City:C/Town:T/
Village:V |
Wetland type |
Biota |
Habitat |
Reason for selection |
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Nemuro C |
Wetland complex
including bogs,
Lakes and marshes |
Wetland vegetation |
Wetlands in Nemuro-hanto (Nemurohanto-shitsugen, Horonitai- Fureshima- shitsugen, Tanne-to, Onne-to, Nanbu-to, Choboshi-numa, Ochiishi-misaki-shitsugen, Ochiishinishi-shitsugen and Ochiishi-shitsugen) |
Bogs have developed in the plateau
of Habomai. The main vegetation includes communities of Moliniopsis
japonica-Sphagnum papillosum, Ledum palustre ssp. diversipilosum-S.
fuscum, Carex lasiocarpa var. occultans and Sparganium,
and forests of Alnus hirsuta. The sites abound in Empetrum
nigrum var. japonicum, Ledum palustre ssp. diversipilosum,
Spiraea betulifolia var. aemiliana, Vaccinium uliginosum,
V. vitis-idaea, Cornus suecica, Carex oligosperma and Leucobryum
bowringii. Wetland vegetation found in Ochiishi-misaki (cape)
and the plateau in the vicinity includes swamp forests of Picea
glehnii and communities of Moliniopsis japonica-Sphagnum
papillosum and Ledum palustre ssp. diversipilosum-S.
fuscum. Isolated distribution of Rhododendron lapponicum
ssp. parvifolium occurs in Ochiishi-misaki. In the wetland
around lowland lakes on the seashore have developed fens dominated
by Phragmites communis-Calamagrostis langsdorffii and Myrica
gale var. tomentosa-Carex lasiocarpa var. occultans
communities. At the water's edge, there occur communities of Carex
lyngbyei, Scirpus tabernaemontani, Typha latifolia and other
aquatic plants. |
| Aquatic plants |
Nanbu-to, Onne-to and Choboshi-numa |
These marshes have a high diversity
of species such as Nuphar pumilum and submerged Potamogeton
species. Particularly, Nanbu-to and Onne-to (marshes), whose
natural environment has remained undamaged, still retain the lake
vegetation indigenous to the eastern part of Hokkaido. |
| Other birds |
Wetlands in Nemuro (Fureshima-shitsugen, Tanne-to, Onne-to, Hikiusu-to and Okinebe-numa) |
Habitat of Grus japonensis. About 4% of
the total number of the nests built is found here. |
| Insects |
Ochiishi-misaki |
Habitat of Vacciniina optilete
daisetsuzana, Agabus affinis and Bombus florilegus.
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| Freshwater shellfish |
Nemuro Wetlands, Bekambeushi-shitsugen and Kushiro-shitsugen |
Valvata spp. and Pisidium
spp. Rich in species diversity of boreal shellfish. |
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