FR834COR373 - Embouchure du Mezzanu
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: |
Marine / Coastal |
| Wetland type: |
Natural |
| Wetland area: |
1.3 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: |
Calvi |
| Island: |
Corsica |
| Municipality: |
Saint-Florent |
| Longitude: |
9.244067 East |
| Latitude: |
42.717708 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 |
Land acquired by the Conservatoire du littoral |
AGRIATE |
|
85 |
L.322-1 Code Env. |
| Other |
ZNIEFF type II |
DESERT DES AGRIATE |
|
100 |
|
| 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 |
Ecosystem services
| Type of ecosystem service |
Ecosystem service |
Scale of Βenefit (%) |
Importance |
| 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 |
| Cultural services |
Recreation and tourism |
Local (<2km) |
1 - 1000 people benefitting |
| Cultural services |
Social relations |
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 |
| 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 |
Low |
| 530 = Improved access to site |
Medium |
| 621 = nautical sports |
High |
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 - 25 |
| 1150 * Coastal lagoons |
5 - 25 |
| 1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) |
5 - 25 |
| 2110 Embryonic shifting dunes |
5 - 25 |
Vegetation types
| Type |
Coverage (%) |
| Shrubby / Arborescent |
< 5 |
| Emergent |
51 - 75 |
| Halophytic |
< 5 |
| Ammophilous |
5 - 25 |
| Submerged |
5 - 25 |
Flora
| Species |
Presence status |
References |
| Asphodelus sp. L., 1753 |
Present |
|
| Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter, 1973 |
Present |
|
| Eryngium maritimum L., 1753 |
Present |
|
| Euphorbia paralias L., 1753 |
Present |
|
| Juncus acutus L., 1753 |
Present |
|
| Olea europaea L., 1753 |
Present |
|
| Pistacia lentiscus L., 1753 |
Present |
|
| Salicornia fruticosa (L.) L., 1762 |
Present |
|
