City:C/Town:T/
Village:V |
Wetland type
|
Biota
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Habitat
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Reason for selection
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Hirara C,
Shimoji T |
Tidal flats,
Seagrass beds,
Seaweed beds,
Shallow
sea areas |
Seagrasses,
Marine algae |
Offshore of
Yonaha-wan
(Sea area from
Yonamine-wan
to Kurima-jima) |
[Yonaha-wan (bay)]: There are mixed seagrass
beds consisting of 8 seagrass species, including Thalassia hemprichii
and Cymodocea serrulata. Yonaha-wan provides habitat for
Halophila ovalis and is the northernmost habitat of Caulerpa
lentillifera. Emoia atrocostata atrocostata, a reptilian,
inhabits the rocky shores of the bay. |
| Shorebirds |
Nearshore
waters of
Yonaha-wan |
Many bird species are observed in large population
sizes during the spring and autumn migrating seasons and the wintering
season. Visitation of more than 1% of the minimum estimated population
of Pluvialis fulva, and more than 0.25% of that of Charadrius
mongolus, Numenius phaeopus, N. arquata and Heteroscelus
brevipes has been recorded. Visitation of Numenius minutus
and Tringa totanus (both RDB species) has also been recorded.
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