New Book Announcement from Hong Kong University Press:
Tropical Asian Streams: Zoobenthos, Ecology and Conservation by David Dudgeon
This book deals with the ecology of rivers and streams in the Oriental Region, and describes the composition of their unique fauna - especially the diverse array of animals which live on and among the bottom sediments. Dichotomous keys are provided as an aid to the identification of these animals, and the book is illustrated by over 100 pages of line drawings and maps. Special emphasis is given to the impact of human activities on streams and rivers, and the book concludes with a discussion of conservation and management options for these endangered habitats. Professor David Dudgeon is at the Department of Ecology & Biodiversity at The University of Hong Kong where he researches the ecology and conservation of tropical freshwaters.
844 pp.241 x 165 mm. 1999. Paperback. ISBN 962-209-469-4. HK$320/US$41.
Books and monographs
Bascombe, M., Johnston, G. & Bascombe, F. (1999). The Butterflies of Hong Kong. Academic Press, London, 450 pp.
Dudgeon, D. (1998). Tropical Asian Streams: Zoobenthos and Ecology. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong, xi + 830 pp.
Karsen, S.J., Lau, M. W.-n. & Bogadek, A. (1998). Hong Kong Amphibians and Reptiles -Second Edition. Provisional Urban Council, Hong Kong, 186 pp.
Journal articles, book chapters and other published papers
Corlett, R.T. (1999). Environmental forestry in Hong Kong: 1871-1997. Forest Ecology and Management 116: 93-105.
Cumming, R.L. and McCorry, D.M. (1998). Corallivorous gastropods in Hong Kong. Coral Reefs, 17:178.
Davies, M.S. and Williams, G.A. (1998). Epilogue. Hydrobiologia, 378: 243-246.
Easton, E.R. and Pun, W.-w. (1999). Observations on twelve Families of Homoptera in Macau, Southeastern China, from 1989 to the present. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 101(1): 99-105.
Galsworthy, A.C. (1998). A new species of Pingasa (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Geometrinae) from Hong Kong. Transactions of the Lepidopterist Society of Japan 49: 104-106.
Galsworthy, AC (1998). Two new species of acontiines from Hong Kong (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acontiinae). Transactions of the Lepidopterist Society of Japan 49: 30-32.
Hau, C.H., Fellowes, J.R, Lau, M.W.N. and Lee, K.S. (1999). Conservation and status of natural forests in three South China provinces. In: Lu, G.Y. and Lai, J.X. (eds.) Proceedings of the 4th China-Taiwan National Parks and Protected Areas Conference, 13 April 1999. Chinese National Park Society, Taipei. pp.197-209. (In Chinese).
Lazell, J., Kolby, J., Lin, Y.-m., Zhuang, D.-h. and Lu, W. (1999). Reptiles and amphibians from Nan Ao Island, China. Postilla 217:1-18.
Mak, Y.M. and Williams, G.A. (1999). Littorinids control high intertidal biofilm abundance on tropical, Hong Kong rocky shores. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 233: 81-94.
Morton, B. (1999). The history of and future plans for the conservation of the marine environment of Hong Kong, China. In: Proceedings of the APEC Workshop on the Impacts of Destructive Fishing Practices on the Marine Environment, Hong Kong 1997. The Hong Kong Government, Hong Kong.
Nagarkar, S. (1998). New Records of Marine Cyanobacteria from Rocky Shores of Hong Kong. Botanica Marina, 41: 527-542.
Vrijmoed, L.L.P., Jones, E.B.G., Sadaba, R.B. and Hodgkiss, I.J. (1998). Effect of substrate and salinity on the ecology of mangrove fungi. Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Mycological Conference on Biodiversity and Biotechnology, 1:114.
Sato, R. & Galsworthy, AC (1998). Description of a new species of the genus Microcalicha Sato (Geometridae) from Hong Kong. Tinea 15: 240-242.
Tiquia, S.M., Tam, N.F.Y. and Hodgkiss, I.J. (1998). Changes in chemical properties of spent pig litter at different moisture content. Agriculture, ecosystems and environment 67: 78-89.
Tiquia, S.M., Tam, N.F.Y. and Hodgkiss, I.J. (1998). Salmonella elimination during composting of spent pig litter. Bioresource Technology 63: 193-196.
Waring, P. (1998). Lepidoptera of Hong Kong still worthy of conservation. Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation. 110: 40.
Waring, P., Thomas, R.C. and Li, K.H.K. (1997) Lepidoptera in Hong Kong, April 1993. British Journal of Entomology and Natural History 10: 77-100.
Williams, G.A. and Brailsford, T.J. (1998). Temporal variation in parasite loading in relation to life history patterns of Littorina obtusata and L. fabalis. Hydrobiologia, 378:115-127.
Zhang, L., Corlett, R.T. and Chau, L. (1998). Eccremedium Wils., a moss genus new to China from Hong Kong. Journal of Bryology, 20: 518-521.
Theses (DEB)
Graham R. Blackmore (1998). The Importance of Feeding Ecology in Investigating Accumulated Heavy Metal Body Burdens in Thais clavigera (Kuster) (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Muricidae) in Hong Kong. PhD thesis.
Chu Wing Hing (1998) Conservation of Terrestrial Biodiversity in Hong Kong. MPhil.
Fong Ching Wai (1998). Some Aspects of the Ecology of the Seagrass Zostera japonica in Hong Kong. MPhil.
Susan T. Hawkins (1999) The Epibenthic Colonization of Artificial Subtidal Habitats at the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong. PhD.
Lau Wai Neng, Michael (1998) Habitat use by Hong Kong Amphibians, with Special Reference to the Ecology and Conservation of Philautus romeri. PhD thesis.
Zang Fangzhu (1997). Harmful Algae from Container Ship Ballast Water taken from the Open Ocean and from Oakland, California (May, 1996 to April, 1997).
Maria L.H. Salas Guisado (1998). Growth and Production of Mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) in three Hong Kong Streams. PhD.
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