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No.170 Nearshore Waters of Ashitsuki-ko (in Shikine-jima) Criteria for selection:1,2,3 (Click to enlarge photo) (Click to enlarge photo) City:C/Town:T/ Village:V Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection Niijima V Seaweed beds Marine algae Nearshore waters of Ashitsuki-ko in Shikine-jima Eckloniopsis radicosa, Hizikia fusiformis (the only communities found among seven islands in Izu), Sargassum patens, S. horneri, S. crispifolium and Gelidium elegans. Submarine forests, Hizikia fusiformis communities and Gelidium elegans beds. [ Back ]
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