FR835COR404 - Etang de Pontano

Description

Wetland data

Basic information
Wetland location: Inland
Wetland type: Natural
Wetland area: 0.2 Ha
Hydrological interaction: -  
Water salinity: Fresh (< 0.5 g/l)
Type of fresh water input: Catchment area (precipitation)
Surface water runoff Outflow from lakeshore or river
Open water area (%): 51 - 75
Hydroperiod: Permanent
Geographic information
Region: Corsica
Sub region: Corte
Island: Corsica
Municipality: Canavaggia
Longitude: 9.252606 East
Latitude: 42.486921 North
Wetland condition
Wetland status (MEDWET): 1 - Untouched. No signs of man-made changes
Ramsar wetland type
Type Coverage (%)
Tp -- Permanent freshwater marshes/pools; ponds (below 8 ha), marshes and swamps on inorganic soils; with emergent vegetation water-logged for at least most of the growing season > 95
Property status
Private
Ecosystem services
Type of ecosystem service Ecosystem service Scale of Βenefit (%) Importance
Provisioning services Food Local (<2km) 1 - 1000 people benefitting
Activities on wetland
Activity Intensity
140 = Grazing Medium
230 = Hunting Medium
409 = other patterns of habitation Low
954 = invasion by a species Low
Activities on catchment area
Activity Intensity
100 = Cultivation Low
140 = Grazing Medium
230 = Hunting Medium
501 = paths tracks cycling tracks Low
502 = roads motorways Low
Impacts
Impact Intensity
ES- = Increase in water supply Medium
EW- = Increase in wilderness/wildlife values Medium
VCX = Introduction of exotic floral species Low
Vegetation types
Type Coverage (%)
Shrubby / Arborescent 26 - 50
Emergent 26 - 50
Floating-leaved 26 - 50
Flora
Species Presence status References
Anthemis arvensis L., 1753 Present
Cistus monspeliensis L., 1753 Present
Cistus salviifolius L., 1753 Present
Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter, 1973 Present
Juncus sp. L., 1753 Present
Lotus corniculatus L., 1753 Present
Lysimachia arvensis (L.) U.Manns & Anderb., 2009 Present
Mentha pulegium L., 1753 Present
Ranunculus aquatilis L., 1753 Present
Rosa canina L., 1753 Present
Rubus sp. L., 1753 Present
Spergula rubra (L.) D.Dietr., 1840 Present
Fauna

Amphibians
Presence status in wetland

References
Pelophylax lessonae bergeri (Günther in Engelmann, Fritzsche, Günther & Obst, 1986) Present

Birds
Number of individuals
Nesting
References
Anas platyrhynchos (Linnaeus, 1758)

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