Island wetlands of France

Basic information

Wetland location:	Marine / Coastal
Wetland type:	Natural
Wetland area:	1.2 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 (%):	< 5
Hydroperiod:	Seasonal

Geographic information

Region:	Corsica
Sub region:	Ajaccio
Island:	Corsica
Municipality:	Osani
Longitude:	8.662531 East
Latitude:	42.303131 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 statuses

Protection status category	Protection status subcategory	Area's name	Code	Coverage area (%)	Legislation
International Protection	Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage sites	Golfe de Porto : calanche de Piana, golfe de Girolata, réserve de Scandola		100
National/Regional Protection	Regional natural Park	Corse		100	L.333-1 à L.333-4 Code Env.
International Protection	Biosphere Reserve (buffer zone)	Falasorma - Dui Sevi		100
National/Regional Protection	Land acquired by the Conservatoire du littoral	GRADELLE - CASPIU		80	L.322-1 Code Env.
Other	ZNIEFF type I	CAPU SENINU et COTE OUEST DU NORD DE BUSSAGHIA		100
International Protection	Special Protection Area (SPA)	Gulf of Porto and Scandola peninsula	FR9410023	100	D 95-631/05.05.95
International Protection	Special Area of Conservation (SAC)	Porto/Scandola/Revellata/Calvi/Calanches de Piana (terrestrial and marine area)	FR9400574	100	D 95-631/05.05.95

CDDA protection status

CDDA code	CDDA category
FR13	Site/Monument Classified
FR14	Site acquired by the Conservatoire du littoral
FR15	Regional Natural Park

IUCN protection status

IUCN code	IUCN Category
III	Monument ou élément naturel
IV	Aire de gestion des habitats ou espèces
V	Paysage terrestre ou marin protégé

Activities on wetland

Activity	Intensity
010 = Habitat conservation	High
030 = Species conservation	High
140 = Grazing	Low
421 = disposal of household waste	Low
504 = port areas	Low
623 = motorised vehicles	Low

Activities on catchment area

Activity	Intensity
010 = Habitat conservation	High
030 = Species conservation	High
140 = Grazing	Low
220 = Leisure fishing	Low
230 = Hunting	Low
403 = dispersed habitation	Low
421 = disposal of household waste	Low
501 = paths tracks cycling tracks	Low
502 = roads motorways	Low
511 = electricity lines	Low
530 = Improved access to site	Medium
621 = nautical sports	Medium

Habitat types

Type	Coverage (%)
9320 Olea and Ceratonia forests

Vegetation types

Type	Coverage (%)
Shrubby / Arborescent	51 - 75
Halophytic	5 - 25

Flora

Species	Presence status	References
Cistus monspeliensis L., 1753	Present
Euphorbia paralias L., 1753	Present
Euphorbia peplis L., 1753	Present
Galium sp. L., 1753	Present
Glaucium flavum Crantz, 1763	Present
Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G.Don, 1830	Present
Olea europaea L., 1753	Present
Pistacia lentiscus L., 1753	Present
Rubus sp. L., 1753	Present
Smilax aspera L., 1753	Present

Fauna

Birds	Number of individuals	Nesting	References
Apus pallidus (Shelley, 1870)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Caprimulgus europaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Cuculus canorus (Linnaeus, 1758)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Alectoris rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Phasianus colchicus (Linnaeus, 1758)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann, 1804)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Aegithalos caudatus (Linnaeus, 1758)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Carduelis corsicana (Koenig, 1899)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Corvus corax (Linnaeus, 1758)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Cyanistes caeruleus (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...
Hirundo rustica (Linnaeus, 1758)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Parus major (Linnaeus, 1758)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Regulus ignicapilla (Temminck, 1820)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Serinus serinus (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...
Sylvia undata (Boddaert, 1783)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Turdus merula (Linnaeus, 1758)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...
Otus scops (Linnaeus, 1758)			Faggio & Jolin (2005) - Inventaire de...