500 Important Wetlands in Japan
Okinawa

No.478

Kadekari-irie

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Criteria for selection:1

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City:C/Town:T/
Village:V
Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection
Shimoji T Mangrove
forests
Mangrove
forests
Kadekari-
irie
Habitat of Kandelia candel, Bruguiera gymnorhiza and Avicennia marina. Rare distribution site of mangrove tree species. Geographically rare distribution site of mangrove forests. Representative and endemic distribution site of mangrove forest ecosystems. High diversity of mangrove forest ecosystems.

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