Hokkaido
No.27 Akkeshi-ko Criteria for selection:1,2,4 Ramsar site ("Akkeshi-ko and Bekambeushi-shitsugen") (Click to enlarge photo) (Click to enlarge photo) City:C/Town:T/ Village:V Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection Akkeshi T Brackish lakes, Seagrass beds, Seaweeds beds Wetland vegetation Akkeshi-ko Salt marsh vegetation (communities of Salicornia europaea, Glaux maritima var. obtusifolia, Potentilla egedei var. grandis, Spergularia marina and Triglochin maritimum) and communities of Phragmites communis-Carex. Seagrasses, Marine algae Akkeshi-ko Habitat of Zostera marina and Z. japonica. Within the water route grows Laminaria longipedalis. Geese and ducks Akkeshi-ko Stopover or wintering site of Cygnus cygnus. Other birds Akkeshi-ko Habitat of Grus japonensis. Benthos Akkeshi-ko Habitat of Ruditapes philippinarum and Crassostrea gigas. [ Back ]
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