title: Integrated wetlands for food production.
abstract: The widespread use of compound pelleted feeds and chemical fertilizers in modern food production contribute to a vast amount of residual nutrients into the production system and adjacent ecosystem are major factors causing eutrophication. Furthermore, the extensive development and application of chemical compounds (such as chemical pesticides, disinfectants and hormones used in enhancing productivity) in food production process are hazardous to the ecosystems, as well as human health. These unsustainable food production patterns cannot sustain human living in the long run. Wetlands are perceived as self-decontamination ecosystems with high productivities. This review gives an overview about wetlands which are being integrated with food production processes, focusing on aquaculture.
authors.affiliation: Consortium on Health, Environment, Education and Research (CHEER), and Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po, Hong Kong, PR China.
authors.forename: Ray Zhuangrui
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Consortium on Health, Environment, Education and Research (CHEER), and Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po, Hong Kong, PR China; Key Laboratory for Heavy Metal Pollution Control and Reutilization, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University- Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China; School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China. Electronic address: minghwong@ied.edu.hk.
authors.forename: Ming-Hung
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D005502:Food; D059022:Food Safety; D053833:Wetlands
keywords: Agriculture; Aquaculture; Food production; Food safety; Sustainable development; Wetlands