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The urban geology of Hong Kong
No full textpublished_or_final_versionPreface vContributors xiThe role of the geological model in the urban development of Hong Kong C.J.N. Fletcher, S.D.G. Campbell, P.A. Kirk, S. Parry, R.J. Sewell, X.C. Li, K.W. Lai and Y.S. Liu Fletcher, C. J. N. Campbell, S. D. G. Kirk, P. A. Sewell, R. J. Li, X. C. Lai, K. W. Liu, Y. S. 1The contribution of geology to the engineering of Hong Kong International Airport Pinches, G. Tosen, R. Thompson, J. 21Anticipating geotechnical problems S. Hencher and G. Daughton Hencher, S. Daughton, G. 43Managing ground risks C.M. Tse Tse, C. M. 63Scarp morphology and development associated with a large compound retrogressive landslide at Lai Ping Road, Hong Kong N.P. Koor, S.D.G. Campbell, H.W. Sun and K.K.S. Ho Koor, N. P. Campbell, S. D. G. Sun, H. W. Ho, K. K. S. 77Adverse ground conditions at Tung Chung New Town P.A. Kirk Kirk, P. A. 89Engineering geological and geomorphological aspects of the Western Foothills, Tuen Mun G.R. Taylor Taylor, G. R. 99Natural geochemistry and contamination of marine sediments in Hong Kong P.G.D. Whiteside Whiteside, P. G. D. 109The origin and variability of suspended sediment in Hong Kong's marine waters S. Parry Parry, S. 123Quarrying in Hong Kong: current and future situation T.S.K. Lam and K.L. Siu Lam, T. S. K. Siu, K. L. 141Weathering profile development over volcanic rocks in the Tuen Mun Valley, Hong Kong R.B. Owen and R. Shaw Owen, R. B. Shaw, R. 153Archaeology and geology in Hong Kong's development urban environment P. Rumball Rogers Rogers, P. Rumball 171Magnetic survey of the offshore areas of Hong Kong: results, interpretation and significance C.J.N. Fletcher, F.A. Collar and M.W.C. Lai Fletcher, C. J. N. Collar, F. A. Lai, M. W. C. 179Geophysical and radiometric properties of weathered saprolites in Hong Kong L.S. Chan and M.Q. Chen Chan, L. S. Chen, M. Q. 189Towards sustainable coastal development in Hong Kong W.W.S. Yim Yim, W. W. S. 20
The Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China III : proceedings of the Third International Workshop on the Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China, Hong Kong, 13 April - 1 May 1992
No full textThis is a collection of 22 papers presented at the Third International Workshop on the Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China held at the Swire Marine Laboratory on 13 April to 1 May 1992. The topics cover taxonomy, anatomy, behaviour and ecologypublished_or_final_versionIntrodcution / Morton, Brian pixAcknowledgements / Morton, Brian pxiiiParticipants pxvTaxonomyAnatomyBehaviourEcologyThe Polyplacophora of Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong / Bullock, R.C. p3Bivalve molluscs from the southeastern waters of Hong Kong / Scott, Paul H. p55A revision of the crassispirine gastropods from Hong Kong (Gastropoda: Turridae) / Taylor, John D. p101Sublittoral Notaspidea and Nudibranchia (Opisthobranchia) from southern Hong Kong, with a description of a new species / Jensen, Kathe R. p117Shallow-water octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from Hong Kong's territorial waters / Norman, M.D. p141Anatomy of Scutus sinensis (Blainville)(Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) from Hong Kong / Jensen, Kathe R. p163Foregut anatomy of the larger species of Turrinae, Clavatulinae and Crassispirinae (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from Hong Kong / Taylor, John D. p185The anatomy and relationships of Finella and Scaliola (Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea: Scaliolidae) / Ponder, W.F. p215The anatomy and relationships of three species of vitrinelliform gastropods (Caenogastropoda: Rissooidea) from Hong Kong / Ponder, W.F. p243Further observations on the egg capsules and reproduction of some marine prosobranch molluscs from Hong Kong / Knudsen, J. p283Prey preference and method of attack by Rapana bezoar (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Hong Kong / Morton, Brian p309Feeding behaviour and activity of the scavenging gastropod Nassarius festivus (Powys) / Cheung, S.G. p327Molluscivory by the asteroid Coscinasterias acutispina (Stimpson) / Harper, Elizabeth p339Food choice, detection, time spent feeding, consumption and the effects of starvation on a subtidal scavenger Nassarius siquijorensis (Gastropoda: Nassariidae), from Hong Kong / Liu, J.H. p357Grazing by high-shore littorinids on a moderately exposed tropical rocky shore / Williams, Gray A. p379Predation impacts on the population structure of infaunal bivalves from Lobster Bay, Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong / Cha, M.W. p391The biology of Isognomon legumen (Gmelin, 1791)(Bivalvia : Pterioida) at Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong, with special reference to predation by muricids / Harper, Elizabeth p405Spatial variation in the molluscan fauna associated with Septifer virgatus (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) at Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong / Seed, R. p427Tidal microgrowth bands in the shell of the intertidal limpet, Cellana toreuma (Reeve, 1855), from the shores of Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong / Richardson, C.A. p445The invertebrate community of subtidal sand habitats at Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong, with an emphasis on molluscs / Wells, Fred E. p467Sublittoral benthic gastropods from the southern waters of Hong Kong / Taylor, John D. p479Hydrology and the distribution of Pteropoda in the southern waters of Hong Kong / Chan, A.L.C. p49
Southern Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in Hong Kong have low vitamin D levels
No full textBACKGROUND: Vitamin D insufficiency has been linked to pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. This study aimed to measure serum 25(OH)D level in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Hong Kong and to evaluate association between serum 25(OH)D level and disease activity. METHODS: Serum 25(OH)D level was measured by radioimmunoassay in SLE patients and healthy controls. Lupus disease activity was determined by SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI), serum anti-dsDNA antibody, C3 and C4 levels. RESULTS: Fifty-two SLE patients with mean ± standard deviation disease duration of 15.5±8.6 years were recruited. Five patients had active lupus disease. Five (9.6%) patients had serum 25(OH)D levels <30 nmol/L. Serum 25(OH)D level was significantly lower in SLE patients compared to age- and sex-matched controls (n=52) [45.5±12.3 vs 51.1±12.6 nmol/L, P=0.02]. Serum 25(OH)D levels were not found to be related to SLEDAI, elevated anti-dsDNA antibody, low C3 or C4 levels or medications. One vitamin D insufficient patient had low serum albumin-corrected calcium. Serum 25(OH)D levels were found to correlate negatively with estimated glomerular filtration rate (r= –0.30, P=0.03) but was not different between patients who had normal and impaired renal function (P=0.38). CONCLUSION: SLE patients in Hong Kong were found to have low serum 25(OH)D level despite its subtropical location.published_or_final_versionThe 15th Medical Research Conference (15th MRC), Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 16 January 2010. In Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2010, v. 16 n. 1, suppl. 1, p. 47, abstract no. 7
Hong Kong commercial law : current issues and developments
No full textThis book focuses on current issues and developments in eight areas of commercial law: patents, credit card fraud, transnational insolvency, the oversubscription of initial public offerings, the disqualification of company directors, the protection of company creditors, cross- border taxation, and unit trusts. A primary theme of most chapters is the impact of recent and ongoing commercial law reform. Many of the authors discuss recent amendments to Hong Kong's commercial law and proposals of the Law Reform Commission or other bodies. The authors also make their own proposals for improving Hong Kong's legislation and case lawpublished_or_final_versionForeword / Sherrin, Christopher pviiPreface / Booth, Charles D. pixContributors pxiTable of cases pxvTable of legislation pxxiiiIndex p223Ch.One A patent system for Hong Kong / Wheare, Henry J.H. p5Ch.Two Credit card fraud / Grossman, Clive p31Ch.Three Transnational insolvency law / Booth, Charles D. p55Ch.Four Oversubscription of initial public offerings: success or failure? an analysis of directors' duties when issuing shares / Tokley, I.A. p103Ch.Five Disqualification of company directors / Hague, Caroline p125Ch.Six Legal dysfuncationlism: Hong Kong company law in the 1990s / Carver, Anne p155Ch.Seven Tax aspects of cross-border trade and investment / Vanderwolk, Jefferson P. p181Ch.Eight Asset protection? estate planning? (unit) trust me / Halkyard, Andrew J. p203Introduction / Booth, Charles D. p
Vitamin binding protein, 25-hydroxyvitamin D and bioavailable vitamin D status in the Hong Kong Chinese population
No full textINTRODUCTION: The association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases is controversial. Recently, racial differences in bone mineral density between white and black Americans were explained by the levels of bioavailable vitamin D, which suggested that it might be a better marker of vitamin D status than 25(OH)D. We aimed to investigate if bioavailable vitamin D was a better vitamin D marker than 25(OH)D in the Hong Kong Chinese population. METHODS: Serum 25(OH)D and vitamin D binding protein (DBP) levels were measured in 2674 participants (592 men, 2082 women; mean [± standard deviation] age, 49.2 ± 16.2 years) in the Hong Kong Osteoporosis Study. The levels of free and bioavailable vitamin D were calculated using the equation developed by Vermeulen et al. Their associations with serum calcium, phosphorus, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentrations were evaluated using ANCOVA with adjustment for age and sex. RESULTS: The mean levels of 25(OH)D and DBP were 50.3 nmol/L ± 13.7 nmol/L and 178.8 µg/mL ± 74.0 µg/mL, respectively, and calculated free and bioavailable vitamin D levels were 8.79 pg/mL ± 4.23 pg/mL and 3.50 ng/mL ± 1.67 ng/mL, respectively. Serum 25(OH)D level was significantly associated with serum calcium, phosphorus, and PTH levels (P < 0.05). In contrast, bioavailable vitamin D levels were only associated with serum calcium, while free vitamin D levels were only associated with serum phosphorus. CONCLUSION: Bioavailable vitamin D and free vitamin D correlate less well with mineral metabolism markers than 25(OH)D in the Hong Kong Chinese population. Whether genetic variations affecting 25(OH)D and DBP play a role in the association remains to be determined
The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China II : proceedings of the second International Marine Biological Workshop : the Marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China, Hong Kong, 2-24 April, 1986
No full textA three volume work of the proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop on the Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern Chinapublished_or_final_versionIntroduction pxiAcknowledgements / Morton, Brian pxvList of participants pxviiPostscript pxxviiiv.1 Pollution and the sub-tropical inshore hydrographic environmental of Hong Kong / Morton, Brian p3v.1 The macrobenthic nemertean fauna of Hong Kong / Gibson, Ray p33v.1 Philophthalmid larval trematodes from Hong Kong and the coast of South China / Tang, Chong-ti p213v.1 Further studies on some cercariae of molluscs collected from the shores of Hong Kong / Tang, Chong-ti p233v.1 Marine oligochaeta of Hong Kong / Erseus, Christer p259v.1 The poecilochaetidae and trochochaetidae (annelida: polychaeta) of Hong Kong / Mackie, Andrew S.Y. / Mackie, Andrew s.Y. p337v.1 Prionospio saccifera SP.NOV. (polychaeta: