A Survey of Wetland Resources in Jiuzhaigou County

In May and October in 2012,based on field survey, combined with ArcGIS and Googlearth technology, investigations were conolueted on wetland resources in Jiuzhaigou County.The results showed that there were 2 748.66 hectares of natural wetlands (riverine wetland, lacustrine wetland and marshy wetland)in Jiuzhaigou county,including 964.13 hectares of permanent river, accounting for 35.08%,423.44 hectares of permanent freshwater lake, accounting for 15.41%, 19.73 hectares of seasonal freshwater lake, accounting for 0.80%,1 306.03 hectares of shrub-dominated marsh, accouting for 47.52% and 35.33 hectares of marshy meadow, accounting for 1.29%. The wetlands of Jiuzhaigou county were mainly located both in Dalu and Zhangzha Town. The wetlands of Jiuzhaigou county had a high place for most of the Jiuzhaigou National Key Wetland lying in it. In the meanwhile, both Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area and Sichuan Shenxianchi Scenic Area were also located in it.