FR834COR364 - Estuaire de Cala di Malfacu

Description

Wetland data

Basic information
Wetland location: Marine / Coastal
Wetland type: Natural
Wetland area: 1.9 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: Calvi
Island: Corsica
Municipality: Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda
Longitude: 9.121685 East
Latitude: 42.723996 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 > 95
Property status
Conservatoire du littoral
Protection statuses
Protection status category Protection status subcategory Area's name Code Coverage area (%) Legislation
National/Regional Protection Marine natural Park Cap Corse et Agriate 3 L.334-3 à L.334-8 Code Env.
National/Regional Protection Land acquired by the Conservatoire du littoral AGRIATE 82 L.322-1 Code Env.
Other ZNIEFF type II DESERT DES AGRIATE 70
International Protection Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Agriates FR9400570 100 D 95-631/05.05.95
CDDA protection status
CDDA code CDDA category
FR12 Site/Monument Registered
FR14 Site acquired by the Conservatoire du littoral
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
VI Aire protégée avec utilisation durable des ressources naturelles
Ecosystem services
Type of ecosystem service Ecosystem service Scale of Βenefit (%) Importance
Provisioning services Food Local (<2km) 1 - 1000 people benefitting
Supporting services Provision of habitat Local (<2km) 1 - 1000 people benefitting
Activities on wetland
Activity Intensity
010 = Habitat conservation Medium
020 = Resource conservation Medium
030 = Species conservation Medium
040 = Land restoration Medium
140 = Grazing Medium
421 = disposal of household waste 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
140 = Grazing Medium
501 = paths tracks cycling tracks Medium
530 = Improved access to site Low
621 = nautical sports High
954 = invasion by a species Medium
Impacts
Impact Intensity
EW- = Increase in wilderness/wildlife values Medium
Habitat types
Type Coverage (%)
1140 Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide < 5
2250 * Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp 51 - 75
6420 Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion 5 - 25
9320 Olea and Ceratonia forests < 5
Vegetation types
Type Coverage (%)
Shrubby / Arborescent < 5
Emergent 76 - 95
Flora
Species Presence status References
Convolvulus soldanella L., 1753 Present
Eucalyptus globulus Labill., 1800 Present
Juncus acutus L., 1753 Present
Juncus conglomeratus L., 1753 Present

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