5/25/2023 0 Comments Tokyo Species 2012![]() ![]() On the Izu and Bonin islands, species richness is relatively low, but endemism is high. In Tokyo, the total numbers of wild plant and mammal species were estimated to be 4323 and 51, respectively. ![]() Different types of landscape support different habitat specialists. There are different types of ecosystems in Tokyo: urban, secondary forest and agriculture (Satoyama), and oceanic island ecosystems. I review the current status of the natural environment and biota (especially, flora of vascular plants and mammalian fauna) and discuss perspectives of biodiversity in Tokyo. Despite Tokyo being relatively small in area, it has a rich biodiversity that requires conservation efforts. The administrative area of the Tokyo Metropolitan government covers the 23 special wards of Tokyo to the east, 26 cities to the west (Tama) and two outlying island chains (Izu and Bonin). Tokyo, the capital of Japan is one of the largest cities of the world.
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