1. Wetlands: East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve in Hunan Province.
2. Included in the "List of Wetlands of International Importance," Time: July 31, 1992.
3. Geographical coordinates: 28 � 59'-29 � 38'N, 112 � 43'-113 � 15'E.
4. Rationale: at the northern part of Hunan Province, Changsha City from the northern part of 110km.
5. Area: 190000ha.
6. Wetland types: INLAND WETLANDS (5).
7. Altitude :30-35m.
8. Wetlands Description: East Dongting Lake is a large lake-wide river, for it satisfied the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Hunan and the Hunan capital, Yuan, Li 4 river water. The lake is surrounded by vast plains and marshes.
9. Geographical description: East Dongting Lake Dongting Lake is the largest lake system, the average had reached the lake 3 2,600,000,000 cubic meters. Lake annual capacity of 17,800,000,000 cubic meters, the depth of 4-22m, the largest water level drops to 17. 76m, ph6.8-8.6. It was the landscape of Hong Kong and China ditch wetland landscape. Turkish soil for the lake and river marsh soil. The average annual temperature of 17 ?, red-crowned cranes in the lake with an average temperature of 1 . 5 ?, the total precipitation 1200-1330mm, frost-free period 258-275 days.
10. Ecological Description: The lake is rich in water Shen, the very water and floating plants. Recorded 131 kinds of aquatic plants, under Section 40, a 75. Shen common water moss plants, including grass, and algae, floating Lotus plants, and duckweed Euryale ferox; very water plants with water and reeds, such as a candle. Wetlands surrounded by rice paddies and other crops.
11. All the land: the land and waters of all countries.
(1) of protected areas: land and has jurisdiction over the waters of 67500ha; other 124600ha of the tube Have the right to protected areas and other common units in all.
(2) the surrounding area: urban, agricultural and forestry land.
12. Measures have been taken to protect: ? local city government in 1988 promulgated a circular management of protected areas; ? 1984 since the ban on hunting in protected areas; ? each year of martial law Fishing, fishing and fishing methods for meeting; ? the first week of April each year the "Love the Birds Week" in October each year and is scheduled for the "care on Cape"; ? protected area management agencies and local units together The natural environment and natural resources protection and management of the Joint Commission.
13. Land use: man-made To:
(1) of protected areas: nature conservation activities; scientific research; tourism; fisheries production (seasonal); flood control, and so on.
(2), or around the region: urban residents living; agricultural production; poultry, and so on.
15. Interference, threats, including the Land lee The main change and development projects:
(1) in protected areas: None.
(2), or around the region: in some areas around the industrial pollution; population pressure; agricultural development projects and construction of scenic areas.
16. Hydrology and natural value: the lakes and wetlands play a huge However, the role of the storage reservoir in the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake to control around the summer flood water level play a key role. The Lake in Hunan Province was also an important production base for the fishing industry.
17. Social and cultural values: the area around Hunan Province is an important agricultural production areas, rice and other agricultural crops is the main Income. Yueyang City, adjacent to the lake's many historical and cultural monuments, have important cultural value.
18. Well-known animal species: the migratory waterfowl and is important in winter, the main species of water birds: wild-type, Baitou He, crane, black stork and 11 types of ducks. Dolphin mammals, Dolphin often appears in the east of Dongting lake, there are 20 lakes in the economic value of fish such as sturgeon, white sturgeon, and so on.
19. Well-known plant families of the community: wetland vegetation in order to willow branches, flower-shaped Die Lianhua Branch, the grass family, Asteraceae, Cyperaceae, Potamogetonaceae, water-based plant communities constitute 20. The current research activities: is the number of types of wild ducks to carry out the investigation.
21. At present, the protection of publicity: the annual "Love the Birds Week" and "Cape Care Month" activities and use of radio, television, pictures, and large-scale propaganda billboards to protect wetlands and water birds.
22. Head The entertainment and tourism activities: a number of summer visitors to protected areas within the scope of Junshan scenic spots to visit. In addition the international dragon boat race held every year; November to March the following year is the winter bird-watching season.
23. Management: East-Lake Nature Reserve Management Office.
24. The higher jurisdiction: Southern Province Forestry Department.
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