Study on the wetland bird community and assessment on wetland habitat of the Taolimiao Alashan Nur in Ordos of Inner Mongolia,China
鄂尔多斯桃力庙－阿拉善湾海子湿地鸟类群落研究与湿地生境评估

Results of the field work in recent years reveal that the Taolimiao Alashan Nur is of specific significance to the survival of the Relict Gull Ordos population while the wetland birds occuring there represent concentratedly and indicatively the characteristics of the wetland bird community in desert of Ordos;as in July of 1992 China became contract nation of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (The Ramsar Convention),the study also presents an assessment on wetland habitat of the T A Nur in accordance with the relevant articles/items of the Criteria recommended by the Convention and suggests that the T A Nur following the Criteria might be considered as an important wetland locality in China and hence to be listed onto the List of Wetlands of International Importance.