Suncheon Bay
Located in Suncheon, Jeonnam in Korea, Suncheon Bay is a coastal wetland that has the most beautiful scenery and has the most various living organisms. It is composed of a 3.5 km long stream, a 2,221ha wide tideland and a 230ha wide field of reeds. Due to its natural coast, it is a magnificent habitat of a number of different migratory birds and benthos. It is the first Korea's coastal wetland to be registered on the list of The Ramsar Wetland on January 20, 2006.
Characteristics
Suncheon Bay's wide tideland, field of reeds, and salt swamp have their natural scenes undamaged. Salt swamp has not only a beautiful scenery, but it also has water pollution prevention and purification function. It keeps Suncheon Bay clean and undamaged. Shallow tideland at river mouth has reasonable salt content, abundant orgamism, and healthy quality of water and these characterstics make Suncheon bay be an important spawning ground for fish, crab, shellfish, etc. As the best preserved reed colony, Suncheon Bay's field of reeds makes Suncheon bay be a home of various living creatures.
Organisms
Animals
- Otter (Lutra lutra)
- Small-eared Cat (Felis bengalensis manchurica)
- Raccoon (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
- Weasel (Mustela sibirica coreana)
Birds
- Hooded Crane (Grus monacha)
- Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
- Whooper Swam (Cygnus cygnus)
- Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes)
Plants
- Reed (Phragmites communis)
- Aster tripolium
- Plantago major for. yezomaritima
References
Ramsar Sites Information Service [1]
'Finding Wetland' by Ministry of Environment Republic of Korea