Island wetlands of France

Basic information

Wetland location:	Marine / Coastal
Wetland type:	Natural
Wetland area:	30.1 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:	Sartène
Island:	Corsica
Municipality:	Lecci
Longitude:	9.342649 East
Latitude:	41.628169 North

Wetland condition

Wetland status (MEDWET):

3 - Original habitats / landform partially modified (10-50% untouched)

Ramsar wetland type

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

Property status

Government - Municipal / Private

Protection statuses

Protection status category	Protection status subcategory	Area's name	Code	Coverage area (%)	Legislation
Other	ZNIEFF type I	ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELTA DE L'OSO		53
International Protection	Special Area of Conservation (SAC)	Stagnolu Bay, golfu di Sognu, Porto-Vecchio Gulf	FR9402010	20	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
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
Regulatory services	Water regulation	Local (<2km)	1 - 1000 people benefitting
Regulatory services	Flood hazard regulation	Local (<2km)	1 - 1000 people benefitting

Activities on wetland

Activity	Intensity
220 = Leisure fishing	Unknown
230 = Hunting	Medium
241 = collection (insects, reptiles, amphibians.....)	Unknown
243 = trapping poisoning poaching	Unknown
250 = Taking / Removal of flora general	Unknown
423 = disposal of inert materials	Medium
440 = Storage of materials	Low
530 = Improved access to site	Medium
954 = invasion by a species	Medium

Activities on catchment area

Activity	Intensity
220 = Leisure fishing	Unknown
230 = Hunting	Medium
241 = collection (insects, reptiles, amphibians.....)	Unknown
243 = trapping poisoning poaching	Unknown
250 = Taking / Removal of flora general	Unknown
402 = discontinuous urbanisation	Medium
409 = other patterns of habitation	Low
440 = Storage of materials	Low
530 = Improved access to site	Medium
608 = camping and caravans	Medium
620 = Outdoor sports and leisure activities	Medium
621 = nautical sports	Medium
622 = walking horseriding and non-motorised vehicles	Medium
623 = motorised vehicles	Medium
690 = Other leisure and tourism impacts not referred to above	Medium
710 = Noise nuisance	Low
954 = invasion by a species	Medium

Impacts

Impact	Intensity
ED- = Increase in sediment removal/retention	Unknown
EF- = Increase in protection from natural forces	Medium
ER- = Increase in flow regulation	Unknown
ET- = Increase in toxicant removal/retention	Unknown
HL- = Habitat loss	Unknown
VCD = Loss of floral diversity	Medium
VCX = Introduction of exotic floral species	Low

Habitat types

Type	Coverage (%)
1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)	5 - 25
1420 Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi)	5 - 25
2270 * Wooded dunes with Pinus pinea and/or Pinus pinaster	< 5
5210 Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp.	< 5
9340 Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests	< 5

Vegetation types

Type	Coverage (%)
Shrubby / Arborescent	5 - 25
Floating-leaved	5 - 25
Halophytic	26 - 50
Ammophilous	26 - 50
Submerged	< 5

Flora

Species	Presence status	References
Agave americana L., 1753	Present
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn., 1790	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG DE VENTILEGNE
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn., 1790	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link, 1827	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Anthemis secundiramea Biv., 1806	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Arbutus unedo L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Artemisia vulgaris L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Arundo donax L., 1753	Present
Asparagus acutifolius L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Asphodelus fistulosus L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Atriplex rosea L., 1763	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Bidens frondosa L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla, 1905	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Briza minor L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Bromus racemosus L., 1762	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Cakile maritima Scop., 1772	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Carex extensa Gooden., 1794	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Carlina acaulis L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Carpobrotus acinaciformis (L.) L.Bolus, 1927	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Chenopodium album L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Cistus halimifolius L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Cistus monspeliensis L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Clematis vitalba L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Crithmum maritimum L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Crucianella maritima L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Cytisus laniger (Desf.) DC., 1805	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Daphne gnidium L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter, 1973	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Echinophora spinosa L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Eleocharis multicaulis (Sm.) Desv., 1818	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult., 1817	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Erica arborea L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Eryngium maritimum L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Eucalyptus globulus Labill., 1800	Present
Frankenia laevis L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen, 1938	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G.Don, 1830	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Hypericum perforatum L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Jacobaea maritima (L.) Pelser & Meijden, 2005	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Juncus acutus L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Juncus maritimus Lam., 1794	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Juncus pygmaeus Rich. ex Thuill., 1799	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. macrocarpa (Sm.) Ball, 1878	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Juniperus phoenicea L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Lagurus ovatus L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Lavandula stoechas L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Limbarda crithmoides (L.) Dumort., 1827	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Limonium articulatum (Loisel.) Kuntze, 1891	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Limonium vulgare Mill., 1768	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Lonicera implexa Aiton, 1789	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Lythrum hyssopifolia L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Matthiola incana (L.) W.T.Aiton, 1812	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Moraea sisyrinchium (L.) Ker Gawl., 1805	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Myrtus communis L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Olea europaea L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Pancratium maritimum L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb., 1946	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Phillyrea angustifolia L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud., 1840	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Pinus pinaster Aiton, 1789	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Pistacia lentiscus L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Plantago coronopus L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Polygonum maritimum L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Populus nigra L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Potamogeton friesii Rupr., 1845	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Quercus suber L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Romulea revelierei Jord. & Fourr., 1866	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Rouya polygama (Desf.) Coincy, 1901	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande, 1918	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Salicornia fruticosa (L.) L., 1762	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Salicornia perennis Mill., 1768	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Salicornia procumbens Sm., 1813	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Smilax aspera L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Börner, 1912	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Tamarix africana Poir., 1789	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Zygophyllum fabago L., 1753	Present	ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...

Fauna

Reptiles	Presence status in wetland		References
Podarcis tiliguerta (Gmelin, 1789)	Present		ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Testudo hermanni (Gmelin, 1789)	Present		ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Invertebrates	Presence status in wetland		References
Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776)	Present		ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Pardosa atomaria (C.L. Koch, 1847)	Present		ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Agdistis bennetii (Curtis, 1833)	Present		ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Aiolopus thalassinus (Fabricius, 1781)	Present		ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Eyprepocnemis plorans (Charpentier, 1825)	Present		ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)	Present		ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Birds	Number of individuals	Nesting	References
Chlidonias leucopterus (Temminck, 1815)			ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758)			ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758)			ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Cisticola juncidis (Rafinesque, 1810)			ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Corvus corone sharpii (Oates, 1889)			ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Muscicapa tyrrhenica (Schiebel, 1910)			ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Parus major (Linnaeus, 1758)			ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Passer italiae (Vieillot, 1817)			ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Sylvia melanocephala (Gmelin, 1789)			ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Ardea cinerea (Linnaeus, 1758)			ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...
Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766)			ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT...