FR835COR085 - Marais de Cattolica

Description

Wetland data

Basic information
Wetland location: Marine / Coastal
Wetland type: Natural
Wetland area: 4.3 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 (%): 26 - 50
Hydroperiod: Permanent
Geographic information
Region: Corsica
Sub region: Corte
Island: Corsica
Municipality: Ghisonaccia
Longitude: 9.470504 East
Latitude: 42.021917 North
Wetland condition
Wetland status (MEDWET): 1 - Untouched. No signs of man-made changes
Ramsar wetland type
Type Coverage (%)
F -- Estuarine waters; permanent water of estuaries and estuarine systems of deltas 76 - 95
H -- Intertidal marshes; includes salt marshes, salt meadows, saltings, raised salt marshes; includes tidal brackish and freshwater marshes 5 - 25
Property status
Conservatoire du littoral
Protection statuses
Protection status category Protection status subcategory Area's name Code Coverage area (%) Legislation
National/Regional Protection Land acquired by the Conservatoire du littoral PINIA 93 L.322-1 Code Env.
Other ZNIEFF type I Pinia 100
Other ZNIEFF type II Littoral, boisements et zones humides de Casabianda et Pinia 73
International Protection Special Protection Area (SPA) Urbino FR9410098 100 D 95-631/05.05.95
International Protection Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Marais del Sale, peripheral wetlands and Pinia coastal forest FR9400580 100 D 95-631/05.05.95
CDDA protection status
CDDA code CDDA category
FR14 Site acquired by the Conservatoire du littoral
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
Cultural services Recreation and tourism Local (<2km) 1 - 1000 people benefitting
Activities on wetland
Activity Intensity
010 = Habitat conservation High
020 = Resource conservation High
030 = Species conservation High
040 = Land restoration High
Activities on catchment area
Activity Intensity
010 = Habitat conservation High
020 = Resource conservation High
030 = Species conservation High
040 = Land restoration High
100 = Cultivation Low
140 = Grazing Unknown
220 = Leisure fishing Low
230 = Hunting Unknown
501 = paths tracks cycling tracks High
502 = roads motorways Low
530 = Improved access to site Medium
621 = nautical sports Medium
Impacts
Impact Intensity
EU- = Increase of tourist/recreation potential High
EW- = Increase in wilderness/wildlife values High
Habitat types
Type Coverage (%)
1130 Estuaries 5 - 25
1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) 5 - 25
2110 Embryonic shifting dunes < 5
2195 Reedbeds and dune sedges 5 - 25
2210 Crucianellion maritimae fixed beach dunes < 5
2230 Malcolmietalia dune grasslands < 5
2260 Cisto-Lavenduletalia dune sclerophyllous scrubs < 5
9330 Quercus suber forests 5 - 25
9540 Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines < 5
Vegetation types
Type Coverage (%)
Shrubby / Arborescent 5 - 25
Emergent 51 - 75
Halophytic 5 - 25
Ammophilous < 5
Submerged < 5
Flora
Species Presence status References
Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link, 1827 Present
Cakile maritima Scop., 1772 Present
Cistus monspeliensis L., 1753 Present
Juniperus oxycedrus L., 1753 Present
Lavandula stoechas L., 1753 Present
Pinus pinaster Aiton, 1789 Present
Pistacia lentiscus L., 1753 Present
Xanthium orientale subsp. italicum (Moretti) Greuter, 2003 Present
Fauna
Mammals Presence status in wetland
References
Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Barbastella barbastellus (Schreber, 1774) Present
ZSC - Marais del Sale, zones humides ...
Cervus elaphus corsicanus (Erxleben, 1777) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Crocidura suaveolens (Pallas, 1811) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber, 1774) Present
ZSC - Marais del Sale, zones humides ...
Erinaceus europaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Lepus europaeus (Pallas, 1778) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Miniopterus schreibersii (Natterer in Kuhl, 1817) Present
ZSC - Marais del Sale, zones humides ...
Mus musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Mustela nivalis (Linnaeus, 1766) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Myotis emarginatus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806) Present
ZSC - Marais del Sale, zones humides ...
Myotis punicus (Felten, 1977) Present
ZSC - Marais del Sale, zones humides ...
Nyctalus lasiopterus (Schreber, 1780) Present
ZSC - Marais del Sale, zones humides ...
Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Pipistrellus kuhlii (Natterer in Kuhl, 1817) Present
ZSC - Marais del Sale, zones humides ...
Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) Present
ZSC - Marais del Sale, zones humides ...
Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774) Present
ZSC - Marais del Sale, zones humides ...
Rhinolophus hipposideros (Borkhausen, 1797) Present
ZSC - Marais del Sale, zones humides ...
Suncus etruscus (Savi, 1822) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Sus scrofa (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Tadarida teniotis (Rafinesque, 1814) Present
ZSC - Marais del Sale, zones humides ...
Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...

Reptiles

Presence status in wetland


References
Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Hierophis viridiflavus (Lacepède, 1789) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Natrix helvetica corsa (Hecht, 1930) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Podarcis siculus campestris (Betta, 1857) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Podarcis tiliguerta (Gmelin, 1789) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Testudo hermanni (Gmelin, 1789) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...

Amphibians

Presence status in wetland


References
Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Hyla sarda (Betta, 1857) Present
ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...

Fishes

Presence status in wetland


References
Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821) Present
Atherina boyeri (Risso, 1810) Present
Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810) Present
Chelon ramada (Risso, 1827) Present
Gambusia holbrooki (Girard (ex Agassiz), 1859) Present
Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
Pomatoschistus sp. (Gill, 1863) Present

Invertebrates

Presence status in wetland


References
Papilio hospiton (Gené, 1839) Present
ZSC - Marais del Sale, zones humides ...

Birds

Number of individuals

Nesting

References
Accipiter nisus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Anas platyrhynchos (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Upupa epops (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Caprimulgus europaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Scolopax rusticola (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Columba palumbus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Merops apiaster (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Cuculus canorus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Falco subbuteo (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Alectoris rufa (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Phasianus colchicus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Rallus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann, 1804) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Aegithalos caudatus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Anthus campestris (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Cettia cetti (Temminck, 1820) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Cisticola juncidis (Rafinesque, 1810) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Corvus corone (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Emberiza cirlus (Linnaeus, 1766) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Fringilla coelebs (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Lullula arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Luscinia megarhynchos (C. L. Brehm, 1831) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Muscicapa tyrrhenica (Schiebel, 1910) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Parus major (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Periparus ater sardus (Kleinschmidt, 1903) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Prunella modularis (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Regulus ignicapilla (Temminck, 1820) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Regulus regulus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Saxicola rubicola (Linnaeus, 1766) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Sylvia cantillans (Pallas, 1764) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Sylvia melanocephala (Gmelin, 1789) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Sylvia undata (Boddaert, 1783) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Turdus iliacus (Linnaeus, 1766) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Turdus merula (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Turdus philomelos (C. L. Brehm, 1831) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Turdus viscivorus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Ardea cinerea (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Jynx torquilla (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Asio otus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Otus scops (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...
Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) ZNIEFF - BOISEMENTS ET BROUSSE LITTOR...

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