500 Important Wetlands in Japan
Kanagawa

No.173
Ashino-ko
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Criteria for selection:2,3
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City:C/Town:T/
Village:V
Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection
Hakone T Lakes and
marshes
Freshwater
algae
Ashino-ko Habitat of Nitella flexilis var. flexilis, N. mucronata var. gracilens, Chara globularis var. globularis and C. braunii, all classified as Endangered (EN) or Critically Endangered (CR).
Freshwater
shellfish
Ashino-ko Rich in species diversity. Habitat of Cincinna japonica (classified as Endangered (EN) or Critically Endangered (CR)), and Pisidium nipponense.

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