Hokkaido
No.13 Abashiri-ko Criteria for selection:1,2 (Click to enlarge photo) City:C/Town:T/ Village:V Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection Abashiri C, Memambetsu T Fens, Brackish lakes with lagoon tidal flats Wetland vegetation Abashiri-ko On the Memanbetsu side of the Lake, there is an extensive community of Alnus japonica-Lysichitum camtschatcense, which is a National Natural Monument. There grow also Fraxinus mandshurica var. japonica, Ulmus davidiana, Prunus padus, Urtica platyphylla, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Filipendula kamtschatica and Trillium kamtschaticum. Other birds Abashiri-ko and Tofutsu-ko Habitat of Grus japonensis. Benthos Abashiri-ko Important habitat of Corbicula japonica. Lefua nikkonis (freshwater fish) thrives in the lower reaches of the Abashiri-gawa (river). [ Back ]
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