500 Important Wetlands in Japan
Shizuoka

No.236
Kakita-gawa
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Criteria for selection:2
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City:C/Town:T/
Village:V
Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection
Shimizu T Spring lines,
Rivers
Aquatic plants Kakita-gawa Vegetation subsists on springs at the foot of Mt. Fuji. Plants of special importance are Lemna trisulca and Ranunculus nipponicus var. japonicus.
Freshwater fish Kakita-gawa Habitat of Cottus kazika, Cottus reinii (small egg size type) and Lefua echigonia.

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