FR832COR298 - Marais d'Agosta
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: |
Marine / Coastal |
| Wetland type: |
Natural |
| Wetland area: |
9.0 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 (%): |
5 - 25 |
| Hydroperiod: |
Seasonal |
Geographic information
| Region: |
Corsica |
| Sub region: |
Ajaccio |
| Island: |
Corsica |
| Municipality: |
Albitreccia |
| Longitude: |
8.792057 East |
| Latitude: |
41.853214 North |
Wetland condition
| Wetland status (MEDWET): |
4 - Original habitats / landform highly modified (<10% untouched) |
Ramsar wetland type
| Type |
Coverage (%) |
| H -- Intertidal marshes; includes salt marshes, salt meadows, saltings, raised salt marshes; includes tidal brackish and freshwater marshes |
> 95 |
Property status
CDDA protection status
| CDDA code |
CDDA category |
| FR12 |
Site/Monument Registered |
IUCN protection status
| IUCN code |
IUCN Category |
| III |
Monument ou élément naturel |
Ecosystem services
| Type of ecosystem service |
Ecosystem service |
Scale of Βenefit (%) |
Importance |
| Provisioning services |
Food |
Local (<2km) |
1 - 1000 people benefitting |
| Regulatory services |
Flood hazard regulation |
Local (<2km) |
1 - 1000 people benefitting |
Activities on wetland
| Activity |
Intensity |
| 140 = Grazing |
Medium |
| 502 = roads motorways |
High |
| 511 = electricity lines |
Medium |
| 870 = Dykes embankments artificial beaches general |
Medium |
| 954 = invasion by a species |
Low |
Activities on catchment area
| Activity |
Intensity |
| 401 = continuous urbanisation |
High |
| 421 = disposal of household waste |
Low |
| 501 = paths tracks cycling tracks |
Low |
| 502 = roads motorways |
High |
| 511 = electricity lines |
Medium |
| 530 = Improved access to site |
High |
| 608 = camping and caravans |
High |
| 621 = nautical sports |
High |
| 710 = Noise nuisance |
Medium |
| 954 = invasion by a species |
Low |
Impacts
| Impact |
Intensity |
| EE- = Increase of economic potential |
Medium |
| ER- = Increase in flow regulation |
High |
| HF- = Habitat fragmentation |
Medium |
| HL- = Habitat loss |
Medium |
| VCX = Introduction of exotic floral species |
Low |
Vegetation types
| Type |
Coverage (%) |
| Shrubby / Arborescent |
26 - 50 |
| Emergent |
26 - 50 |
| Halophytic |
< 5 |
Flora
| Species |
Presence status |
References |
| Arundo donax L., 1753 |
Present |
|
| Bambusoideae Luerss., 1893 |
Present |
|
| Cytisus spinosus (L.) Bubani, 1899 |
Present |
|
| Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter, 1973 |
Present |
|
| Juncus acutus L., 1753 |
Present |
|
| Olea europaea L., 1753 |
Present |
|
| Parthenocissus inserta (A.Kern.) Fritsch, 1922 |
Present |
|
| Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud., 1840 |
Present |
|
| Phytolacca americana L., 1753 |
Present |
|
| Populus alba L., 1753 |
Present |
|
| Populus nigra L., 1753 |
Present |
|
| Rubus sp. L., 1753 |
Present |
|
| Rumex sp. L., 1753 |
Present |
|
| Tamarix africana Poir., 1789 |
Present |
|
Fauna
Reptiles |
Presence status in wetland |
|
References |
| Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Present |
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Fleuriau & Bosc (2013) - Etude de la ... |
Birds |
Number of individuals |
Nesting |
References |
| Corvus corone cornix (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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