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Obtaining new records of critically endangered Potamogeton praelongus (Potamogetonaceae) depending on groundwater springs in northern coastal areas of Hokkaido, Japan

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Title: Obtaining new records of critically endangered Potamogeton praelongus (Potamogetonaceae) depending on groundwater springs in northern coastal areas of Hokkaido, Japan
Authors: Shutoh, Kohtaroh Browse this author
Hirose, Tomoki Browse this author
Shibahara, Takashi Browse this author
Yamazaki, Mami Browse this author
Shiga, Takashi Browse this author
Keywords: aquatic plants
conservation
flora
submerged
water quality
Issue Date: 1-Dec-2022
Publisher: National Science Museum and Korean National Arboretum
Journal Title: Journal of Asia-pacific biodiversity
Volume: 15
Issue: 4
Start Page: 665
End Page: 670
Publisher DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2022.07.004
Abstract: Potamogeton praelongus Wulfen is an aquatic macrophyte that is critically endangered in Japan. Although it is widely distributed throughout the boreal climatic zone, several European countries also recognize it as an endangered species. In Japan, it was once widely distributed throughout Hokkaido but has dis-appeared or reduced in abundance at its known locations. During 2020-2021, we discovered five new locations of this species in Wakkanai-shi and Sarufutsu-mura, Northern Hokkaido. Growing conditions must be suitable for this species in three of the five locations as it is present with several reproductive shoots or is widely distributed in source pond or lake. However, conditions were poor in the other two locations because few shoots were found or plants were observed only in 2020. Environmental condi-tions in the new locations were similar to those reported in Europe and North America. In three of the four locations at Wakkanai-shi, P. praelongus was distributed mainly along the eastern shore facing sand dunes or hills, suggesting that the distribution of this species depends on groundwater springs flowing from sand dunes or hills. Further populations may be discovered in the future by intensively surveying areas near springs since many sand dune lakes and similar environments are present in Hokkaido.(c) 2022 National Science Museum of Korea (NSMK) and Korea National Arboretum (KNA), Publishing Services by Elsevier. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/).
Type: article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/88897
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