Lui Mei-kam. / Thesis submitted in: December 1999. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 156-175). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Table of Contents --- p.v / List of Plates --- p.ix / List of Tables --- p.x / List of Figures --- p.xiii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Waste Management in Hong Kong --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Landfilling of Wastes --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Waste Degradation and Landfill By-Products --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4 --- Revegetation Problems on Post-Closure Landfills --- p.9 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Compact and shallow soil --- p.9 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Drought --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Nutrient deficiency --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4.4 --- Toxicity --- p.11 / Chapter 1.5 --- Ecosystem Development on Post-Closure Landfills --- p.11 / Chapter 1.6 --- Site Description --- p.13 / Chapter 1.7 --- Objectives --- p.20 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Chemical Properties of Cover Soil on the Pillar Point Valley Landfill / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Soil collection and analysis --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Statistical analysis --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Soil properties --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.1.1 --- Organic carbon --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.1.2 --- pH --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3.1.3 --- Electrical conductivity --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3.1.4 --- Nitrogen --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3.1.5 --- Phosphorus --- p.31 / Chapter 2.3.1.6 --- Potassium --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3.1.7 --- Cation contents --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Development of soils after revegetation --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Implications of soil property to vegetation development --- p.34 / Chapter 2.4 --- Conclusions --- p.36 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Vegetation Composition and Development on the Pillar Point Valley Landfill / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.37 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.38 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Vegetation cover --- p.38 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Floristic analysis --- p.39 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Statistical analysis --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2.3.1 --- "Diversity, evenness and similarity of sites" --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2.3.2 --- Association of species and of quadrats --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2.3.3 --- Classification of species --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Vegetation descriptions and analysis --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3.1.1 --- General vegetation cover --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3.1.2 --- Floristic composition --- p.46 / Chapter 3.3.1.3 --- Ecological indices between sites --- p.61 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Species distribution along soil properties --- p.64 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Ecological development on landfills --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.3.1 --- After hydroseeding --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.3.2 --- After tree planting --- p.74 / Chapter 3.4 --- Conclusions --- p.76 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Seed Bank Composition and Development on the Pillar Point Valley Landfill / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.78 / Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.79 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Seed collection --- p.79 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Seed germination --- p.80 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Statistical analysis --- p.81 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.81 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Seed bank composition and analysis --- p.81 / Chapter 4.3.1.1 --- Seed bank composition --- p.81 / Chapter 4.3.1.2 --- Ecological indices between sites --- p.94 / Chapter 4.3.1.3 --- Similarity between seed banks and standing crops --- p.96 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Seed characteristics on the four sites --- p.100 / Chapter 4.3.2.1 --- Grasslands --- p.100 / Chapter 4.3.2.2 --- Woodlands --- p.102 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Ecological development on landfills --- p.103 / Chapter 4.3.3.1 --- After hydroseeding --- p.103 / Chapter 4.3.3.2 --- After tree planting --- p.109 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Performance of planted trees --- p.113 / Chapter 4.4 --- Conclusions --- p.115 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Ecophysiological Studies on Three Selected Tree Species on the Pillar Point Valley Landfill / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.117 / Chapter 5.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.120 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Field measurements --- p.120 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Statistical analysis --- p.121 / Chapter 5.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.121 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Soil factors --- p.121 / Chapter 5.3.1.1 --- Soil moisture content --- p.121 / Chapter 5.3.1.2 --- Soil gas composition --- p.123 / Chapter 5.3.2. --- Ecophysiological expressions --- p.129 / Chapter 5.3.2.1 --- Fv/Fm --- p.129 / Chapter 5.3.2.2 --- Stomatal conductance --- p.134 / Chapter 5.3.2.3 --- Transpiration --- p.139 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Implications of ecophysiological studies --- p.146 / Chapter 5.4 --- Conclusions --- p.149 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- General Conclusions --- p.150 / References --- p.156
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323168 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Contributors | Lui, Mei-kam., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Graduate Board on Environmental Science. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xiv, 175 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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