500 Important Wetlands in Japan
Okinawa

No.450

Kimbaru-gawa

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City:C/Town:T/
Village:V		 Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection
Ginoza V Mangrove
forests		 Mangrove
forests		 Kimbaru-
gawa		 Habitat of Kandelia candel, Bruguiera gymnorhiza and Rhizophora mucronata. Rare distribution site of mangrove tree species, and representative and endemic distribution site of mangrove forest (ecosystem).

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