FR831COR254 - Estuaire du Spartano

Description

Wetland data

Basic information
Wetland location: Marine / Coastal
Wetland type: Natural
Wetland area: 9.6 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 (%): 51 - 75
Hydroperiod: Permanent
Geographic information
Region: Corsica
Sub region: Sartène
Island: Corsica
Municipality: Monacia-d'Aullène
Longitude: 8.995442 East
Latitude: 41.487639 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 5 - 25
H -- Intertidal marshes; includes salt marshes, salt meadows, saltings, raised salt marshes; includes tidal brackish and freshwater marshes < 5
J -- Coastal brackish/saline lagoons; brackish to saline lagoons with at least one relatively narrow connection to the sea 51 - 75
Property status
Government - Municipal
Protection statuses
Protection status category Protection status subcategory Area's name Code Coverage area (%) Legislation
Other ZNIEFF type I DUNE ET ZONE HUMIDE DE CALA DI FURNELLU 100
Ecosystem services
Type of ecosystem service Ecosystem service Scale of Βenefit (%) Importance
Provisioning services Food Local (<2km) 1 - 1000 people benefitting
Cultural services Recreation and tourism Local (<2km) 1 - 1000 people benefitting
Cultural services Social relations 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
140 = Grazing Medium
501 = paths tracks cycling tracks Low
530 = Improved access to site Low
Activities on catchment area
Activity Intensity
010 = Habitat conservation High
020 = Resource conservation High
030 = Species conservation High
040 = Land restoration High
100 = Cultivation High
110 = Use of pesticides Unknown
120 = Fertilisation Unknown
130 = Irrigation Unknown
140 = Grazing Medium
403 = dispersed habitation Low
501 = paths tracks cycling tracks Low
502 = roads motorways Low
530 = Improved access to site Low
621 = nautical sports Low
954 = invasion by a species Low
Impacts
Impact Intensity
EE- = Increase of economic potential High
EU- = Increase of tourist/recreation potential High
EW- = Increase in wilderness/wildlife values High
VCX = Introduction of exotic floral species High
Habitat types
Type Coverage (%)
1150 * Coastal lagoons
1310 Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand
1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)
1420 Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi)
2250 * Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp
3130 Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea
6420 Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion
6430 Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels
92A0 Salix alba and Populus alba galleries
92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)
Vegetation types
Type Coverage (%)
Shrubby / Arborescent 26 - 50
Emergent 51 - 75
Floating-leaved 26 - 50
Halophytic 5 - 25
Submerged 26 - 50
Flora
Species Presence status References
Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. macrocarpa (Sm.) Ball, 1878 Present ZNIEFF - DUNE ET ZONE HUMIDE DE CALA ...
Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Spach, 1841 Present ZNIEFF - DUNE ET ZONE HUMIDE DE CALA ...
Tamarix africana Poir., 1789 Present ZNIEFF - DUNE ET ZONE HUMIDE DE CALA ...
Fauna
Mammals Presence status in wetland
References
Hypsugo savii (Bonaparte, 1837) Present
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Myotis daubentonii (Kuhl, 1817) Present
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Pipistrellus kuhlii (Natterer in Kuhl, 1817) Present
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Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) Present
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Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Leach, 1825) Present
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Tadarida teniotis (Rafinesque, 1814) Present
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Reptiles

Presence status in wetland


References
Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
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Amphibians

Presence status in wetland


References
Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768) Present
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Birds

Number of individuals

Nesting

References
Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - DUNE ET ZONE HUMIDE DE CALA ...
Anas crecca (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - DUNE ET ZONE HUMIDE DE CALA ...
Anas platyrhynchos (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - DUNE ET ZONE HUMIDE DE CALA ...
Spatula querquedula (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - DUNE ET ZONE HUMIDE DE CALA ...
Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - DUNE ET ZONE HUMIDE DE CALA ...
Charadrius dubius (Scopoli, 1786) ZNIEFF - DUNE ET ZONE HUMIDE DE CALA ...
Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - DUNE ET ZONE HUMIDE DE CALA ...
Tringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - DUNE ET ZONE HUMIDE DE CALA ...
Rallus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - DUNE ET ZONE HUMIDE DE CALA ...
Ardea cinerea (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - DUNE ET ZONE HUMIDE DE CALA ...
Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) ZNIEFF - DUNE ET ZONE HUMIDE DE CALA ...
Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) ZNIEFF - DUNE ET ZONE HUMIDE DE CALA ...

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