City:C/Town:T/
Village:V |
Wetland type |
Biota |
Habitat |
Reason for selection |
Aichi:
Nagoya C,
Tokoname C
Mie:
Yokkaichi C,
Tsu C,
Karasu T,
Matsusaka C,
Meiwa T,
Mikumo T |
Estuaries with
tidal flat,
Salt marshes,
Seagrass beds |
Seagrasses |
Offshore of
Tokoname |
Zostera beds. |
| Shorebirds |
Fujimae-higata |
Many bird species are observed in large population sizes during the spring and autumn migrating seasons and the wintering season. Visitation of more than 1% of the minimum estimated population of Pluvialis squatarola and Calidris alpina, and more than 0.25% of that of Vanellus cinereus, Charadrius alexandrinus, C. mongolus, Limosa lapponica, Numenius phaeopus, N. arquata, Tringa erythropus, T. nebularia, Xenus cinereus, Heteroscelus brevipes, Arenaria interpres and Calidris ruficollis has been recorded. Visitation of N. madagascariensis and T. totanus (both RDB species) has also been recorded. |
| Shorebirds |
Estuary of
Suzuka-gawa |
Relatively many bird species are observed in relatively large population sizes during the spring and autumn migrating seasons. Visitation of more than 1% of the minimum estimated population of Crocethia alba, and more than 0.25% of that of Charadrius alexandrinus has also been recorded. |
| Shorebirds |
Estuary of
Kumozu-gawa |
Relatively many bird species are observed in relatively large population sizes during the spring and autumn migrating seasons. Visitation of more than 1% of the minimum estimated population of Heteroscelus brevipes and Calidris alpina, and more than 0.25% of that of Haematopus ostralegus have been recorded. Visitation of Numenius madagascariensis and Gallinago hardwickii (both RDB species) has also been recorded. |
| Shorebirds |
From the
estuary of
Atago-gawa to
the estuary of
Kushida-gawa |
Relatively many bird species are observed in relatively large population sizes during the spring and autumn migrating seasons. Visitation of more than 1% of the minimum estimated population of Heteroscelus brevipes and Numenius phaeopus, and more than 0.25% of that of Calidris alpina has been recorded. Visitation of Numenius madagascariensis and Tringa totanus (both RDB species) has also been recorded. |
| Benthos |
Fuiimae-
higata |
Habitat of Upogebia major and Stenothyra edogawaensis. |
| Benthos |
Estuaries of
Kumozu-gawa,
Kushida-gawa,
Atago-gawa,
Kongo-gawa and
Harai-gawa |
These areas abound with salt marshes and display a widely diverse topography. A variety of spiral shell species endemic to salt marshes occur, including Ellobium chinense, Laemodonta exaratoides, L. octanfracta and Neritina violacea. |
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