500 Important Wetlands in Japan
Tokushima

No.339
Naruto-kaikyo
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Criteria for selection:1,3

City:C/Town:T/
Village:V
Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection
Naruto C Seaweed beds Marine algae Naruto-kaikyo Sargassum beds, Ecklonia cava and E. kurome beds coexist in these areas with high biodiversity. They also provide habitat for Undaria pinnatifida. Uchino-umi inlet supports the only Zostera beds of substantial size on the Shikoku side in the Seto Inland Sea.

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