Island wetlands of France

Basic information

Wetland location:	Inland
Wetland type:	Natural
Wetland area:	0.3 Ha
Hydrological interaction:	-
Water salinity:	Fresh (< 0.5 g/l)
Type of fresh water input:	Catchment area (precipitation)
Surface water runoff	There is no obvious water outflow
Open water area (%):	< 5
Hydroperiod:	Temporary / Intermittent

Geographic information

Region:	Corsica
Sub region:	Sartène
Island:	Corsica
Municipality:	Bonifacio
Longitude:	9.171225 East
Latitude:	41.441751 North

Wetland condition

Wetland status (MEDWET):

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

Ramsar wetland type

Type	Coverage (%)
Ts -- Seasonal/intermittent freshwater marshes/pools on inorganic soils; includes sloughs, potholes, seasonally flooded meadows, sedge marshes	> 95

Property status

Government - Municipal

CDDA protection status

CDDA code	CDDA category
FR20	Approved Hunting Reserve

Ecosystem services

Type of ecosystem service	Ecosystem service	Scale of Βenefit (%)	Importance
Provisioning services	Food	Local (<2km)	1 - 1000 people benefitting
Regulatory services	Fire regulation	Local (<2km)	1 - 1000 people benefitting

Activities on wetland

Activity	Intensity
140 = Grazing	Medium
530 = Improved access to site	High
623 = motorised vehicles	Medium
954 = invasion by a species	Low

Activities on catchment area

Activity	Intensity
140 = Grazing	Medium
230 = Hunting	Unknown
501 = paths tracks cycling tracks	High
511 = electricity lines	High
530 = Improved access to site	High
622 = walking horseriding and non-motorised vehicles	Low
623 = motorised vehicles	Low

Impacts

Impact	Intensity
ES- = Increase in water supply	Medium
VCX = Introduction of exotic floral species	High

Habitat types

Type	Coverage (%)
3170 * Mediterranean temporary ponds	76 - 95

Vegetation types

Type	Coverage (%)
Shrubby / Arborescent	< 5
Other	5 - 25
Emergent	< 5
Wet meadow	26 - 50

Flora

Species	Presence status	References
Alopecurus bulbosus Gouan, 1762	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Anthoxanthum ovatum Lag., 1816	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Baldellia ranunculoides (L.) Parl., 1854	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Bellis annua L., 1753	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Briza minor L., 1753	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Carex flacca Schreb., 1771	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Cistus monspeliensis L., 1753	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Cistus salviifolius L., 1753	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers., 1805	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Dittrichia graveolens (L.) Greuter, 1973	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter, 1973	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Eleocharis multicaulis (Sm.) Desv., 1818	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Erica arborea L., 1753	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Erica scoparia L., 1753	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Eudianthe laeta (Aiton) Willk., 1853	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Exsertotheca crispa (Hedw.) S.Olsson, Enroth & D.Quandt, 2011	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Geranium dissectum L., 1755	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Helosciadium crassipes W.D.J.Koch, 1824	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Hordeum marinum Huds., 1778	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Illecebrum verticillatum L., 1753	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Isoetes histrix Bory, 1844	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Isoetes longissima Bory, 1844	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Isolepis cernua (Vahl) Roem. & Schult., 1817	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Juncus capitatus Weigel, 1772	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Juncus pygmaeus Rich. ex Thuill., 1799	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Littorella uniflora (L.) Asch., 1864	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Logfia gallica (L.) Coss. & Germ., 1843	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Lotus angustissimus L., 1753	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Lysimachia arvensis subsp. parviflora (Hoffmanns. & Link) Peruzzi, 2010	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Lythrum hyssopifolia L., 1753	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Mentha pulegium L., 1753	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Myosotis sicula Guss., 1843	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Myrtus communis L., 1753	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Phillyrea angustifolia L., 1753	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Plantago lanceolata L., 1753	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Ranunculus muricatus L., 1753	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Ranunculus ophioglossifolius Vill., 1789	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Romulea ramiflora Ten., 1827	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Romulea requienii Parl., 1860	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Smilax aspera L., 1753	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Trifolium repens L., 1753	Present	Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...

Fauna

Mammals	Presence status in wetland		References
Sus scrofa (Linnaeus, 1758)	Present		Paradis et al. (2009) - Flore et végé...
Amphibians	Presence status in wetland		References
Bufotes viridis balearicus (Boettger, 1880)	Present		Fleuriau et al. (2010) - Inventaire A...
Hyla sarda (Betta, 1857)	Present		Fleuriau et al. (2010) - Inventaire A...
Birds	Number of individuals	Nesting	References
Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Corvus corone cornix (Linnaeus, 1758)