Table 1 Features of reserves and non-reserves in the middle reach of the Yangtze River
Protected area | Location ID | Type of reserve | Year establishment | Age (y) | Watercourse length (km) | Total surface (ha) | Main Objects to protect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese Sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) Reserve in the Yichang Reach of the Yangtze River | S1 | Nature reserve | 1996 | 21 | 80.0 | 8000 | Chinese sturgeon |
Islet Section Reserve: National Nature Reserve of Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) in the Swan Islet of the Yangtze River* | S3 | Nature reserve | 1990 | 27 | 89.0 | 13,350 | Baiji dolphin; Yangtze finless porpoise; Chinese sturgeon |
National Germplasm Resource Reserve of the Four Major Chinese Carps in the Jianli section of the Yangtze River | S4, S6, S8 | Germplasm resource reserve | 2010 | 7 | 78.5 | 15,996 | The four major Chinese carp species |
National Nature Reserve of Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) in the Xin-luo section of the Yangtze River | S9 | Nature Reserve | 1992 | 25 | 135.5 | 41,387 | Baiji dolphin; Yangtze finless porpoise; Chinese sturgeon |
National Germplasm Resource Reserve of the Four Major Chinese Carps in the Huangshi section of the Yangtze River | S11 | Germplasm resource reserve | 2008 | 9 | 26.5 | 4094 | The four major Chinese carp species |
National Germplasm Resource Reverse of the Four Major Chinese Carps in the Jiangxi section of the Yangtze River | S13 | Germplasm resource reserve | 2016 | 1 | 26.0 | 2725 | The four major Chinese carp species; Long-snout catfish; catfish |
National Germplasm Resource Reserve of Longsnout Catfish (Leiocassis longirostris Gunther) and Southern Catfish (Silurus meridionalis Chen) in the Balijiang section of the Yangtze River | S15 | Germplasm resource reserve | 2015 | 2 | 23.5 | 7993 | Long-snout catfish; catfish |
Non-reserve | S2, S5, S7, S10, S12, S14 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |