Okinawa
No.495 Yubu-jima and its tidal flats Criteria for selection:1 (Click to enlarge photo) City:C/Town:T/ Village:V Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection Taketomi T Mangrove forests Mangrove forests Yubu-jima and its tidal flats Habitat of Kandelia candel, Bruguiera gymnorhiza, Rhizophora mucronata, Avicennia marina, Lunmitzrea racemosa and Sonneratia alba. 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. [ Back ]
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