Hokkaido
No.12 Notoro-ko Criteria for selection:1,2,4 (Click to enlarge photo) City:C/Town:T/ Village:V Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection Abashiri C Fens, Brackish lakes with lagoon tidal flats, Seagrass beds Seagrasses Notoro-ko Vast bed of Zostera caespitosa occurs along the western shore of the lake. It represents the largest simple community of Z. caespitosa. Communities of Z. marina and Z. japonica are also found. Geese and ducks Notoro-ko Stopover site of Cygnus cygnus and Anser fabalis serrirostris. Benthos Notoro-ko Important habitat of Mizuhopecten yessoensis and Pandalus kessleri. [ Back ]
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