THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION OF WETLANDS IN THE FOUR LAKE AREA OF JIANGHAN PLAIN

摘要

This paper summaries the ecological and environmental research works in the Four Lake Area. A great deal of research and developing works have been done, which may be concluded into three kinds of models for a agricultural development. They are Model Ⅰ—developing and protecting of the lowland from lake reclamation, Model Ⅱ—development of ecological, three-dimensional agriculture, Model Ⅰ —the symbiotic arid mixed culture in various types of waters. Great benefits of economy, society and ecology have been gained through the applications of experimental results of three agricultural developing models.