spiondiae) from Hong Kong and the Red Sea with a redescription of prionospio ehlersi fauvel, 1928 / Mackie, Andrew S.Y. p363v.1 Terebellidae (polychaeta) from the Hong Kong region / Hutchings, P.A. p377v.1 A new species of noetiella (bivalvia: arcacea) from Hong Kong / Oliver, P. Graham p413v.1 Three new species of ascoglossa (mollusca, opisthobranchia) from Hong Kong, and a description of the internal anatonmy of costasiella pallida jensen, 1985 / Jensen, Kathe R. p419v.1 Two new species of opisthobranchia from Hong Kong / Lin, Guangyu p433v.1 The microgastropods of Hong Kong mangroves / Tong, Lily K.Y. p437v.2 Marine gammaridean amphipoda (crustacea) from Hong Kong I. The family corophiidae, genus corophium / Hirayama, Akira p449v.2 Marine gammaridean amphipoda (crustacea) from Hong Kong II. The family dexaminidae / Hirayama, Akira p487v.2 Preliminary notes on a collection of amphipoda from Hong Kong / Moore, P.G. p503v.2 A new species of misophria (copepoda: misophrioida) from Hong Kong / Boxshall, Geoffrey A. p515v.2 Siphonostome copepods associated with sponges from Hong Kong / Boxshall, Geoffrey A. p523v.2 New records of isopod crustaceans (flabellifera) from Hong Kong / Bruce, Neil L. p549v.2 Further notes on the isopoda bopyridae of Hong Kong / Markham, John C. p555v.2 A new barnacle record from Hong Kong / Rainbow, P.S. p567v.2 Redescriptions of five Hong Kong carideans first described by William Stimpson, 1860 / Bruce, A.J. p569v.2 Additions to the marine shrimp fauna of Hong Kong / Bruce, A.J. p611v.2 Hong Kong pinnotheridae: pinnotherinae (crustacea: decapoda) / Pregenzer, C. p649v.2 Halacaridae (acari) of Hong Kong / Bartsch, Ilse p661v.2 Mites (arachnida: acari) from the coast of Hong Kong / Luxton, Malcolm p667v.2 Intertidal gobies (pisces: gobiidae) from Hong Kong / Lam, C. p673v.2 Hong Kong mudskippers (Pisces: periophthalmidae) / Lam, C. p691v.2 Preliminary observations of lignicolous marine fungi from mangroves in Hong Kong / Vrijmoed, L.L.P. p701v.2 A survey of marine algae from the eastern and southern coastal waters of Hong Kong, with particular reference to coral-associated taxa / Skene, A. p707v.2 The intensity and consequences of herbivory on Kandelia candel (L.) druce leaves at the Mai Po Marshes, Hong Kong / Lee, S.Y. p717v.2 The food of chiromanthes bidens (De Haan, 1835) and C. maipoensis (soh, 1978)(decapoda: sesarminae) in Hong Kong mangroves / Poovachiranon, Sombat p727v.2 The bryozoan foulers of Hong Kong and neighbouring waters / Huang, Zongguo p737v.2 The distribution and population structure of cirripede foulers in Hong Kong / Liu, Jianhua p767v.2 Distribution of marine invertebrates in a Hong Kong mangrove, with emphasis on molluscs / Wells, Fred E. p783v.2 Does competition determine the vertical zonation of high-intertidal littorinidae (gastropoda) in Hong Kong? / Dudgeon, David p795v.2 The intertidal crevice fauna of Tolo Channel and Harbour, New Territories, Hong Kong / Britton, Joseph C. p803v.2 Field observations of prey selection by the muricid gastropods thais clavigera and morula musiva feeding upon the intertidal oyster saccostrea cucullata / Taylor, John D. p837v.2 Trawl surveys of sublittoral gastropods in Tolo Channel and Mirs Bay; a record of change from 1976-1986 / Taylor, John D. / Taylor, John D. / Shin, Paul K.S. p857v.2 Benthic invertebrate communities in Tolo Harbour and Mirs Bay: a review / Shin, Paul K.S. p883v.2 Benthic ichthyofauna of Tolo Harbour and the entrance to Tolo Channel, Mirs Bay / Lam, C. p899v.2 Further observations on the feeding biology of luidia SPP. in Hong Kong / Chiu, S.T. p907v.2 The distribution and population structure of portunidae (crustacea: decapoda) in Tolo Harbour, Tolo Channel and Birs Bay, Hong Kong / Cheung, S.G. p935v.3 Reproductive characteristics of some cirripedia in Hong Kong waters / Cai, Ruxing p945v.3 Feeding behaviour of some Hong Kong ascoglossa (mollusca: opisthobranchia) / Jensen, Kathe R. p961v.3 The feeding and prey capture mechanism