盐城滨海湿地及水鸟栖息地保护

Yancheng costal wetland and waterfowls’ habitat protection

盐城滨海湿地是中国最重要的潮间带湿地之一,是众多珍稀濒危水鸟的主要迁徙停歇地和越冬地,被列入国际重要湿地名录和国际生物圈保护区网络。近年来,盐城滨海湿地面临着多重挑战,凸显出保护工作的重要性和紧迫性。围垦基建和互花米草入侵导致了自然湿地面积的下降,生境破碎化程度加剧。同时,盐城滨海湿地丧失对丹顶鹤、黑嘴鸥、勺嘴鹬等珍稀濒危物种的生存产生了极大的影响,压缩了鸟类的生存空间和种群规模。多层次的保护策略对于盐城滨海地区生态系统完整性的维护尤为重要。

The Yancheng coastal area is one of the most important intertidal wetland ecosystems in China,and regarded as the major stopover and wintering site for rare and endangered migratory waterbirds.The YNNR was approved as an international biosphere reserve and included in the Ramsar Convention list of Wetlands of International Importance.Recently,The protection of Yancheng coastal area became more significant and urgent since it has faced with a series of challenges than ever.The loss of coastal wentlands and invasion of Spartina alterniflora has made a huge impact on migratory waterbirds habitat in Yancheng,which have generated the degradation of wetland and habitat fragmentation.Meanwhile,The loss of habitat lowers the living space and population size for red-crowned crane,saunders s gull and spoon-billed sandpiper.Multi-level action and management is extremely critical for the current protection of costal wetland.