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Table 1 Integrated improvements of marshlands in Yizheng County along the Yangtze River during the period from 2001 through 2015

From: An integrated environmental improvement of marshlands: impact on control and elimination of schistosomiasis in marshland regions along the Yangtze River, China

Year

Status of integrated control

Rate of marshlands with integrated improvements in all marshlands (%)

Interventions

Integrated improvements of marshlands at local year (km2)

Marshlands with integrated improvements (km2)

Marshlands without integrated improvements (km2)

2001

Building factory and trees

0.22

0.22

5.28

4

2002

Building factory and burying snails with river sand

0.67

0.89

4.61

16.18

2003

Building factory and burying snails with river sand

2

2.89

2.61

52.55

2004

Building factory and burying snails with river sand

1.33

4.22

1.28

76.73

2005

Building fish ponds

0.42

4.64

0.86

84.36

2006

None

0

4.64

0.86

8436

2007

Building docks

0.03

4.67

0.83

84.91

2008

Building ecological parks

0.19

4.86

0.64

88.36

2009

None

0

4.86

0.64

88.36

2010

Plough and planting

0.08

4.94

0.56

89.82

2011

Building docks

0.01

4.95

0.55

90

2012

None

0

4.95

0.55

90

2013

None

0

4.95

0.55

90

2014

None

0

4.95

0.55

90

2015

None

0

4.95

0.55

90