保護(hu)(hu)區(qu)于1997年(nian)(nian)(nian)經(jing)江西省人民政府(fu)批建為省級自然保護(hu)(hu)區(qu),歸(gui)屬南昌(chang)市管理(li),后經(jing)過5年(nian)(nian)(nian)科(ke)考和(he)3年(nian)(nian)(nian)申(shen)報,于2008年(nian)(nian)(nian)1月由(you)國務院批準為國家級自然保護(hu)(hu)區(qu),并更名為“鄱(po)陽湖(hu)南磯濕地國家級自然保護(hu)(hu)區(qu)”。
行政上隸(li)屬南(nan)昌(chang)市(shi)新建縣(xian)南(nan)磯(ji)鄉,距南(nan)昌(chang)市(shi)城區約60公(gong)里。保護(hu)區東至(zhi)太子河(he)(he)入東湖口、西(xi)至(zhi)贛江中支(zhi)下游,北至(zhi)三(san)山(shan)腳,南(nan)至(zhi)磯(ji)山(shan)以(yi)(yi)南(nan)鳳尾湖,東西(xi)寬21.6公(gong)里,南(nan)北寬27.7公(gong)里,范圍基本與南(nan)磯(ji)鄉行政邊界(jie)一致。保護(hu)區是江西(xi)省面(mian)積(ji)較大的(de)(de)河(he)(he)口類型國家級保護(hu)區,緊(jin)鄰省會南(nan)昌(chang)。地理坐(zuo)標(biao)在東經(jing)116°10′~116°25′,北緯28°51′~29°08′之(zhi)間。東界(jie)以(yi)(yi)10個拐點(dian)的(de)(de)連(lian)線為界(jie),拐點(dian)的(de)(de)坐(zuo)標(biao)分(fen)別為(116°18′57″E,29°06′52″N);南(nan)界(jie)沿余干縣(xian)縣(xian)界(jie)向西(xi)南(nan)至(zhi)拐點(dian)(116°17′50″E,28°51′59″N);西(xi)界(jie)以(yi)(yi)(116°17′50″E,28°51′59″N)為起點(dian),沿南(nan)昌(chang)縣(xian)縣(xian)界(jie)向北至(zhi)大車荒,再經(jing)16個拐點(dian)至(zhi)北界(jie)起點(dian)(116°09′51″E,29°06′11″N),拐點(dian)的(de)(de)坐(zuo)標(biao)分(fen)別為(116°16′10″E,28°56′16″N);北界(jie)以(yi)(yi)9個拐點(dian)的(de)(de)連(lian)線為界(jie),拐點(dian)的(de)(de)坐(zuo)標(biao)分(fen)別為(116°10′22″E,29°07′8″N)。
南磯自然保護(hu)區在第四紀(ji)以來(lai)的地質(zhi)構(gou)造運動(新構(gou)造運動)中(zhong)處于中(zhong)心(xin)沉(chen)(chen)降區,因(yin)此它也是不斷(duan)發(fa)育的各古河流(liu)水系的匯聚中(zhong)心(xin)。南磯自然保護(hu)區具有“二元結構(gou)”的沖積(ji)—沖洪(hong)積(ji)相網紋(wen)紅(hong)土(tu)(tu)、砂(sha)礫(li)石堆積(ji),構(gou)成(cheng)了厚達(da)30~75m的沉(chen)(chen)積(ji)地層(ceng)(ceng)。在更新世沉(chen)(chen)積(ji)地層(ceng)(ceng)或(huo)白堊系紫紅(hong)色粉(fen)砂(sha)巖(yan)基巖(yan)上(shang),全新世沉(chen)(chen)積(ji)由下(xia)而(er)上(shang),顆粒變細,下(xia)部為礫(li)卵(luan)石、砂(sha)礫(li)石、砂(sha)(含礫(li))組成(cheng)的粗(cu)碎屑(xie),層(ceng)(ceng)面清晰,磨圓度和分選性(xing)較好,上(shang)部則主(zhu)要由亞粘(zhan)土(tu)(tu)、亞砂(sha)土(tu)(tu)等夾不穩(wen)定淤(yu)泥(ni)質(zhi)薄層(ceng)(ceng)組成(cheng)的細碎屑(xie)。
南磯自然保護區內河道(dao)(dao)數目眾多,大(da)小河道(dao)(dao)有50條左右,河道(dao)(dao)長短(duan)不一,形態各異(yi),而且由于(yu)沖淤作用(yong)還使得河道(dao)(dao)形態處于(yu)進一步的發育(yu)和變化之中。最(zui)長河道(dao)(dao)達(da)22.57km,最(zui)短(duan)也有1.08km,河道(dao)(dao)總(zong)長度為123.53km。
鄱(po)陽湖(hu)區屬亞熱帶暖濕季(ji)(ji)風(feng)區,一(yi)年內冬季(ji)(ji)和(he)東(dong)南季(ji)(ji)風(feng)進退(tui)交換(huan)和(he)西太平洋副熱帶高(gao)壓南北振動,對鄱(po)陽湖(hu)流(liu)域的(de)(de)天氣(qi)(qi)變化和(he)氣(qi)(qi)候(hou)形成產生重大(da)(da)影響(xiang),決定(ding)了氣(qi)(qi)候(hou)的(de)(de)周(zhou)期性變化。一(yi)般(ban)冬季(ji)(ji)極地(di)大(da)(da)陸冷(leng)氣(qi)(qi)團向南流(liu)動,由于南移的(de)(de)路(lu)徑不同(tong),或西北路(lu),或西路(lu)南下影響(xiang)鄱(po)陽湖(hu)區,形成每(mei)年3~4次的(de)(de)寒(han)潮天氣(qi)(qi),使湖(hu)區寒(han)冷(leng)少雨(yu),或出現雨(yu)雪天氣(qi)(qi)。
該保護區總面(mian)積(ji)(ji)33300公頃,其中核心區面(mian)積(ji)(ji)17500公頃,緩沖區面(mian)積(ji)(ji)5500公頃,實驗區面(mian)積(ji)(ji)10300公頃。
