湖南(nan)城步(bu)(bu)白(bai)(bai)云(yun)(yun)(yun)湖國(guo)家(jia)濕(shi)地公(gong)園地處(chu)湖南(nan)省邵(shao)陽市城步(bu)(bu)苗(miao)族自治縣境內(nei)，主(zhu)要(yao)包括常水(shui)(shui)位下白(bai)(bai)云(yun)(yun)(yun)湖水(shui)(shui)面及(ji)(ji)周邊部分林地，以及(ji)(ji)白(bai)(bai)云(yun)(yun)(yun)湖大壩(ba)流經至縣城區的巫(wu)水(shui)(shui)河段(duan)和(he)"十萬(wan)古田"。公(gong)園主(zhu)體由北(bei)向南(nan)呈樹(shu)形結構伸展(zhan)。地理坐標為：東經110°17′40"～110°23′15"，北(bei)緯26°14′43"～26°21′30"，規劃(hua)總面積1198.6公(gong)頃。
公園內濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)主要(yao)有永久性河流、洪泛(fan)平原濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)和(he)(he)庫塘以及(ji)擁有苔蘚(xian)、草本(ben)、木(mu)本(ben)植物等完整演替系(xi)列(lie)的"十(shi)萬古田沼澤地(di)(di)"，濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)面(mian)(mian)積為856.6公頃(qing)，占公園總面(mian)(mian)積的71.47%。共(gong)同(tong)形成了結構(gou)完善(shan)、功(gong)能協同(tong)的濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)復合生態系(xi)統，在我國中部中亞(ya)熱帶丘陵地(di)(di)區具有典型性和(he)(he)代表性；白云湖水質(zhi)清澈，素(su)有"苗嶺(ling)千島湖"之(zhi)稱(cheng)。
多樣的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)濕地類(lei)型和(he)良好(hao)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)生(sheng)境狀況，為(wei)我國南(nan)北(bei)遷徙鳥(niao)類(lei)提供了良好(hao)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)覓食(shi)地點(dian)和(he)棲息環境，孕育了白云湖(hu)豐富的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)生(sheng)物(wu)多樣性(xing)。列入《國家保(bao)(bao)護的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)有(you)(you)益的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)或者有(you)(you)重(zhong)要經濟、科學研究價值(zhi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)陸生(sheng)野生(sheng)動物(wu)名錄》的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)動物(wu)達102種(zhong)(zhong)；被列為(wei)湖(hu)南(nan)省重(zhong)點(dian)保(bao)(bao)護動物(wu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)有(you)(you)102種(zhong)(zhong)；列入《瀕(bin)危動植(zhi)物(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)國際貿易公(gong)(gong)約》的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)物(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)共計17種(zhong)(zhong)；列入中(zhong)日(ri)候鳥(niao)保(bao)(bao)護協(xie)定(ding)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)有(you)(you)21種(zhong)(zhong)；列入中(zhong)澳候鳥(niao)保(bao)(bao)護協(xie)定(ding)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)有(you)(you)6種(zhong)(zhong)。被譽(yu)為(wei)天然動植(zhi)物(wu)基因庫(ku)，濕地公(gong)(gong)園的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)生(sheng)物(wu)在區域內具有(you)(you)重(zhong)要的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)珍稀(xi)保(bao)(bao)護價值(zhi)，濕地公(gong)(gong)園在保(bao)(bao)護生(sheng)物(wu)多樣性(xing)方(fang)面(mian)具有(you)(you)重(zhong)要作用。
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