ISSN 2375-0707
African Journal of Environmental Economics and Management ISSN 2375-0707 Vol. 7 (8), pp. 001-011, August, 2019. © International Scholars Journals
Review
Natural wetland in China
Xubin Pan1*, Jingyi Zhang1, Zhongkui Luo2, Limi Mao3, Hongmei Jin4, Liping Guo5, Xiaoli Bi6 and Yuping Zhao7
1Department of Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA.
2State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change. Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China.
3Department of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
4Institute of Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China.
5Institude of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of science, Shenyang 110016, China.
6Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research for Sustainable Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, 264003, China.
7Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Accepted 24 January, 2019
Abstract
As it is known to all, wetland is one of the most crucial ecosystems in the world, with large varieties in China. How to protect wetland in China has become a more serious problem and five typical wetlands were selected in the article to illustrate the condition. Through the comparison between the past and present of wetland, attention should be paid in adjusting the human behavior and the ways of producing and living.
Key words: Wetland, Mangroves, San Jiang Plain, Xilingol Reserve, Qinhai-Tibetan Plateau.