This field guide is a companion publication of "Hong Kong Mangroves" and serves three purposes: to provide maps indicating where mangrove plants and animals can be found; to provide teachers, students and parents with tips of do's and don'ts when they collect field data, and the safe steps for them to follow; and, to provide identification keys, lists and indexes of the names of places, plants and animals so as to assist readers in conducting background research. The book focuses on useful tools and techniques for field studies. This book, together with the companion volume - Hong Kong...
This field guide is a companion publication of "Hong Kong Mangroves" and serves three purposes: to provide maps indicating where mangrove plants and a...
In Chinese, mangroves are literally 'red-tree-forests'. They are found in the most well known inter-tidal wetlands in Hong Kong. Yet few people visiting this kind of marshy coastal area can identify for sure which plants are 'true' mangroves. Nor can the visitors accurately name any of the crabs and snails there. This book gives a comprehensive introduction to the subject. Colour photographs, scientific names in both Chinese and English, simple descriptions of the features of plants and animals commonly found in mangroves, and a glossary are provided.
In Chinese, mangroves are literally 'red-tree-forests'. They are found in the most well known inter-tidal wetlands in Hong Kong. Yet few people visiti...
