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Wetland
type |
Biota |
Habitat
|
Reason
for selection |
| Akan T |
Lakes
and marshes, Rivers |
Freshwater algae |
Akan-ko |
Habitat of Nitella
flexilis var. flexilis, Chara globularis var. globularis,
C. braunii and Aegagropila linnaei, all classified as
Endangered (EN) or Critically Endangered (CR). |
| Other birds |
Akan-gawa and Niishibetsu-gawa |
Habitat of Grus japonensis. |
| Freshwater fish |
Akan-ko |
The southern limit of
natural distribution of Oncorhynchus nerka in Asia. |
| Freshwater fish |
Habitat of Hucho
perryi in Konsen-genya |
This wetland site encompasses
large and small rivers in Konsen-genya, such as the Ichani-gawa,
Shibetsu-gawa, Tohoro-gawa, Shunbetsu-gawa, Tokotan-gawa, Nishibetsu-gawa,
Furen-gawa, Biwase-gawa, Bekambeushi-gawa, Kushiro-gawa and Akan-gawa,
and lakes and marshes in the vicinity, all of which are inhabited
by Hucho perryi and Phoxinus percnurus sachalinensis. |
| Freshwater shellfish |
Akan-ko and its
in- and outflowing rivers |
Margaritifera laevis
(classified as Vulnerable(VU)) and Pisidium spp. Rich in
species diversity of boreal shellfish. |
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