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Coastal Area 13609 Adjacent waters of Sekikawa River mouth

Basic Information A separate window opensReferences

Relevant municipalities Shikokuchuo, Ehime Prefecture
Area (km2) 26

Reason(s) for selection A separate window opensCriteria

Selected by MARXAN software.

Characteristics A separate window opensReferences

These are the waters in the vicinity of the Sekikawa River. The tidal mud flats in the river mouth area are home to numerous shellfish that live in tidal mud flats.

Environment / Habitat infromation A separate window opensData source

Tidal mud flats (km2) 1.6
Moba (seaweed bed) (km2) 0.045
Coral reef coverage (km2)
Natural coast (km) 0
Rate of natural coast (%) 0
Sand bank / submerged sand bank
Other habitats

Species information (*) A separate window opensData source

Criteria 1
<Bivalva, Gastropoda>
Angustassiminea castanea
Assiminea estuarina
Corbicula japonica
Criteria 2
<Aves>
Larus crassirostris (Black-tailed Gull)
Larus crassirostris (Black-tailed Gull)[Br/Ne]
Charadrius dubius (Little Ringed Plover)[Br/Ne]
Charadrius alexandrinus (Kentish Plover)[Br/Ne]
Larus argentatus (European Herring Gull)
Pandion haliaetus (Osprey)[Br/Ne]
Larus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull)
<Pisces>
Ammodytes personatus (Japanese sand lance)[Sp]
Criteria 3
<Aves>
Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe)
<Bivalva, Gastropoda>
Littorina brevicula
Criteria 7
<Pisces>
Luciogobius pallidus
Luciogobius guttatus (Flat-headed goby)
<Bivalva, Gastropoda>
Corbicula japonica
<Vascular Plants>
Artemisia fukudo

* This is the species list of which meet the criteria. In that matter, this list does not include all species that inhabit the individual area.
Abbreviation in the information is as follows.
[Br/Ne] : Adjacent water of breeding area or nesting site
[Sp] : spawning area
[Ad] : species not used for analysis but add to the list because inhabit information was collected later
[Ex] : species used for analysis but considered to be possibly extinct in the EBSA region (area)
No mark : data of species distribution

 

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