FR831COR122 - Delta de l'Osu
Description
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: | Marine / Coastal |
| Wetland type: | Natural |
| Wetland area: | 117.6 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 (%): | 76 - 95 |
| Hydroperiod: | Permanent |
Geographic information
| Region: | Corsica |
| Sub region: | Sartène |
| Island: | Corsica |
| Municipality: | Lecci |
| Longitude: | 9.322951 East |
| Latitude: | 41.623505 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 |
| G -- Intertidal mud, sand or salt flats | < 5 |
| H -- Intertidal marshes; includes salt marshes, salt meadows, saltings, raised salt marshes; includes tidal brackish and freshwater marshes | < 5 |
Property status
| Government - Municipal / Private |
| 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 | 79 | ||
| Other | ZNIEFF type II | SUBERAIE DE PORTO VECCHIO | 2 | ||
| International Protection | Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | Oso Delta, punta di Benedettu and Mura dell'Unda | FR9400615 | 69 | D 95-631/05.05.95 |
| International Protection | Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | Stagnolu Bay, golfu di Sognu, Porto-Vecchio Gulf | FR9402010 | 9 | 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 | Food | Local (<2km) | 1 - 1000 people benefitting |
| Regulatory services | Air quality regulation | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Regulatory services | Local climate regulation | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Regulatory services | Flood hazard regulation | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Regulatory services | Salinity 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 |
| Cultural services | Cultural heritage | Island | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Cultural services | Recreation and tourism | Island | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Cultural services | Aesthetic value | Local (<2km) | 1 - 1000 people benefitting |
| Cultural services | Social relations | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Supporting services | Nutrient cycling | Local (<2km) | 1 - 1000 people benefitting |
| Supporting services | Water recycling | Local (<2km) | 1 - 1000 people benefitting |
Activities on wetland
| Activity | Intensity |
| 230 = Hunting | Unknown |
| 421 = disposal of household waste | Medium |
| 423 = disposal of inert materials | Medium |
| 501 = paths tracks cycling tracks | Medium |
| 502 = roads motorways | Medium |
| 507 = bridge viaduct | Medium |
| 622 = walking horseriding and non-motorised vehicles | Medium |
| 623 = motorised vehicles | Medium |
| 701 = water pollution | Unknown |
| 710 = Noise nuisance | High |
| 720 = Trampling overuse | Medium |
| 941 = inundation | Medium |
| 954 = invasion by a species | Medium |
Activities on catchment area
| Activity | Intensity |
| 210 = Professional fishing | Unknown |
| 220 = Leisure fishing | Low |
| 230 = Hunting | Unknown |
| 402 = discontinuous urbanisation | High |
| 421 = disposal of household waste | Medium |
| 423 = disposal of inert materials | Medium |
| 501 = paths tracks cycling tracks | High |
| 502 = roads motorways | High |
| 530 = Improved access to site | High |
| 621 = nautical sports | High |
| 954 = invasion by a species | Medium |
Impacts
| Impact | Intensity |
| ED- = Increase in sediment removal/retention | Unknown |
| EE- = Increase of economic potential | Medium |
| EF- = Increase in protection from natural forces | Medium |
| EO- = Increase potential for natural products | Medium |
| EP- = Reduction of salt intrusion potential | Medium |
| ER- = Increase in flow regulation | Medium |
| ES- = Increase in water supply | Medium |
| ET- = Increase in toxicant removal/retention | Medium |
| EW- = Increase in wilderness/wildlife values | Unknown |
| HL- = Habitat loss | High |
| PS- = Sewage pollution | Medium |
Habitat types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| 1130 Estuaries | < 5 |
| 1150 * Coastal lagoons | 26 - 50 |
| 1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) | 5 - 25 |
| 1420 Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) | 5 - 25 |
| 2120 Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (‘white dunes’) | < 5 |
| 2210 Crucianellion maritimae fixed beach dunes | < 5 |
| 2230 Malcolmietalia dune grasslands | < 5 |
| 2250 * Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp | < 5 |
| 2260 Cisto-Lavenduletalia dune sclerophyllous scrubs | < 5 |
| 2270 * Wooded dunes with Pinus pinea and/or Pinus pinaster | 5 - 25 |
| 3170 * Mediterranean temporary ponds | < 5 |
| 5210 Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp. | < 5 |
| 6420 Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion | < 5 |
| 92A0 Salix alba and Populus alba galleries | < 5 |
| 92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) | < 5 |
| 9340 Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests | 5 - 25 |
Vegetation types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| Shrubby / Arborescent | 26 - 50 |
| Other | 5 - 25 |
| Emergent | 26 - 50 |
| Floating-leaved | < 5 |
| Floating | < 5 |
| Halophytic | 5 - 25 |
| Wet meadow | 5 - 25 |
| Ammophilous | 5 - 25 |
| Submerged | < 5 |
Flora
| Species | Presence status | References |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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 |
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| Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | Fleuriau & Bosc (2013) - Etude de la ... | |
| Podarcis tiliguerta (Gmelin, 1789) | Present | ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT... | |
| Testudo hermanni (Gmelin, 1789) | Present | ZNIEFF - ETANG ET ZONE HUMIDE DU DELT... | |
| Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied, 1839) | Present | Fleuriau & Bosc (2013) - Etude de la ... | |
Invertebrates |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| 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... |
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