of turricula nelliae spurius (hedley)(gastropoda: turridae) / Miller, John A. p979v.3 Predator-prey relationships between the swimming crab thalamita danae stimpson (decapoda: portunidae) and the musels perna viridis (L.) and brachidontes variabilis (krauss) / Seed, Raymond p993v.3 Observations on the life habits of estellacar galactodes benson (bivalvia: arcacea) in Hong Kong / Oliver, P. Graham p1015v.3 Hong Kong intertidal isopods (isopoda: oniscidea), with notes on the feeding and reproduction of armadilloniscus litoralis budde-lund, 1885 / Ma, Herbert H.T. p1023v.3 Notes on the diet of the asteroid astropecten polyacanthus (Muller and Troschel, 1842) in Hong Kong / Chiu, S.T. p1033v.3 Respiratory adaptations and survival of three high- intertidal littorinids (gastropoda) from Hong Kong rocky shores / Yipp, May W. p1041v.3 The biology and functional morphology of corbula crassa (bivalvia: corbulidae) with special reference to shell structure and formation / Morton, Brian p1055v.3 Functional morphology and systematics of the genus didimacar (bivalvia: arcacea: noetiidae) / Oliver, P. Graham p1075v.3 Morphology, occlusive geometry and mechanical advantage in the chelae of thalamita danae stimpson and T.crenata (latreille)(decapoda: portunidae) from Hong Kong / Seed, Raymond p1095v.3 The salinity tolerances of four species of bivalves from a Hong Kong mangrove / Morton, Brian p1115v.3 Thermal tolerance, evaporative water loss and behaviour during prolonged emergence in the high zoned mangrove gastropod cerithidea ornata: evidence for atmospheric water uptake / McMahon, Robert F. p1123v.3 Upper thermal limit of nine intertidal gastropod species from a Hong Kong rocky shore in relation to vertical distribution and desiccation associated with evaporative cooling / Cleland, John D. p1141v.3 The relationship between vertical distribution, evaporative water loss rate, behaviour, and some morphometric parameters in four species of rocky intertidal gastropods from Hong Kong / Britton, Joseph C. p1153v.3 Oxygen pulse fluctuations in thalamita picta (stimpson) exposed to progressive hypoxia / Depledge, M.H. p1173v.3 Heart reate as an indicator of thermal stress in gaetice depressus (De Haan) and chiromanthes bidens (De Haan) / Depledge, M.H. p1183v.3 The physiological ecology of the intertidal holothurian polycheira rufescens / Cleland, John D. p1191v.3 Tolo revisited: a resurvey of the corals in Tolo Harbour and Channel 6 years and half a million people later / Scott, P.J.B. p1203v.3 Trace metal concentrations in a Hong Kong penaeid prawn, metapenaeopsis palmensis (haswell) / Rainbow, P.S. p1221v.3 Organochlorines in green-lipped mussels (perna viridis) from Hong Kong coastal waters / Phillips, David J.H. p1229v.3 Barnacles and mussels as monitors of trace metal bio-availability in Hong Kong waters / Chan, H.M. p123
The malacofauna of Hong Kong and southern China II : proceedings of the Second International Workshop on the Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China, Hong Kong, 6-24 April 1983
No full textA collection of papers presented to the Second International Workshop which reports the most recent research findings on the molluscan fauna of Hong Kong and Southern Chinapublished_or_final_versionv.1 Introduction p1v.1 Acknowledgements / Morton, Brian p4v.1 List of participants p6v.1.Taxonomyv.1.Morphologyv.2.Ecologyv.2.Physiologyv.2.Behaviourv.1 Species of Donax from Hong Kong: morphology, distribution, behaviour and metabolism / Ansell, Alan D. p19v.1 The Hong Kong Mytilidae / Lee, S.Y. p49v.1 Annotated checklist of Hong Kong Ascoglossa (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia), with descriptions of four new species / Jensen, Kathe R. p77v.1 A preliminary survey of the Cephalaspidea (Opisthobranchia) of Hong Kong and adjacent waters / Lin, Guang-yu p109v.1 A new species of Ovulidae from Hong Kong / Qi, Zhong -yan p125v.1 The vermetid gastropods of Hong Kong / Hughes, Roger N. p127v.1 The