@article {690, title = {The mulberry dike-fish pond complex: A Chinese ecosystem of land-water interaction on the Pearl River Delta}, journal = {Human Ecology}, volume = {10}, year = {1982}, month = {June 1982}, pages = {191-202}, abstract = {The Pearl River Delta offers humans a variety of land-use alternatives. A complex ecosystem which has been in existence in the Delta for centuries has greatly contributed to the region{\textquoteright}s agricultural productivity. The principal components are mulberry trees, silkworms, pond fish, and humans, interrelated in a harmonious and mutually beneficial way. The system is not only highly efficient and soundly balanced ecologically, but provides much higher economic returns than do other agrarian practices in the Delta.}, keywords = {anthropology/archaeometry, aquaculture, China, ecosystem, environmental management, fish, human ecology, mulberry, silkworm, sociology}, doi = {10.1007/BF01531240}, url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01531240}, author = {Zhong Gongfu} }