FR831CAV002 - Marais de Cavallo

Description

Wetland data

Basic information
Wetland location: Inland
Wetland type: Natural
Wetland area: 1.2 Ha
Hydrological interaction: -  
Water salinity: Brackish (0.5 - 18.0 g/l)
Type of fresh water input: Torrent / Stream - Unconfined aquifer
Surface water runoff There is no obvious water outflow
Open water area (%): 26 - 50
Hydroperiod: Temporary / Intermittent
Geographic information
Region: Corsica
Sub region: Sartène
Island: Cavallo
Municipality: Bonifacio
Longitude: 9.263885 East
Latitude: 41.367435 North
Wetland condition
Wetland status (MEDWET): 3 - Original habitats / landform partially modified (10-50% untouched)
Ramsar wetland type
Type Coverage (%)
Ss -- Seasonal/intermittent saline/brackish/alkaline marshes/pools > 95
Property status
Private
Protection statuses
Protection status category Protection status subcategory Area's name Code Coverage area (%) Legislation
Other ZNIEFF type I ILES LAVEZZI 100
International Protection Special Protection Area (SPA) Lavezzi Islands, Bouches of Bonifacio FR9410021 100 D 95-631/05.05.95
IUCN protection status
IUCN code IUCN Category
IV Aire de gestion des habitats ou espèces
V Paysage terrestre ou marin protégé
Ecosystem services
Type of ecosystem service Ecosystem service Scale of Βenefit (%) Importance
Regulatory services Visual buffering Local (<2km) 1 - 1000 people benefitting
Activities on wetland
Activity Intensity
506 = aerodrome heliport High
701 = water pollution Low
952 = eutrophication Low
954 = invasion by a species Medium
Activities on catchment area
Activity Intensity
400 = Urbanised areas human habitation Low
402 = discontinuous urbanisation Medium
501 = paths tracks cycling tracks Low
502 = roads motorways Low
506 = aerodrome heliport Medium
954 = invasion by a species High
Impacts
Impact Intensity
HF- = Habitat fragmentation High
HL- = Habitat loss Low
PS- = Sewage pollution Low
VCX = Introduction of exotic floral species Medium
Habitat types
Type Coverage (%)
3130 Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea 5 - 25
92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) 26 - 50
Vegetation types
Type Coverage (%)
Emergent 51 - 75
Shrubby / Arborescent 5 - 25
Other < 5
Flora
Species Presence status References
Arundo donax L., 1753 Present Paradis et al. (2017) - La végétation...
Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla, 1905 Co-dominant Paradis et al. (2017) - La végétation...
Callitriche brutia Petagna, 1787 Present Médail et al. (2017) - La flore vascu...
Callitriche obtusangula Le Gall, 1852 Present Paradis et al. (2017) - La végétation...
Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E.Br., 1926 Present Médail et al. (2017) - La flore vascu...
Cotula coronopifolia L., 1753 Present Paradis et al. (2017) - La végétation...
Cressa cretica L., 1753 Present Paradis et al. (2017) - La végétation...
Daucus carota subsp. commutatus (Paol.) Thell., 1926 Present Médail et al. (2017) - La flore vascu...
Elatine hydropiper L., 1753 Present Médail et al. (2017) - La flore vascu...
Elatine macropoda Guss., 1827 Present Paradis et al. (2017) - La végétation...
Helosciadium crassipes W.D.J.Koch, 1824 Present Médail et al. (2017) - La flore vascu...
Isoetes histrix Bory, 1844 Present Médail et al. (2017) - La flore vascu...
Juncus acutus L., 1753 Present Paradis et al. (2017) - La végétation...
Juncus maritimus Lam., 1794 Present Paradis et al. (2017) - La végétation...
Ranunculus ophioglossifolius Vill., 1789 Present Médail et al. (2017) - La flore vascu...
Salicornia perennis Mill., 1768 Present Paradis et al. (2017) - La végétation...
Schoenoplectus litoralis (Schrad.) Palla, 1888 Co-dominant Paradis et al. (2017) - La végétation...
Serapias nurrica Corrias, 1982 Present Médail et al. (2017) - La flore vascu...
Serapias parviflora Parl., 1837 Present Médail et al. (2017) - La flore vascu...
Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L.Nesom, 1995 Present Médail et al. (2017) - La flore vascu...
Tamarix africana Poir., 1789 Co-dominant Paradis et al. (2017) - La végétation...
Triglochin laxiflora Guss., 1825 Present Médail et al. (2017) - La flore vascu...
Fauna
Mammals Presence status in wetland
References
Erinaceus europaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
Thibault et al. (1987) - Les Vertébré...
Mustela nivalis (Linnaeus, 1766) Present
Thibault et al. (1987) - Les Vertébré...
Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
Thibault et al. (1987) - Les Vertébré...
Pipistrellus kuhlii (Natterer in Kuhl, 1817) Present
Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) Present
Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...

Reptiles

Presence status in wetland


References
Euleptes europaea (Gené, 1839) Present
Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Hierophis viridiflavus (Lacepède, 1789) Present
Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Podarcis tiliguerta (Gmelin, 1789) Present
Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Tarentola mauritanica (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...

Amphibians

Presence status in wetland


References
Hyla sarda (Betta, 1857) Present
Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Pelophylax lessonae bergeri (Günther in Engelmann, Fritzsche, Günther & Obst, 1986) Present
Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...

Birds

Number of individuals

Nesting

References
Anas platyrhynchos (Linnaeus, 1758) Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Apus pallidus (Shelley, 1870) Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Columba livia (Gmelin, 1789) Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Fulica atra (Linnaeus, 1758) Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Corvus corax (Linnaeus, 1758) Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Corvus corone cornix (Linnaeus, 1758) Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Linaria cannabina (Linnaeus, 1758) Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Monticola solitarius (Linnaeus, 1758) Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Muscicapa tyrrhenica (Schiebel, 1910) Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Sylvia melanocephala (Gmelin, 1789) Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Turdus merula (Linnaeus, 1758) Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...
Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) Delaugerre et al. (2017) - Le renouve...

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