potamididae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Hong Kong, with an examination of habitat segregation in a small managrove system / Wells, Fred E. p139v.1 The Hong Kong Caecidae / Hughes, Helen P.I. p155v.1 The anterior alimentary system and diet of Turricula nelliae spurius (Gastropoda: Turridae) / Taylor, John D. p175v.1 A pallial boring gland in Barnea manilensis (Bivalvia: Pholadidae)? / Morton, Brian p191v.1 Interspecific relationships between morphometric parameters and the vertical distribution patterns of seven species of turbinate gastropods on mangrove trees in Hong Kong / McMahon, Robert F. p199v.1 Comparative morphology and ecology of free-living suspension-feeding gastropods from Hong Kong / Hickman, Carole S. p217v.1 The radula teeth of Hong Kong Caecidae / Hughes, Helen P.I. p235v.1 The anatomy of the organs of reproduction of Crepidula walshi (Mollusca: Gastropoda) / Yipp, May W. p243v.1 Karyological studies of Neritidae (Streptoneura: Archaeogastropoda).1.Chromosomes of five species from Hong Kong, with special reference to the sex chromosomes / Nakamura, Hiroshi K. p257v.1 Notes on the biology of the cockle Fulvia hungerfordi (Sowerby) / Reid, R.G.B. p275v.1 A comparative study of two species of Striarciinae from Hong Kong with comments on specific and generic characteristics / Oliver, P. Graham p283v.1 Isognomon: life in two dimensions / Reid, R.G.B. p311v.1 Aspects of the biology and functional morphology of Irus irus (Bivalvia: Veneridae: Tapetinae) with a comparison of Bassina calophylla (Chioninae) / Morton, Brian p321v.1 Studies on the internal structure and function of the stomachs of bivalve molluscs: stomach types III, IV and V / Purchon, R.D. p337v.2 Mollusc predation by Luidia spp. (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in Tolo Harbour and Channel, Hong Kong / Chiu, S.T. p365v.2 Breeding of Thais clavigera (Kuster) and predation of its eggs by Cronia margariticola (Broderip) / Abe, Naoya p381v.2 A survey of Biomphalaria straminea (Dunker, 1848)(Planorbidae) for trematode infection, with a report on larval flukes from other gastropoda in Hong Kong / Tang, Chong-ti p393v.2 A note on the distribution of Biomphalaria straminea (Pulmonata: Planorbidae) in Hong Kong / Liu, Yue- ying p409v.2 A boulder shore gastropod fauna in Hong Kong / Takenouchi, Koichi p413v.2 Some aspects of the ecology of Pinna atropurpurea Sowerby (Bivalvia: Pinnidae), with a note on the commensal pontoniine shrimp Anchistus custos (Forskal) / Wu, R.S.S. p421v.2 A preliminary survey of Corbicula fluminea (Muller)(Bivalvia: Corbiculacea) from flooded furrows in the New Territories, Hong Kong / Sang, Qi p433v.2 A trawl survey of the subtidal Mollusca of Tolo Harbour and Mirs Bay, Hong Kong / Shin, P.K.S. p439v.2 The ground dwelling molluscan faunas of mangrove swamps in Hong Kong and Xiamen / Li, Fu-xie p449v.2 Distribution of the family littorinidae (Gastropoda) on Hong Kong rocky shores / Ohagaki, Shun-ichi p457v.2 The distribution and population structure of Perna Viridis (Bivalvia: Mytilacea) in Hong Kong waters / Huang, Z.G. p465v.2 Faecal coliform contamination of intertidal bivalves from Hong Kong / Ni, Chun-zi p473v.2 Ecology, ontogeny and reproductive biology of Sinotaia quadrata, a viviparid prosobranch, with special reference to the costs of brooding / Calow, P. p479v.2 The diets of Hong Kong freshwater gastropods / Dudgeon, David p491v.2 Some unusual renal characteristics of the bivalves Pteria penguin, Spondylus nicobaricus and Spondylus barbatus / Reid, R.G.B. p513v.2 Upper thermal tolerance limits for three species of cobble shore bivalves in Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong, with notes on population structure and distribution on the shore / Britton, Joseph C. p519v.2 Aspects of the ecophysiology of Asaphis dichotoma (Anton)(Bivalvia) / Depledge, M.H. p529v.2 Physiological responses of the Indo-Pacific mangrove bivalve, Geloina erosa (Solander, 1786), to aerial exposure / Depledge, M.H. p543v.2 Aquatic ventilation movements in the limpet, Cellana toreuma and their relationship to respiration / Daniel, M.J. p553v.2 The relationship between vertical distribution, thermal tolerance, evaporative water loss rate, and behaviour on emergence in six species of mangrove gastropods from Hong Kong / McMahon, Robert F. p563v.2 Diel changes in the floating behaviour of Biomphalaria straminea (Dunker, 1848)(Pulmonata: Planorbidae) in the laboratory / Bao, Cheng-ying p585v.2 Freshwater gastropod foraging strategies: interspecific comparisons / Dudgeon, David p591v.2 The effects of feeding and starvation on the foraging strategies of three freshwater pulmonate species / Dudgeon, David p601v.2 Tidal rhythms of Littorina melanostoma and L.scabra in a Hong Kong mangal / Yipp, May W. p613v.2 Notes on the feeding behaviour of Tonna zonatum (Tonnidae) and Phalium bisulcatum (Cassidae)(Tonnacea) / Hughes, Roger N. p623v.2 Feeding in Gymnodoris inornata (Bergh) and Gymnodoris alba (Bergh)(Opisthobranchia) / Hughes, Helen P.I. p627v.2 Aspects of naticid predation in Hong Kong with special reference to the defensive adaptations of Bassina (Callanaitis) calophylla (Bivalvia) / Ansell, Alan D. p635v.2 Prey selection and feeding behaviour of Octopus membranaceus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832) / Lam, V.W.W. p66
Asian urbanization : a Hong Kong case-book
No full textpublished_or_final_versionPlatesTablesFiguresAcknowledgementsIntroduction / Dwyer, D.J. p1List of discussants p182Appendix: Report of the discussions / Dwyer, D.J. p183Index p1951 Hong Kong: the form and significance of a high- density urban development / Prescott, Jon A. p112 Some legal aspects of urbanization in Hong Kong / Evans, D.M.E. p203 Housing provision in Hong Kong / Dwyer, D.J. p334 The development of new towns / Wigglesworth, J.M. p485 The delineation of blighted areas in urban Hong Kong / Pryor, E.G. p706 The Aplichau Squatter area: a case study / Wong, Luke S.K. p897 Some aspects of the Hong Kong resettlement programme / Bishop, P. p1118 Problems of the small industrial unit / Dwyer, D.J. p1239 The growth of public passenger transport / Leung, C.K. p13710 / Leung, C.K. p15511 The hinterlands of towns in the New Territories / Drakakis-Smith, D.W. p16
The Marine biology of the South China Sea : proceedings of the First International Conference on the Marine Biology of Hong Kong and the South China Sea, Hong Kong 28 October - 3 November 1990
No full textThis is a collection of about 50 papers presented at the First International Conference on the Marine Biology of Hong Kong and South China Sea held at the University of Hong Kong in October 1990. The topics covered are fisheries (including mariculture), conservation, pollution, marine fouling and ecologypublished_or_final_versionv.1 Introduction pxiv.1 Acknowledgements / Morton, Brian pxivv.1 List of participants pxvv.1 Conference programme pxxiv.1 Taxonomic sufficiency and the role of systematics in marine invertebrate studies with special reference to Hong Kong / Oliver, P. Graham p3v.1 Farming of marine algae in China with special reference to the northern South China Sea / Tseng, C.K. p39v.1 The species composition of penaeid prawns and caridean shrimps in a gei wai at the Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong / Leung, S.F. p65v.1 Ecological characteristics of the fish fauna of the South China Sea / Wang, Cunxin p77v.1 Fouling organisms at Daya Bay nuclear power station, China / Huang, Z.G. p121v.1 Biofouling of ships in Daya Bay, China / Yan, S.K. p131v.1 A preliminary investigation of marine fungi in the South China Sea / Vrijmoed, L.L.P. p137v.1 Choanoflagellates as fouling organisms / Jackson, Seamus M. p145v.1 Biofouling of Deep Bay buoys / Huang, Z.G. p153v.1 An ecological study of fouling organisms in Beihai Harbour, Beibu Bay, China / Wang, J.J. p167v.1 Research upon and conservation of corals and coral reefs in China / Zou, Renlin p183v.1 Science and the