鄱陽湖南磯自然(ran)保護區(qu)植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)豐(feng)富,區(qu)系成(cheng)分(fen)復雜,類型多樣(yang),顯示具(ju)(ju)(ju)有(you)(you)(you)(you)明(ming)(ming)顯的(de)南北植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)匯合的(de)過渡性質(zhi)。濕地(di)植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)雖具(ju)(ju)(ju)有(you)(you)(you)(you)地(di)帶(dai)性“烙印”,但隱域性特征明(ming)(ming)顯。據統計(ji),保護區(qu)共(gong)有(you)(you)(you)(you)維管束植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)115科(ke)304屬(shu)443種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),其(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)蕨類植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)11科(ke)11屬(shu)12種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),裸子植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)5科(ke)10屬(shu)11種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),被子植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)99科(ke)283屬(shu)420種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。蓼(liao)科(ke)(Polygonaceae 16種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong))、薔(qiang)薇科(ke)(Rosaceae 17種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong))、豆科(ke)(Leghminosae 23種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong))、菊科(ke)(Composifae 31種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong))、禾本(ben)科(ke)(Graminae 24種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong))、莎草科(ke)(Cyperaceae 22種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong))等(deng)6科(ke)在本(ben)區(qu)具(ju)(ju)(ju)有(you)(you)(you)(you)明(ming)(ming)顯優勢,占有(you)(you)(you)(you)主導地(di)位,對本(ben)區(qu)植(zhi)(zhi)被的(de)構成(cheng)、動(dong)態和(he)區(qu)系組成(cheng)具(ju)(ju)(ju)有(you)(you)(you)(you)重要作用(yong)。研究區(qu)中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)苔草群(qun)(qun)落(luo)Cares spp. Comm.、蘆葦群(qun)(qun)落(luo)Phragmites australis Comm.、眼子菜群(qun)(qun)落(luo)Potamogeton spp. Comm.、蓼(liao)群(qun)(qun)落(luo)Polygonum spp. Comm.、針藺群(qun)(qun)落(luo)Eleocharis spp. Comm.等(deng)世(shi)界廣布(bu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)是(shi)該區(qu)域的(de)主要建群(qun)(qun)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。中(zhong)(zhong)國特有(you)(you)(you)(you)屬(shu)在本(ben)區(qu)內(nei)僅(jin)有(you)(you)(you)(you)3個栽培(pei)植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)屬(shu),即:水杉屬(shu)Metasequoia、枳屬(shu)Poncirus、南天(tian)竹屬(shu)Nandina。自然(ran)分(fen)布(bu)植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)中(zhong)(zhong)無(wu)中(zhong)(zhong)國特有(you)(you)(you)(you)植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)屬(shu),此(ci)與(yu)濕地(di)植(zhi)(zhi)被的(de)典型隱域性質(zhi)有(you)(you)(you)(you)關(guan)。
2003-2004年保護(hu)區(qu)綜合科(ke)學考察統計(ji)到浮(fu)游動(dong)物62屬111種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),底棲(qi)動(dong)物8科(ke)62種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),水(shui)生(sheng)昆蟲11目(mu)(mu)(mu)40科(ke)168種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),魚(yu)類(lei)6目(mu)(mu)(mu)14科(ke)43屬58種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),其中江湖洄(hui)游型魚(yu)類(lei)占40%,兩棲(qi)動(dong)物1目(mu)(mu)(mu)5科(ke)11種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),爬(pa)行動(dong)物3目(mu)(mu)(mu)10科(ke)23種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),哺乳(ru)動(dong)物7目(mu)(mu)(mu)12科(ke)22種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。