500 Important Wetlands in Japan
Miyagi

No.87

Izu-numa Marshes
(including Izu-numa, Uchi-numa and Naga-numa)

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Criteria for selection:1,2,4
Ramsar Site(Izu-numa and Uchi-numa)
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City:C/Town:T/
Village:V
Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection
Wakayanagi T,
Hasama T,
Tsukidate T
Lakes and marshes Wetland vegetation Izu-numa and neighboring marshes (including Uchi-numa and Naga-numa) Communities of Phragmites communis, Zizania latifolia and Carex cinerascens.
Geese and ducks Izu-numa and neighboring marshes (Uchi-numa and Naga-numa) Wintering sites of Cygnus cygnus, Anser fabalis serrirostris, A. f. middendorffii, A. albifrons and Branta canadensis leucopareia.
Freshwater fish Izu-numa Habitat of Acheilognathus typus and A. moriokae. Close monitoring is required as their local populations have dramatically declined in recent years.
Freshwater shellfish Izu-numa Habitat of Unio spp.

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