management of mangroves in Asia and the Pacific / Field, C.D. p193v.1 Invertebrate species new to science recorded from the Mai Po Marshes, Hong Kong / Lee, S.Y. p199v.1 The conservation of Deep Bay, Hong Kong / Young, Llewellyn p211v.1 Biomonitoring of marine heavy metal pollution and its application in Hong Kong waters / Rainbow, P.S. p235v.1 The effects of pollutants on the filtration rate of Perna viridis (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) / Wang, Chusheng p253v.1 Analysis and assessment of heavy metal pollution in Hong Kong's marine environment / Fung, Y.S. p261v.1 A gray model for predicting red tides / Wang, Zhaoding p273v.1 Ammonium uptake by Ulva lactuca (Chlorophyta: Ulvales) / Ho, Y.B. p289v.1 The occurence of six species of red tide organisms and their relationship with environmental factors in the Pearl River estuary / Lin, Y.S. p301v.1 Accumulation of an antifouling toxin, tributyltinm, in Argopecten irradians (Bivalvia: pectinidae) / Liu, Jianjun p311v.1 The effects of urban sewage on benthic community structure in Xiamen Bay, China / Jiang, J.X. p321v.2 Regional variation in the structure of tropical benthic communities: relation to regimes of nutrient input / Taylor, John D. p337v.2 Are there obligate marine scavengers? / Britton, J.C. p357v.2 Crabs as predators of marine bivalve molluscs / Seed, R. p393v.2 Bivalve shells: chronometers of environmental change / Richardson, C.A. p419v.2 Sacoglossa (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) - specialist herbivores and partial predators: integrating ecological, physiological and morphological data / Jensen, Kathe R. p437v.2 The relationship between herbivorous molluscs and algae on moderately exposed Hong Kong shores / Williams, Gray A. p459v.2 Activity rhythms and 'homing' behaviour by two pairs of high and low-zoned intertidal limpets in Hong Kong / Liu, J.H. p471v.2 The orientation of cirripedes on their hosts from Hong Kong waters / Cai, Ruxing p493v.2 Some aspects of the ecology of sediment fauna in Balingasay, Bolinao, Pangasinan (northern Philippines) / Yap, Helen T. p509v.2 The chemical characteristics of soil and its association with standing litter biomass in a subropical mangrove community in Hong Kong / Tam, N.F.Y. p521v.2 Impact of euthrophication on marine plankon in Tolo Harbour, 1988-89 / Chan, Alice L.C. p543v.2 The physiological ecology of Perna viridis (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) from contrasting environments in Hong Kong / Cheung, S.G. p559v.2 Effects of reduced salinities on Holothuria leucospilota Brandt and Polycheira rufescens Brandt (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) in Hong Kong / Ong Che, Rosita G. p581v.2 Leaf choice of sesarmine crabs, Chiromanthes bidens and C. maipoensis, in a Hong Kong mangal / Lee, S.Y.v.2 Enigmonia aenigmatica: an enigmatic molluscan chameleon / Moss, Shaun M. p605v.2 A comparative study of the effects of salinity upon growth and respiration in two species of mangrove / Field, C.D. p615v.2 The heart of Hyotissa imbricata (Bivalvia: Gryphaeidae) / Li, Xiaoxu p621v.2 The intertidal ecology of a rocky shore at Yangkou, Qingdao, China / Qi, Zhongyan p627v.2 Pelagic polychaetes from the South China Sea / Wu, B.L. p637v.2 The distribution of intertidal fungi on Rhizophora apiculata / Hyde, Kevin D. p643v.2 The effect of photoperiod and temperature on the release of monospores by Porphyra suborbiculata Kjellman / Lee, K.Y. p653v.2 The macrobenthic infauna of Hoi Ha Wan and Tolo Channel, Hong Kong / Mackie, Andrew S.Y. p657v.2 The Calappidae (Crustacea: Brachyura) of Chinese waters / Chen, H.L. p675v.2 Marine diatoms of the Xisha Islands, South China Sea I. Mastogloia the Ex. Wm. Sm. species of the group Sulcatae / Liu, Shicheng p705v.2 Marine diatoms of the Xisha Islands, South China Sea II. Three new species of diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) / Liu, Shicheng p72
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