Title : 
Ecological Restoration in Xiamen Sea
         
        
            Author : 
Xue Xiongzhi ; Dong Meiyan
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
State Key Lab. of Marine Environ. Sci., Xiamen Univ., Xiamen, China
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
With Xiamen´s rapid social and economic development, many ecological problems and crisis have appeared in Xiamen Sea. Since Xiamen adopted the concept of integrated coastal management (ICM), it has carried out ecological restoration, which includes rehabilitation of marine habitats and protection of species´ restoration. This paper uses the case study format to show the specific process that has been used, especially measures and results of ecological restoration for Xiamen Sea. The actions have obtained good experiences for environmental, social and economic benefits.
         
        
            Keywords : 
ecology; environmental factors; marine pollution; oceanography; sustainable development; Xiamen Sea; ecological restoration; integrated coastal management; marine habitat rehabilitation; species´ restoration; Aquaculture; Cities and towns; Crisis management; Ecosystems; Environmental economics; Environmental management; Government; Pollution measurement; Protection; Sea measurements;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE), 2010 4th International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Chengdu
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-4712-1
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
2151-7614
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ICBBE.2010.5516400