Ecological engineering through the biosecure introduction of Kosteletzkya virginica (seashore mallow) to saline lands in China A review of 20 years of activity》.pdf

Ecological Engineering 74 (2015) 174–186 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Ecological Engineering journal homepage: /locate/ecoleng Review Ecological engineering through the biosecure introduction of Kosteletzkya virginica (seashore mallow) to saline lands in China: A review of 20 years of activity a,* b a a,c d Pei Qin , Rui-ming Han , Ming-xi Zhou , Huan-shi Zhang , Li-shan Fan , e,** e Denise M. Seliskar , John L. Gallagher a Halophyte Research Lab, Nanjing University, School of Life Science, 1 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210008, China b College of Geographical Science, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China c Nanjing Institute for Comprehensive Utilization of Wild Plants, 4 Jiangwangmiao Road, Nanjing 210042, China d Department of Textile Engineering, Yancheng Vocational Technology College, 265 Jiefang South Road, Yancheng 224005, China e Halophyte Biotechnology Center, School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, 111 Robinson Hall, Newark, DE 19716-3501, USA A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T ` Article history: Over the past 20 years since its introduction, Kosteletzkya virginica has proved to be one of the optimal Received 11 August 2014 halophytes for saline land restoration in China. In six seashore mallow plantations, its well-developed Received in revised form 26 Septemb