Yellow Sea saline meadow | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Palearctic |
Biome | Flooded grasslands and savannas |
Geography | |
Area | 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi) |
Countries | China |
Coordinates | 33°15′N 120°15′E / 33.250°N 120.250°E |
The Yellow Sea saline meadow ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0908) covers a thin strip of wetlands between the Shandong Peninsula and the mouth of the Yangtze River on the coast of the East China Sea. The plants of the region are adapted to the wet, saline soils transitioning inland to fresh water arriving from the west. The area is an important stop-over on the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. The region is under heavy ecological pressure from human development and agriculture.[1][2]