FR831COR278 - Embouchure du Rizzanese
Description
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: | Marine / Coastal |
| Wetland type: | Natural |
| Wetland area: | 50.2 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: | Propriano |
| Longitude: | 8.882230 East |
| Latitude: | 41.657296 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 | > 95 |
Property status
| Conservatoire du littoral |
| Protection status category | Protection status subcategory | Area's name | Code | Coverage area (%) | Legislation |
| Other | Biotope Protection Order | Embouchure Du Rizzanese | 28 | L.411-1;2, R. 411-15 à R.411-17 Code Env. | |
| National/Regional Protection | Land acquired by the Conservatoire du littoral | PORTIGLIOLU | 8 | L.322-1 Code Env. | |
| Other | ZNIEFF type I | ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZANESE, plage de Portigliolo | 97 | ||
| International Protection | Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | Sites in Anchusa crispa at the mouth of the Rizzanese and Olmeto rivers | FR9400594 | 56 | D 95-631/05.05.95 |
CDDA protection status
| CDDA code | CDDA category |
| FR05 | Biotope Protection Order |
| FR14 | Site acquired by the Conservatoire du littoral |
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) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Provisioning services | Food | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >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 | Global climate regulation | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Regulatory services | Water regulation | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Regulatory services | Flood hazard regulation | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Regulatory services | Storm hazard regulation | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Regulatory services | Water purification | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Regulatory services | Salinity regulation | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Regulatory services | Fire regulation | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Regulatory services | Visual buffering | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Regulatory services | Noise buffering | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Regulatory services | Global climate regulation | Island | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Cultural services | Recreation and tourism | Island | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Cultural services | Recreation and tourism | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Cultural services | Social relations | Island | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Cultural services | Social relations | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Supporting services | Soil formation | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Supporting services | Primary production | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Supporting services | Nutrient cycling | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Supporting services | Water recycling | Local (<2km) | Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting |
| Supporting services | Provision of habitat | 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 | Unknown |
| 220 = Leisure fishing | Unknown |
| 501 = paths tracks cycling tracks | High |
| 502 = roads motorways | High |
| 507 = bridge viaduct | Low |
| 530 = Improved access to site | High |
Activities on catchment area
| Activity | Intensity |
| 010 = Habitat conservation | High |
| 020 = Resource conservation | High |
| 030 = Species conservation | High |
| 040 = Land restoration | High |
| 100 = Cultivation | Low |
| 110 = Use of pesticides | Unknown |
| 120 = Fertilisation | Unknown |
| 130 = Irrigation | Unknown |
| 140 = Grazing | High |
| 170 = Animal breeding | Low |
| 210 = Professional fishing | Medium |
| 220 = Leisure fishing | Medium |
| 403 = dispersed habitation | High |
| 411 = factory | Low |
| 412 = industrial stockage | Low |
| 430 = Agricultural structures | Low |
| 502 = roads motorways | Medium |
| 506 = aerodrome heliport | High |
| 530 = Improved access to site | High |
| 609 = other sport/tourism complexes | Low |
| 620 = Outdoor sports and leisure activities | High |
| 621 = nautical sports | High |
| 622 = walking horseriding and non-motorised vehicles | High |
| 954 = invasion by a species | Low |
Impacts
| Impact | Intensity |
| EB- = Increase in aesthetic qualities | High |
| EE- = Increase of economic potential | High |
| ER- = Increase in flow regulation | High |
| ES- = Increase in water supply | High |
| ET- = Increase in toxicant removal/retention | Unknown |
| EU- = Increase of tourist/recreation potential | Unknown |
| EW- = Increase in wilderness/wildlife values | High |
| HL- = Habitat loss | High |
| SP- = Soil compaction | Low |
Habitat types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| 2110 Embryonic shifting dunes | < 5 |
| 2230 Malcolmietalia dune grasslands | < 5 |
| 3280 Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus alba | < 5 |
| 6420 Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion | 5 - 25 |
| 92A0 Salix alba and Populus alba galleries | < 5 |
| 92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) | 5 - 25 |
| 9320 Olea and Ceratonia forests | < 5 |
Vegetation types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| Shrubby / Arborescent | 26 - 50 |
| Emergent | < 5 |
| Floating-leaved | < 5 |
| Floating | < 5 |
| Halophytic | < 5 |
| Wet meadow | 5 - 25 |
| Ammophilous | 5 - 25 |
| Submerged | < 5 |
Flora
| Species | Presence status | References |
| Achillea maritima (L.) Ehrend. & Y.P.Guo, 2005 | Present | ZSC - Sites à Anchusa crispa de l'emb... |
| Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link, 1827 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Anchusa crispa subsp. valincoana Paradis, Piazza & Quilichini, 2018 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Anchusa crispa Viv., 1825 | Present | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... |
| Anthemis maritima L., 1753 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Briza maxima L., 1753 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Cakile maritima Scop., 1772 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E.Br., 1926 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Centaurea calcitrapa L., 1753 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Crepis bellidifolia Loisel., 1807 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Cytisus laniger (Desf.) DC., 1805 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Eryngium maritimum L., 1753 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Euphorbia peplis L., 1753 | Present | ZSC - Sites à Anchusa crispa de l'emb... |
| Glaucium corniculatum (L.) Rudolph, 1781 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Glaucium flavum Crantz, 1763 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G.Don, 1830 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Hypecoum procumbens L., 1753 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Jasione montana L., 1753 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Lagurus ovatus L., 1753 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Lathyrus clymenum L., 1753 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Linaria flava (Poir.) Desf., 1799 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Lolium rigidum Gaudin, 1811 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Lotus cytisoides L., 1753 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Lotus pedunculatus Cav., 1793 | Present | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... |
| Malva multiflora (Cav.) Soldano & Banfi & Galasso, 2005 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Matthiola sinuata (L.) W.T.Aiton, 1812 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Matthiola tricuspidata (L.) W.T.Aiton, 1812 | Present | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... |
| Medicago marina L., 1753 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Medicago polymorpha L., 1753 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Ornithopus pinnatus (Mill.) Druce, 1907 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud., 1840 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Pistacia lentiscus L., 1753 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Plagius flosculosus (L.) Alavi & Heywood, 1976 | Present | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... |
| Scrophularia canina L., 1753 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Silene colorata Poir., 1789 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Silene gallica L., 1753 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Tamarix africana Poir., 1789 | Present | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... |
| Trifolium cherleri L., 1755 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Trifolium glomeratum L., 1753 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Trifolium scabrum L., 1753 | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese |
| Vitex agnus-castus L., 1753 | Present | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... |
Fauna
| Mammals | Presence status in wetland | References | |
| Myotis daubentonii (Kuhl, 1817) | Present | ZSC - Sites à Anchusa crispa de l'emb... | |
| Rhinolophus hipposideros (Borkhausen, 1797) | Present | ZSC - Sites à Anchusa crispa de l'emb... | |
Reptiles |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | |
| Hierophis viridiflavus (Lacepède, 1789) | Present | ZSC - Sites à Anchusa crispa de l'emb... | |
| Natrix helvetica (Lacepède, 1789) | Present | ZSC - Sites à Anchusa crispa de l'emb... | |
| Natrix helvetica corsa (Hecht, 1930) | Present | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | |
| Podarcis tiliguerta (Gmelin, 1789) | Present | ZSC - Sites à Anchusa crispa de l'emb... | |
| Testudo hermanni (Gmelin, 1789) | Present | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | |
| Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied, 1839) | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | |
Amphibians |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768) | Present | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | |
| Bufotes viridis balearicus (Boettger, 1880) | Present | ZSC - Sites à Anchusa crispa de l'emb... | |
| Discoglossus sardus (Tschudi in Otth, 1837) | Present | ZSC - Sites à Anchusa crispa de l'emb... | |
| Hyla sarda (Betta, 1857) | Present | ZSC - Sites à Anchusa crispa de l'emb... | |
Invertebrates |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Tentyria ramburi (Solier, 1835) | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | |
| Apis mellifera (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | |
| Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868) | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | |
| Plagiolepis pygmaea (Latreille, 1798) | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | |
| Temnothorax aveli (Bondroit, 1918) | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | |
| Aeshna isoceles (O.F. Müller, 1767) | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | |
| Coenagrion puella (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | |
| Coenagrion scitulum (Rambur, 1842) | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | |
| Erythromma viridulum (Charpentier, 1840) | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | |
| Ischnura genei (Rambur, 1842) | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | |
| Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832) | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | |
| Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | |
| Sympetrum fonscolombii (Selys, 1840) | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | |
| Sympetrum striolatum (Charpentier, 1840) | Present | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | |
| Sphingonotus uvarovi (Chopard, 1923) | Present | ZSC - Sites à Anchusa crispa de l'emb... | |
Birds |
Number of individuals |
Nesting |
References |
| Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Anas platyrhynchos (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | ||
| Upupa epops (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | ||
| Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Caprimulgus europaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | ||
| Charadrius dubius (Scopoli, 1786) | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | ||
| Larus argentatus (Pontoppidan, 1763) | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | ||
| Larus michahellis (Naumann, 1840) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Merops apiaster (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | ||
| Cuculus canorus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | ||
| Fulica atra (Linnaeus, 1758) | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | ||
| Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Rallus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | ||
| Acrocephalus arundinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | ||
| Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann, 1804) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Aegithalos caudatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Alauda arvensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Anthus campestris (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | ||
| Anthus pratensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Carduelis corsicana (Koenig, 1899) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Cecropis daurica (Laxmann, 1769) | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | ||
| Cettia cetti (Temminck, 1820) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Cisticola juncidis (Rafinesque, 1810) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Corvus corax (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Corvus corone cornix (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Emberiza calandra (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Emberiza cirlus (Linnaeus, 1766) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Fringilla coelebs (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Lanius collurio (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | ||
| Linaria cannabina (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Lullula arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | ||
| Luscinia megarhynchos (C. L. Brehm, 1831) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Parus major (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Passer italiae (Vieillot, 1817) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Petronia petronia (Linnaeus, 1766) | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | ||
| Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Saxicola rubicola (Linnaeus, 1766) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Sturnus unicolor (Temminck, 1820) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Sylvia cantillans (Pallas, 1764) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Sylvia melanocephala (Gmelin, 1789) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Turdus merula (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) | Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de... | ||
| Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1760) | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | ||
| Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) | APB - Embouchure du Rizzanese | ||
| Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... | ||
| Otus scops (Linnaeus, 1758) | ZNIEFF - ZONE HUMIDE ET PLAGE DU RIZZ... |
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