Geography of the soils and agriculture of Hong Kong
dc.contributor.author
Grant, Charles John
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dc.date.accessioned
2016-12-06T10:22:57Z
dc.date.available
2016-12-06T10:22:57Z
dc.date.issued
1960
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dc.description.abstract
Several points have been discussed in relation to
vegetation, erosion and afforestation and it is convenient
here to summarise the contents of this chapter.
Vegetation and Soil in this district may be said to
have passed through a ten stage process over the past
1000 years.
(a) Tropical forest as in Hai Nan and Assam.
(b) Colonisation of alluvial plains by the Cantonese
(c) Destruction of original forest cover
(d) Erosion. (Formation of boulder fans at Sek Kong
and Lam Tsuen)
(e) Stabilisation of erosion and colonisation of
deforested areas by pines and grasses.
(f) Development of hardpan and podsols under pines
(g) Destruction of pine forests
(h) Loss of topsoil
(i) Gullying
(j) Reforestation
If the woodland cover is maintained as pine forest there
is every likelihood that the cycle represented by items
f, g, h and i, will be repeated, but it may be possible to
avoid this by establishing broadleaved forest with the
following species: Liquidamber formosana, Cassia fistula,
Melia azederach, Pterocarpus indious, Sapindus mukorossi,
Sapium discolor, Sapium sebiferum, Sterculia lanceolata,
Choerospondias ascillaris, Lagerstroemia speciosa. The
most promising of the broadleaved deciduous trees is
Tristania Conferta.
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http://hdl.handle.net/1842/18242
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The University of Edinburgh
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dc.relation.ispartof
Annexe Thesis Digitisation Project 2016 Block 5
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dc.title
Geography of the soils and agriculture of Hong Kong
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dc.title.alternative
The geography of the soils and agriculture of Hong Kong
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dc.type
Thesis or Dissertation
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dc.type.qualificationlevel
Doctoral
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dc.type.qualificationname
PhD Doctor of Philosophy
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