FR835COR100 - Estuaire du Chiola

Description

Wetland data

Basic information
Wetland location: Marine / Coastal
Wetland type: Natural
Wetland area: 0.7 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 (%): > 95
Hydroperiod: Permanent
Geographic information
Region: Corsica
Sub region: Corte
Island: Corsica
Municipality: Solaro
Longitude: 9.400752 East
Latitude: 41.886588 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
Protection statuses
Protection status category Protection status subcategory Area's name Code Coverage area (%) Legislation
National/Regional Protection Regional natural Park Corse 100 L.333-1 à L.333-4 Code Env.
International Protection Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Large herbarium of the eastern coast FR9402014 27 D 95-631/05.05.95
CDDA protection status
CDDA code CDDA category
FR15 Regional Natural Park
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 Water regulation Local (<2km) 1 - 1000 people benefitting
Regulatory services Flood hazard regulation Local (<2km) 1 - 1000 people benefitting
Regulatory services Visual buffering Local (<2km) 1 - 1000 people benefitting
Regulatory services Noise buffering Local (<2km) 1 - 1000 people benefitting
Activities on wetland
Activity Intensity
490 = Other urbanisation industrial and similar activities Low
870 = Dykes embankments artificial beaches general Low
954 = invasion by a species Medium
Activities on catchment area
Activity Intensity
100 = Cultivation Low
401 = continuous urbanisation High
501 = paths tracks cycling tracks Low
502 = roads motorways High
530 = Improved access to site High
622 = walking horseriding and non-motorised vehicles Unknown
954 = invasion by a species Medium
Impacts
Impact Intensity
ER- = Increase in flow regulation Low
HF- = Habitat fragmentation Low
HL- = Habitat loss Medium
VCX = Introduction of exotic floral species Medium
Vegetation types
Type Coverage (%)
Shrubby / Arborescent 51 - 75
Emergent 5 - 25
Submerged < 5
Flora
Species Presence status References
Acacia mearnsii De Wild., 1925 Present
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn., 1790 Present
Asparagus acutifolius L., 1753 Present
Carpobrotus sp. N.E.Br., 1925 Present
Cistus monspeliensis L., 1753 Present
Cortaderia selloana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Asch. & Graebn., 1900 Present
Crithmum maritimum L., 1753 Present
Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter, 1973 Present
Eucalyptus globulus Labill., 1800 Present
Glaucium flavum Crantz, 1763 Present
Juncus acutus L., 1753 Present
Lagurus ovatus L., 1753 Present
Nerium oleander L., 1753 Present
Parthenocissus inserta (A.Kern.) Fritsch, 1922 Present
Pistacia lentiscus L., 1753 Present
Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) W.T.Aiton, 1811 Present
Rubus sp. L., 1753 Present
Rumex sp. L., 1753 Present
Smilax aspera L., 1753 Present
Tamarix africana Poir., 1789 Present
Fauna

Birds

Number of individuals

Nesting

References
Corvus corone cornix (Linnaeus, 1758)

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