ITG25ASI0018 - Cala Arena
Description
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: | Marine/Coastal |
| Wetland type: | Natural |
| Wetland area: | 2.4 Ha |
| Hydrological interaction: | - |
| Water salinity: | Brackish (5.0-18.0 g/l) |
| Type of fresh water input: | Torrent / Stream |
| Hydroperiod: | Seasonal |
Geographic information
| Region: | Sardinia |
| Province: | Sassari |
| Island: | Asinara |
| Municipality: | Porto Torres |
| Longitude: | 8.321642 East |
| Latitude: | 41.105968 North |
Wetland condition
| Wetland status (MEDWET): | 2 - Original habitats/landform still predominant (>50%) |
Ramsar wetland type
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| E -- Sand, shingle or pebble shores; includes sand bars, spits and sandy islets; includes dune systems and humid dune slacks | 5 - 25 |
| H -- Intertidal marshes; includes salt marshes, salt meadows, saltings, raised salt marshes; includes tidal brackish and freshwater marshes | 51 - 75 |
| I -- Intertidal forested wetlands; includes mangrove swamps, nipah swamps and tidal freshwater swamp forests | 5 - 25 |
Property status
| Government - Municipal |
| Protection status category | Protection status subcategory | Area's name | Code | Coverage area (%) | Legislation |
| Habitat and species protected area | Special Protection Area (SPA) | Isola Asinara | ITB010001 | 100 | Delibera n. 9/17 del 07/03/2007 |
| Habitat and species protected area | Site of Community Importance (SCI) | Isola dell'Asinara | ITB010082 | 100 | DM 07/04/2017 |
| Habitat and species protected area | Wildlife refugee | Isola Asinara | OASI_SS10 | 100 | Legge Regionale 23/1998 articolo 4-2 |
| Natural park | National park | Parco Nazionale dell'Asinara | EUAP0945 | 100 | D.P.R. del 3 Ottobre 1996 |
| Other protected areas | State Property forest | Asinara | SS1_1 | 100 | N.A. |
Important bird areas
| IBA code | Site name | Coverage (%) | References |
| IT171 | Isola dell'Asinara, Isola Piana e penisola di Stintino | 100 |
Activities on wetland
| Activity | Intensity |
| 010 = Habitat conservation | High |
Habitat types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| 1170 Reefs | < 5 |
| 1210 Annual vegetation of drift lines | < 5 |
| 1240 Vegetated sea cliffs of the Mediterranean coasts with endemic Limonium spp. | < 5 |
| 1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) | 26 - 50 |
| 2110 Embryonic shifting dunes | 5 - 25 |
| 2120 Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (‘white dunes’) | 5 - 25 |
| 2230 Malcolmietalia dune grasslands | 5 - 25 |
| 2240 Brachypodietalia dune grasslands with annuals | 5 - 25 |
| 2250 * Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp | 5 - 25 |
| 3290 Intermittently flowing Mediterranean rivers of the Paspalo-Agrostidion | 5 - 25 |
| 92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) | 26 - 50 |
Flora
| Species | Presence status | References |
| Allium triquetrum | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Andryala integrifolia | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Anisantha rigida | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Anthemis arvensis incrassata | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Arisarum vulgare | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Asphodelus ramosus | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Bellardia viscosa | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Brachypodium retusum | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Briza maxima | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Briza minor | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Bryonia marmorata | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Bunias erucago | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Cakile maritima | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Calamagrostis arenaria arundinacea | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Callitriche stagnalis | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Carex divisa | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Carlina corymbosa | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Catapodium balearicum | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Centranthus calcitrapae | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Cerastium glomeratum | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Charybdis pancration | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Convolvulus althaeoides | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Cyperus longus | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Dittrichia viscosa | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Echium plantagineum | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Elytrigia juncea juncea | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Erodium botrys | Present | Bocchieri 1988a |
| Eryngium maritimum | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Eudianthe laeta | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Euphorbia paralias | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Euphorbia pithyusa pithyusa | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Ferula communis | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Frankenia hirsuta | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Galactites tomentosus | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Galium verrucosum | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Geranium dissectum | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Glyceria notata | Present | Bocchieri 1988a |
| Helichrysum microphyllum thyrrhenicum | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Hordeum marinum | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Hordeum murinum | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Juncus bufonius | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Juncus maritimus | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Juniperus turbinata | Co-dominant | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Lagurus ovatus | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Lobularia maritima | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Logfia gallica | Present | Bocchieri 1988a |
| Lolium perenne | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Lotus creticus | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Lotus cytisoides | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Lotus parviflorus | Present | Bocchieri 1988a |
| Lysimachia arvensis parviflora | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Malva sylvestris | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Matthiola tricuspidata | Co-dominant | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Medicago marina | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Mentha pulegium | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Oenanthe crocata | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Pancratium maritimum | Co-dominant | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Parietaria judaica | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Paspalum distichum | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Petrorhagia dubia | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Pistacia lentiscus | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Plantago lagopus | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Plantago lanceolata | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Polypogon maritimus | Present | |
| Ranunculus muricatus | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Ranunculus sardous | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Rubia peregrina | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Rumex bucephalophorus bucephalophorus | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Rumex crispus | Present | |
| Rumex spinosus | Present | Bocchieri 1988a |
| Ruta chalepensis | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Scirpoides holoschoenus | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Senecio leucanthemifolius | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Silene beguinotii | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Silene nummica | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Silene succulenta corsica | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Sixalix atropurpurea | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Sonchus bulbosus | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Sporobolus virginicus | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Tamarix tetragyna | Co-dominant | Bocchieri 1988a |
| Thymelaea hirsuta | Present | Pisanu et al. 2014 |
| Torilis nodosa | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Trigonella sulcata | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Urtica urens | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
| Vitex agnus-castus | Present | Fois & Cuena 16.06.2019 |
Bocchieri, E. 1988a. L'isola Asinara (Sardegna nord-occidentale) e la sua flora. Webbia 42:227-268.
Pisanu, S., E. Farris, M. C. Caria, M. Urbani, R. Filigheddu, and S. Bagella. 2014. Vegetation and plant landscape of Asinara National Park (Italy). Plant Sociology 51(1):31-57.
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