特別地,南磯(ji)保護(hu)區(qu)是具有科(ke)研、保護(hu)與(yu)觀(guan)賞(shang)價(jia)值(zhi)的(de)(de)濕(shi)地生(sheng)態系統和濕(shi)地鳥(niao)(niao)類(lei)保護(hu)區(qu),區(qu)內(nei)鳥(niao)(niao)類(lei)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)類(lei)多(duo),數量大,目(mu)(mu)(mu)前(qian)記錄到15目(mu)(mu)(mu)45科(ke)205種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),有鸊鷉目(mu)(mu)(mu)2種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),鵜形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)目(mu)(mu)(mu)1種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),鸛(guan)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)目(mu)(mu)(mu)17種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),雁形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)目(mu)(mu)(mu)25種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),隼形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)目(mu)(mu)(mu)10種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),雞形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)目(mu)(mu)(mu)2種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),鶴形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)目(mu)(mu)(mu)12種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),鸻形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)目(mu)(mu)(mu)25種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),鷗形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)目(mu)(mu)(mu)7種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),鴿(ge)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)目(mu)(mu)(mu)3種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),鵑形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)目(mu)(mu)(mu)6種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),鸮形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)目(mu)(mu)(mu)5種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),佛(fo)法僧目(mu)(mu)(mu)6種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),鴷形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)目(mu)(mu)(mu)2種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),雀形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)目(mu)(mu)(mu)82種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。其中,濕(shi)地水(shui)鳥(niao)(niao)共7目(mu)(mu)(mu)89種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),占中國(guo)水(shui)鳥(niao)(niao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)類(lei)的(de)(de)35.6%。保護(hu)區(qu)內(nei)不(bu)同季節(jie)里(li)鳥(niao)(niao)類(lei)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)類(lei)組成差異顯(xian)著,冬季鳥(niao)(niao)類(lei)142種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),春季鳥(niao)(niao)類(lei)120種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),夏季鳥(niao)(niao)類(lei)58種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),秋季鳥(niao)(niao)類(lei)64種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。
由(you)于地處贛江、鄱陽湖(hu)(hu)和(he)長江的(de)關鍵節點,保(bao)(bao)護(hu)(hu)區具有良好的(de)通江性,不僅(jin)是鯉(li)、鯽(ji)等經濟(ji)魚(yu)(yu)類(lei)的(de)重要產卵和(he)育肥場所(suo),也是長江中下(xia)游地區青、草、鰱、鳙、鰻鱺、刀(dao)鱭(ji)、鳳(feng)尾魚(yu)(yu)等洄游型(xing)魚(yu)(yu)類(lei)的(de)主要洄游通道甚至是避難所(suo),對(dui)于鄱陽湖(hu)(hu)、贛江和(he)長江漁業資源保(bao)(bao)護(hu)(hu)與可持續利用具有重要意義。保(bao)(bao)護(hu)(hu)區典型(xing)的(de)入湖(hu)(hu)口濕地生態系統(tong),是河口自然地理、水文和(he)生態環境(jing)監(jian)測等學(xue)科(ke)的(de)天然研究基地,是研究內陸河口濕地生態系統(tong)的(de)場所(suo)。