Choi Chi Yuen. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 146-159). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract / Acknowledgement / Contents / List of Figures / List of Tables / List of Plates / List of Appendices / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Landfilling --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Definition --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Waste decomposition process --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Major principles of landfill design --- p.7 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- General practices after the completion of landfill --- p.10 / Chapter 1.1.4.1 --- Surface capping --- p.10 / Chapter 1.1.4.2 --- Revegetation --- p.10 / Chapter 1.1.4.3 --- Post-closure management --- p.14 / Chapter 1.1.4.4 --- End use --- p.15 / Chapter 1.2 --- Post-closure landfill problems --- p.15 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Subsidence and soil compaction --- p.15 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Vegetation establishment --- p.16 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Soil quality and thickness --- p.17 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Adverse landfill factors --- p.22 / Chapter 1.3 --- Landfill ecology --- p.23 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Soil-plant ecosystem on completed landfills --- p.23 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Landfill soil fauna --- p.24 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Landfill soil microbes --- p.25 / Chapter 1.3.4 --- Ecosystem integral development --- p.26 / Chapter 1.4 --- Succession management --- p.28 / Chapter 1.5 --- Objectives of the study --- p.32 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Comparative Study of Landfills in Hong Kong / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.34 / Chapter 2.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.36 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Site selection --- p.36 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Soil characteristics --- p.39 / Chapter 2.2.2.1 --- Field measurement --- p.39 / Chapter 2.2.2.2 --- Soil sampling and laboratory analysis --- p.40 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Vegetation characteristics --- p.42 / Chapter 2.2.3.1 --- Coverage of trees and understorey vegetation --- p.42 / Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Coverage of individual plant species --- p.42 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Calculation of representative plant score --- p.42 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Statistical analyses --- p.44 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.44 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- General properties of the cover soil on completed landfills --- p.44 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Landfill categorization based on edaphic properties --- p.48 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Vegetation coverage on completed landfills --- p.55 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Vegetation characteristics on completed landfills --- p.59 / Chapter 2.4 --- Conclusions --- p.65 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Vegetation Performance on Selected Landfills / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.68 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.70 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Vegetation analysis --- p.70 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Vegetation descriptions --- p.71 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- General description of the vegetation --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Vegetation structure and diversity --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- The most successful and important plant species --- p.86 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Revegetation success --- p.91 / Chapter 3.4 --- Conclusions --- p.95 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Diversity and Population of Soil Invertebrates on Selected Landfills / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.99 / Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.100 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Diversities of soil and litter invertebrates --- p.100 / Chapter 4.2.1.1 --- Soil and litter sampling --- p.100 / Chapter 4.2.1.2 --- Soil animal extraction --- p.101 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Statistical analysis --- p.101 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.103 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- General description of the soil invertebrates --- p.103 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Dominant soil invertebrates --- p.107 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Soil macroarthropods --- p.109 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Other soil invertebrates --- p.112 / Chapter 4.3.5 --- General description of litter invertebrates and its implication --- p.113 / Chapter 4.3.6 --- Diversity of the soil and litter fauna and the ecosystem development --- p.117 / Chapter 4.4 --- Conclusions --- p.119 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Microbial Performance on Selected Landfills / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.121 / Chapter 5.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.123 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Soil sampling --- p.123 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Microbial analyses --- p.123 / Chapter 5.2.2.1 --- Plate-count methods for microbial abundance --- p.123 / Chapter 5.2.2.2 --- ATP bioluminescence assay for microbial biomass --- p.124 / Chapter 5.2.2.3 --- Dehydrogenase activity measurement for microbial activity --- p.125 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Soil analyses --- p.125 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Statistical analyses --- p.126 / Chapter 5.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.126 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- The effect of soil quality on microbial population --- p.126 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Relationship between the faunal and microbial populations --- p.128 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Microbial diversity of cover soil of the completed landfills --- p.131 / Chapter 5.3.4 --- Microbial biomass of cover soil of the completed landfills --- p.132 / Chapter 5.3.5 --- General microbial activity of cover soil of the completed landfills --- p.137 / Chapter 5.4 --- Conclusions --- p.137 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- General Conclusions --- p.141 / References --- p.146 / Appendices
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323259 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Contributors | Choi, Chi Yuen., 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, 196 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, 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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