| 英文摘要 |
In order to promote the conservation of wetlands in Taiwan, the Wetland Conservation Act came into effect on February 2, 2015. However, basic information, such as the types, areas, and distribution of wetlands in Taiwan, were still incomplete. In this study, the data from the Land Use Investigation maintained by the National Land Surveying and Mapping Center, Ministry of the Interior for the years 2020 to 2021 were used, along with relevant remote sensing imagery and integrated image platforms. The Land Use Investigation data, consisting of 93 categories, were matched with the 42 wetland classification types defined by the Ramsar Convention, and those wetland types were extracted by using Geographic Information System (GIS) software for mapping and analysis to understand the spatial distribution of wetlands in Taiwan. The study identified 24 Ramsar wetland categories, including 9 marine/coastal wetland categories, 5 inland wetland categories, and 9 artificial wetland categories, with a total area of 462,000 hectares. This information could serve as a foundational dataset for wetland-related research and provide wetland management authorities with references and applications in decision-making, planning, and operational management. |