Island wetlands of France

Basic information

Wetland location:	Marine / Coastal
Wetland type:	Natural
Wetland area:	11.6 Ha
Hydrological interaction:	-
Water salinity:	Brackish (0.5 - 18.0 g/l)
Type of fresh water input:	Torrent / Stream - Unconfined aquifer
Surface water runoff	Outflow from lakeshore or river
Open water area (%):	51 - 75
Hydroperiod:	Permanent

Geographic information

Region:	Corsica
Sub region:	Corte
Island:	Corsica
Municipality:	San-Giuliano
Longitude:	9.553770 East
Latitude:	42.267825 North

Wetland condition

Wetland status (MEDWET):

2 - Original habitats / landform still predominant (>50%)

Ramsar wetland type

Type	Coverage (%)
F -- Estuarine waters; permanent water of estuaries and estuarine systems of deltas	> 95

Property status

Government - Municipal / Private

Ecosystem services

Type of ecosystem service	Ecosystem service	Scale of Βenefit (%)	Importance
Provisioning services	Fresh water	Local (<2km)	1 - 1000 people benefitting
Regulatory services	Air quality regulation	Local (<2km)	1 - 1000 people benefitting
Regulatory services	Local climate regulation	Local (<2km)	1 - 1000 people benefitting
Cultural services	Social relations	Local (<2km)	1 - 1000 people benefitting

Activities on wetland

Activity	Intensity
220 = Leisure fishing	Unknown
230 = Hunting	High
243 = trapping poisoning poaching	Unknown
954 = invasion by a species	Medium

Activities on catchment area

Activity	Intensity
100 = Cultivation	Medium
110 = Use of pesticides	High
120 = Fertilisation	High
130 = Irrigation	High
140 = Grazing	Unknown
220 = Leisure fishing	Unknown
230 = Hunting	High
243 = trapping poisoning poaching	Unknown
402 = discontinuous urbanisation	Low
501 = paths tracks cycling tracks	Medium
502 = roads motorways	Medium
605 = hippodrome	High
608 = camping and caravans	Low
622 = walking horseriding and non-motorised vehicles	Medium
954 = invasion by a species	Medium

Impacts

Impact	Intensity
EP- = Reduction of salt intrusion potential	Unknown
ES- = Increase in water supply	High
EW- = Increase in wilderness/wildlife values	Unknown
VCX = Introduction of exotic floral species	Medium

Vegetation types

Type	Coverage (%)
Shrubby / Arborescent	26 - 50
Emergent	26 - 50

Flora

Species	Presence status	References
Anthoxanthum ovatum Lag., 1816	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Carpobrotus sp. N.E.Br., 1925	Present
Cirsium creticum subsp. triumfetti (Lacaita) Werner, 1975	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten., 1838	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Colutea arborescens L., 1753	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Crepis sancta (L.) Bornm., 1913	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Humulus lupulus L., 1753	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Jasminum officinale L., 1753	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Juncus maritimus Lam., 1794	Present
Knautia integrifolia (L.) Bertol., 1836	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Leucojum aestivum L., 1759	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Lotus ornithopodioides L., 1753	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Lysimachia arvensis subsp. parviflora (Hoffmanns. & Link) Peruzzi, 2010	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Phalaris minor Retz., 1783	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud., 1840	Present
Pistacia lentiscus L., 1753	Present
Potamogeton schweinfurthii A.Benn., 1901	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Reseda luteola L., 1753	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Stachys arvensis (L.) L., 1763	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L.Nesom, 1995	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Tamarix africana Poir., 1789	Present
Trifolium tomentosum L., 1753	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Vicia angustifolia L., 1759	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)
Vicia lathyroides L., 1753	Present	DREAL Corse (OGREVA)