Mounts Zao and Funagata (15274)
Japan, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2011
National site name: Mounts Zao and Funagata
Central coordinates: Latitude: 38.3000, Longitude: 140.5333
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 810 to 1817
Area of KBA (km2): 516.40816
Protected area coverage (%): 91.70
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Volcanic mountain range, forests (secondary forest, broadleaf deciduous forest and conifer forest, and lapillus land, sandwiched by the Zaorenpo mountain range in the south and Funagatarenpo mountain range in the north, both belong to the Ohusanmyaku mountains on the border of Yamagata and Miyagi Prefectures. The highest summit of the Zaorenpo mountain range is Mt Kumanodake (1,841m), which has forests of Fagus crenata and Quercus crispula on the mountainside, and forests of Abies mariesii on the higher area, as well as lapillus land. Funagatarenpo mountain range has forests of Fagus crenata and Quercus crispula on the mountainside, and Pinus pumila belt on the upper zone.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 100 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting | Intentional use: large scale (species being assessed is the target) [harvest] | Only in the future |
| Biological resource use | Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals | Unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target) | Only in the future |
| Pollution | Air-borne pollutants | Type Unknown/Unrecorded | Only in the future |
| Energy production & mining | Mining & quarrying | Only in the future | |
| Geological events | Volcanoes | Only in the future | |
| Human intrusions & disturbance | Recreational activities | Only in the future | |
| Human intrusions & disturbance | War, civil unrest & military exercises | Only in the future | |
| Transportation & service corridors | Roads & railroads | Only in the future |