Yangtze River floodplain wetlands

E706950

ecoregion floodplain wetland system

The Yangtze River floodplain wetlands are a vast, seasonally inundated freshwater wetland system along China’s Yangtze River, renowned for their rich biodiversity and critical role as habitat for migratory waterbirds and other wildlife.

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Label	Occurrences
Yangtze River floodplain wetlands canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecoregion ⓘ floodplain wetland system ⓘ
biome	temperate freshwater wetland biome ⓘ
contains	lakes ⓘ marshes ⓘ oxbow lakes ⓘ river channels ⓘ seasonal floodplain meadows ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
ecologicalFunction	carbon sequestration ⓘ flood regulation ⓘ groundwater recharge ⓘ nursery habitat for fish ⓘ water purification ⓘ
hasConservationStatus	priority area for wetland conservation in China ⓘ
hydrologicalRegime	seasonally inundated ⓘ
includesSiteType	Ramsar wetland sites ⓘ
knownFor	critical habitat for wildlife ⓘ habitat for migratory waterbirds ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ
locatedIn	Yangtze River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Yangtze River middle and lower reaches NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	East Asian–Australasian Flyway network of wetlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Yangtze River floodplain NERFINISHED ⓘ
provides	ecosystem services to local communities ⓘ fisheries resources ⓘ grazing areas ⓘ habitat for endemic species ⓘ
river	Yangtze River NERFINISHED ⓘ
seasonality	water levels fluctuate with monsoon rains ⓘ
supports	amphibians ⓘ aquatic plants ⓘ breeding waterbird populations ⓘ fish communities ⓘ invertebrate communities ⓘ large congregations of waterbirds during migration ⓘ migratory waterbirds along East Asian–Australasian Flyway ⓘ wintering waterfowl populations ⓘ
threatenedBy	agricultural expansion ⓘ climate change ⓘ hydrological alteration by dams ⓘ land reclamation ⓘ pollution ⓘ urbanization ⓘ
waterType	freshwater ⓘ

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Poyang Lake → ecoregion → Yangtze River floodplain wetlands ⓘ