstract (in Chinese) --- p.iv / Acknowledgement --- p.v / Table of contents --- p.vii / List of tables --- p.x / List of figures --- p.xi / List of plates --- p.xii / List of appendices --- p.xii / Chapter Chapter one --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Afforestation in Hong Kong --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Conceptual framework of the study --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4 --- Objectives of the study --- p.13 / Chapter 1.5 --- Scope and significance of the study --- p.14 / Chapter 1.6 --- Organization of the thesis --- p.15 / Chapter Chapter Two --- The Study Area / Chapter 2.1 --- Geographical setting of Hong Kong --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Climate --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Geology --- p.19 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Soils --- p.20 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Vegetation --- p.21 / Chapter 2.1.5 --- Characteristics of Lophostemon confertus --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2 --- Site selection --- p.24 / Chapter Chapter Three --- Stand Characteristics of Lophostemon confertus Plantations / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2 --- Methodology --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Sample plots design --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Tree density --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Tree growth parameters --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Data processing and statistical analysis --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results and discussion --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Tree density and mortality rate --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Growth performance of Lophostemon confertus --- p.39 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Growth rate of Lophostemon confertus in the plantations --- p.41 / Chapter 3.4 --- Conclusion --- p.44 / Chapter Chapter Four --- Soil Characteristics of Lophostemon confertus Plantations / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.47 / Chapter 4.2 --- Methodology --- p.51 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Soil sampling --- p.51 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Laboratory analysis --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Texture --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Soil pH --- p.53 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Organic carbon --- p.53 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) --- p.53 / Chapter 4.2.7 --- Carbon: Nitrogen ratio --- p.54 / Chapter 4.2.8 --- Mineral nitrogen (NH4-H and N03-N) --- p.54 / Chapter 4.2.9 --- Available phosphorus --- p.55 / Chapter 4.2.10 --- Exchangeable cations --- p.55 / Chapter 4.3 --- Data processing and statistical analysis --- p.55 / Chapter 4.4 --- Results and discussion --- p.56 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Soil texture --- p.56 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Effects of Lophostemon confertus plantations on reaction pH --- p.58 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- "Effects of Lophostemon confertus plantations on SOM, TKN and mineral nitrogen" --- p.59 / Chapter 4.4.4 --- Effects of Lophostemon confertus plantations on available P and exchangeable cations --- p.69 / Chapter 4.4.5 --- Effects of Lophostemon confertus plantations on nutrient status of the soils --- p.73 / Chapter 4.5 --- Conclusion --- p.79 / Chapter Chapter Five --- Understorey Vegetation of Lophostemon confertus Plantations / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.81 / Chapter 5.2 --- Methodology --- p.85 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Understorey plant sampling --- p.85 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Species identification and nomenclature --- p.86 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Plant growth parameters --- p.87 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Data processing and statistical analysis --- p.87 / Chapter 5.3 --- Results and discussion --- p.89 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Floristic composition of the Lophostemon confertus plantations --- p.89 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- "Species richness, diversity and woody abundance of the understorey" --- p.93 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Species composition and structure of understories --- p.99 / Chapter 5.3.4 --- Dynamics of species establishment in the understorey --- p.109 / Chapter 5.4 --- Conclusion --- p.112 / Chapter Chapter Six --- Conclusion / Chapter 6.1 --- Summary of findings --- p.114 / Chapter 6.2 --- Implications of the study --- p.118 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Ecological value of Lophostemon confertus plantations in Hong Kong --- p.118 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Rehabilitation of badland derived from granite --- p.124 / Chapter 6.2.3 --- Management of the existing plantations --- p.126 / Chapter 6.3 --- Limitations of the study --- p.129 / Chapter 6.4 --- Suggestions for future study --- p.130 / References --- p.132 / Appendices --- p.147