FR831COR261 - Estuaire de l'Ortolo
Description
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: | Marine / Coastal |
| Wetland type: | Natural |
| Wetland area: | 8.4 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: | Sartène |
| Longitude: | 8.917093 East |
| Latitude: | 41.507362 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 | 5 - 25 |
| J -- Coastal brackish/saline lagoons; brackish to saline lagoons with at least one relatively narrow connection to the sea | 76 - 95 |
Property status
| Private |
| Protection status category | Protection status subcategory | Area's name | Code | Coverage area (%) | Legislation |
| Other | Biotope Protection Order | Basse Vallée De L'Ortolo | 100 | L.411-1;2, R. 411-15 à R.411-17 Code Env. | |
| Other | ZNIEFF type I | DUNE D’ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE DE L’ORTOLO | 99 | ||
| International Protection | Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | Roccapina-Ortolo | FR9400593 | 99 | D 95-631/05.05.95 |
| International Protection | Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | Pointe de Senetosa and extensions | FR9402016 | 1 | D 95-631/05.05.95 |
CDDA protection status
| CDDA code | CDDA category |
| FR05 | Biotope Protection Order |
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 |
| Provisioning services | Food | 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 | Salinity regulation | Local (<2km) | 1 - 1000 people benefitting |
| Cultural services | Recreation and tourism | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Cultural services | Aesthetic value | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Cultural services | Recreation and tourism | Island | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Cultural services | Aesthetic value | Island | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
Activities on wetland
| 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 | High |
| 210 = Professional fishing | Unknown |
| 220 = Leisure fishing | Unknown |
| 230 = Hunting | Medium |
| 501 = paths tracks cycling tracks | Medium |
| 530 = Improved access to site | High |
| 621 = nautical sports | Medium |
| 622 = walking horseriding and non-motorised vehicles | Medium |
| 623 = motorised vehicles | Medium |
Activities on catchment area
| Activity | Intensity |
| 010 = Habitat conservation | High |
| 020 = Resource conservation | High |
| 030 = Species conservation | High |
| 040 = Land restoration | High |
| 100 = Cultivation | Medium |
| 110 = Use of pesticides | Unknown |
| 120 = Fertilisation | Unknown |
| 130 = Irrigation | Unknown |
| 140 = Grazing | High |
| 170 = Animal breeding | High |
| 210 = Professional fishing | Unknown |
| 220 = Leisure fishing | Unknown |
| 230 = Hunting | Medium |
| 403 = dispersed habitation | Low |
| 430 = Agricultural structures | Medium |
| 501 = paths tracks cycling tracks | Medium |
| 502 = roads motorways | Medium |
| 530 = Improved access to site | High |
| 608 = camping and caravans | Low |
| 621 = nautical sports | High |
| 622 = walking horseriding and non-motorised vehicles | High |
| 623 = motorised vehicles | Medium |
Impacts
| Impact | Intensity |
| EE- = Increase of economic potential | High |
| EP- = Reduction of salt intrusion potential | High |
| EU- = Increase of tourist/recreation potential | High |
Habitat types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| 2230 Malcolmietalia dune grasslands | < 5 |
| 6420 Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion | 26 - 50 |
| 92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) | 26 - 50 |
Vegetation types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| Shrubby / Arborescent | 26 - 50 |
| Other | 5 - 25 |
| Emergent | 26 - 50 |
| Halophytic | < 5 |
Flora
| Species | Presence status | References |
| Anthoxanthum aristatum Boiss., 1842 | Present | |
| Crypsis schoenoides (L.) Lam., 1791 | Present | |
| Euphorbia peplis L., 1753 | Present | |
| Filago tyrrhenica Chrtek & Holub, 1963 | Present | |
| Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. macrocarpa (Sm.) Ball, 1878 | Present | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... |
| Matthiola tricuspidata (L.) W.T.Aiton, 1812 | Present | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... |
| Pseudorlaya pumila (L.) Grande, 1925 | Present | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... |
| Ranunculus ophioglossifolius Vill., 1789 | Present | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... |
| Spergula macrorrhiza (Loisel.) B.Bock & J.-M.Tison, 2012 | Present | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... |
| Tamarix africana Poir., 1789 | Present | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... |
| Vulpia geniculata (L.) Link, 1827 | Present | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... |
| Vulpia membranacea (L.) Dumort., 1824 | Present |
Fauna
| Mammals | Presence status in wetland | References | |
| Barbastella barbastellus (Schreber, 1774) | Present | DOCOB Natura 2000 n° FR9400593 - « Ro... | |
| Miniopterus schreibersii (Natterer in Kuhl, 1817) | Present | DOCOB Natura 2000 n° FR9400593 - « Ro... | |
| Myotis emarginatus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806) | Present | DOCOB Natura 2000 n° FR9400593 - « Ro... | |
| Rhinolophus hipposideros (Borkhausen, 1797) | Present | DOCOB Natura 2000 n° FR9400593 - « Ro... | |
Reptiles |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | |
| Natrix helvetica corsa (Hecht, 1930) | Present | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | |
Amphibians |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768) | Present | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | |
| Discoglossus sardus (Tschudi in Otth, 1837) | Present | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | |
| Hyla sarda (Betta, 1857) | Present | ||
Birds |
Number of individuals |
Nesting |
References |
| Upupa epops (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Caprimulgus europaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Tringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Merops apiaster (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Porzana porzana (Linnaeus, 1766) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann, 1804) | |||
| Anthus campestris (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Carduelis corsicana (Koenig, 1899) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Corvus corax (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Lanius collurio (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Lanius senator (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Lullula arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Monticola solitarius (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Sylvia sarda (Temminck, 1820) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Ardea cinerea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Ardea purpurea (Linnaeus, 1766) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Ixobrychus minutus (Linnaeus, 1766) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... | ||
| Jynx torquilla (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - DUNE D'ERBAJU ET ZONE HUMIDE... |
Cannac-Padovani M. & Santelli J.F., 2016. Document d’objectifs Natura 2000 – Secteur « Calvi – Cargèse » - Tome 1 : Etat des lieux, Analyse écologique & Enjeux et Objectifs de conservation. Rapport de l’Office de l’Environnement de la Corse. Convention Etat / Collectivité Territoriale de Corse : 330 p + Annexes.
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