Okinawa
No.496 Obama-jima (Shores from Kuba-zaki to Akaya-zaki) Criteria for selection:1 City:C/Town:T/ Village:V Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection Taketomi T Mangrove forests Mangrove forests Shores form Kuba-zaki to Akaya-zaki 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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