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Wetland type |
Biota |
Habitat |
Reason for selection |
| Wakkanai C |
Mixed Bogs,
Fens,
Lakes and marshes,
Rivers |
Wetland vegetation |
Megumanuma-
shitsugen |
Important as the northernmost mire in Hokkaido. The dominant vegetation includes Eriophorum vaginatum and Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta. The site supports communities of Phragmites communis-Calamagrostis langsdorffii and Ledum palustre ssp. diversipilosum-Sphagnum fuscum, and forests of Alnus japonica. Empetrum nigrum var. japonicum and Andromeda polifolia are also found. |
| Geese and ducks |
Onuma |
Stopover site of Cygnus columbianus. Since about a decade ago, conscious efforts have been made to lure this species. Today, 30,000 to 40,000 C. columbianus arrive in April and October. |
| Freshwater fish |
Koetoi-gawa |
Habitat of Hucho perryi. |
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