1. Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

Eastern Asia: Eastern Japan, stretching southward

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  • Scientific Code
    (PA0441)
  • Ecoregion Category
    Palearctic
  • Size
    16,200 square miles
  • Status
    Critical/Endangered

Description


Location and General Description

Biodiversity Features

Current Status

Types and Severity of Threats

Justification of Ecoregion Delineation
Ecoregion boundaries were derived from the ‘Sasamorpho Fagion crenatae’ region on the Nihonkai side of Honshu (Miyawaki 1975), within the Pacific floral district in Shimizu (1975). Communities of Fagus crenata- Miricacalia and Fagus crenata-Cornus kousa are typical here. Undergrowth consists largely of Sasa, a type of bamboo.

References
Brazil, M. 1991. The birds of Japan. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC.

Environment Agency of Japan. 1992. Nature conservation in Japan: the 3rd Edition.

Nature Conservation Bureau, Environment Agency of Japan, Tokyo, Japan.

Maekawa, F., and T. Shidei. 1974. Geographical background to Japan's flora and

vegetation. Pages 1-31 in M. Numata , editor. The flora and vegetation of Japan. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.

Sengoku, S., T. Hidaka, M. Matsui, and K. Nakaya, editors. 1996. Encyclopedia of animals in Japan Volume 1: Mammals. Heibinsha Limited, Publishers, Tokyo, Japan.

Shidei, T. 1974. Forest vegetation zones. Pages 87-124 in M. Numata, editor. The flora and vegetation of Japan. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.

Stattersfield, A. J. et al. 1998. Endemic bird areas of the world: Priorities for biodiversity conservation. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.

Yamashita, Z., T. Ishii, and M. Asahi. 1975. The Mt. Odaigahara Area. Pages 46-51 in K. Numata, K.Yoshida, and M. Kato, editors, Studies in conservation of natural terrestrial ecosystems in Japan: Part II Animal Communities. JIBP Synthesis volume 9. University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, Japan.

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