An introduction to the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong /

The shores of Hong Kong are geologically diverse and have been shaped by wind, rain and sea to produce a wide array of seascapes, from towering cliffs in the southeast and on many wave-battered islands, to wide expanses of mud in the northwest. Fringed by tropical mangroves, such mudflats are home t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morton, Brian
Other Authors: Harper, Elizabeth
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hong Kong [China] : Hong Kong University Press, [1995]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • The Cape d'Aguilar Peninsula and its history
  • Hong Kong's climate
  • The sea climate
  • Geology of Hong Kong and the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve
  • Geomorphology of the Marine Reserve
  • The vegetation of the Peninsula
  • The Cape d'Aguilar shores
  • The fishes of Lobster Bay
  • Birds of the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve
  • Reptiles and mammals
  • The Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve in context
  • References dealing with the geology and ecology of oCape d'Aguilar
  • Index.