Ho So Man. / Thesis submitted in: July 2005. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-148). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.i / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.v / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.x / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.xii / LIST OF PLATES --- p.xiii / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- LANDFILLING --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Waste degradation and the by-products --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Restoration works on closed landfills --- p.5 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Afteruses of closed landfills --- p.10 / Chapter 1.2 --- REVEGETATION ON CLOSED LANDFILLS - COMMON PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3 --- SOIL DEVELOPMENT ON DEGRADED LANDS --- p.12 / Chapter 1.4 --- NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY OF PLANTS ON CLOSED LANDFILLS --- p.14 / Chapter 1.5 --- ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ON CLOSED LANDFILLS --- p.16 / Chapter 1.6 --- STUDY SITES --- p.17 / Chapter 1.6.1 --- Climate and weather --- p.17 / Chapter 1.6.2 --- Site description --- p.19 / Chapter 1.6.3 --- Vegetation composition --- p.24 / Chapter 1.7 --- OBJECTIVES AND SIGNIFICANCES OF STUDY --- p.30 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- PROPERTIES OF COVER SOIL ON CLOSED LANDFILLS .… --- p.33 / Chapter 2.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.33 / Chapter 2.2 --- MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.35 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Field measurement and sample collection --- p.35 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Soil analysis --- p.36 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Statistical analysis --- p.37 / Chapter 2.3 --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION --- p.38 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Landfill gas --- p.38 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Soil texture --- p.39 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Bulk density --- p.41 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- pH --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- Electrical conductivity --- p.43 / Chapter 2.3.6 --- Organic carbon --- p.44 / Chapter 2.3.7 --- Nitrogen --- p.46 / Chapter 2.3.8 --- Phosphorus --- p.48 / Chapter 2.3.9 --- "Potassium, calcium and magnesium" --- p.50 / Chapter 2.3.10 --- Soil development on degraded land --- p.52 / Chapter 2.4 --- CONCLUSION --- p.54 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- LITTERFALL AND THROUGHFALL ON CLOSED LANDFILLS / Chapter 3.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.55 / Chapter 3.2 --- MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.57 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Collection of throughfall and bulk precipitation --- p.57 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Collection of litterfall --- p.58 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Chemical analysis --- p.58 / Chapter 3.2.3.1 --- Bulk precipitation and throughfall --- p.58 / Chapter 3.2.3.2 --- Litter --- p.59 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Statistical analysis --- p.59 / Chapter 3.3 --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION --- p.60 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Bulk precipitation and throughfall --- p.60 / Chapter 3.3.1.1 --- Temporal variation of nutrient deposition --- p.60 / Chapter 3.3.1.2 --- Between site differences in nutrient flux --- p.69 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Litter production --- p.77 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Nutrient flux in woodland --- p.84 / Chapter 3.4 --- CONCLUSION --- p.88 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- LITTER DECOMPOSITION STUDY ON CLOSED LANDFILL --- p.89 / Chapter 4.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.89 / Chapter 4.2 --- MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.90 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Collection of litter --- p.90 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Preparation of litterbag --- p.91 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Chemical analysis --- p.91 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Statistical analysis --- p.92 / Chapter 4.3 --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION --- p.92 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Initial litter quality --- p.92 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Litter dry weight loss --- p.95 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Changes in litter composition --- p.99 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Nutrient dynamic of decomposing litter --- p.105 / Chapter 4.3.5 --- Litterfall and litter decomposition --- p.108 / Chapter 4.4 --- CONCLUSION --- p.110 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- NITROGEN MINERALIZATION ON CLOSED --- p.111 / Chapter 5.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.111 / Chapter 5.2 --- MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.113 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Soil sampling and incubation --- p.113 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Chemical analysis --- p.114 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- "Calculation for nitrogen mineralization, plant uptake and leaching loss" --- p.114 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Statistical analysis --- p.115 / Chapter 5.3 --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION --- p.116 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- "Net ammonification, nitrification and nitrogen mineralization." --- p.116 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Leaching loss of mineral nitrogen --- p.126 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Plant uptake of mineral nitrogen --- p.128 / Chapter 5.4 --- CONCLUSION --- p.129 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- GENERAL CONCLUSIONS --- p.131 / REFERENCES --- p.135
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325523 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Contributors | Ho, So Man., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xiii, 148 leaves : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 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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