Hokkaido
No.8 Matsuyama-shitsugen and Piyashiri-shitsugen Criteria for selection:1,3 Matsuyama-shitsugen Matsuyama-shitsugen City:C/Town:T/ Village:V Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection Bifuka T, Omu T Bogs Wetland vegetation Matsuyama-shitsugen and Piyashiri-shitsugen Matsuyama-shitsugen hosts communities of Scirpus caespitosus-Sphagnum tenellum, Carex pauciflora-S. magellanicum, Ledum palustre ssp. diversipilosum-S. fuscum, Rhynchospora alba-S. tenellum and C. limosa, and swamp forests of Picea glehnii. Piyashiri-shitsugen is small in size, covering an area of 3.5 ha. It supports Scheuchzeria palustris-R. alba and S. magellanicum communities. Rubus chamaemorus, Cornus suecica and Empetrum nigrum var. japonicum are also found. Insects Matsuyama-shitusgen Dragonflies are found in abundance and Protocalliphora azurea occurs in the bogs. [ Back ]
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