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Shanghai, one of the worlds’ largest cities, is located at the Yangtze River mouth, holding estuarine wetlands, inland rivers and lakes. The city’s total area of wetlands is 3200k㎡,accounting for about 40% of its land area. Therefore, Shanghai actually is a city built upon wetlands .the wetlands support 70%-80% of biodiversity in Shanghai, and provide suitable habitats for 400 bird species, over 250 fish species, more than 260 species of zooplanktons, more than 150 species of benthic fauna and over 300 species of aquatic plants, thus wetlands are the most concentrated area f biodiversity.
Chongming Dongtan is located in the east part Chongming Island of Shanghai, China. It is the third largest island in China and the largest estuarine alluvial island din the world. Located at the junction of the Yangtze River, the Yellow Sea and East China Sea, Chongming Dongtan stands in a unique geographic position. Its formation ,development and evolution are greatly affected by the sea, islands ,the mainland and the rivers ,which make it a globally important estuarine wetland that is still continuously growing, extending up to 80-100m towards the east annually.

Physical conditions
The Chongming Dongtan Wetland: An Overview
Biodiversity of the Chongming Dongtan Wetland
Plants
Major Plant Communities
Successional Pattern of International Plant
Communities
Animals
Waterbirds
The Seasonal Variation of the Bird Communities
The Major Habitats for Birds
The Migration Routes for Shorebirds
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