Hokkaido
No.35 Marshes in Tokachi-gawa Lower Reaches (including Mikazuki-numa, Ikusoda-numa and Ikedakimon-to) Criteria for selection:2,3,4 Tokachi-gawa Ikusoda-numa City:C/Town:T/ Village:V Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection Toyokoro T, Urahoro T, Ikeda T, Wetland complex, Lakes and marshes Aquatic plants Meander-scar lakes in Tokachi-gawa water system Many meander-scar lakes. A great diversity in aquatic plant species. There are lakes where occurs Lemna trisulca. Close attention must be paid as meander-scar lakes are disappearing one after another. Geese and ducks Marshes in the lower reaches of Tokachi-gawa (Mikazuki-numa, Ikusoda-numa and Ikeda-kimon-to) Stopover sites of Anser fabalis middendorffii. Other birds River basin of Tokachi-gawa Habitat of Grus japonensis. About 6% of the total number of the nests built is found here. [ Back ]
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