ITG25MAD0001 - Diga Puzzoni

Description

Wetland data

Basic information
Wetland location: Inland
Wetland type: Artificial
Wetland area: 17.0 Ha
Hydrological interaction: -  
Water salinity: Fresh (< 0.5 g/l)
Type of fresh water input: Torrent / Stream
Surface water runoff Outflow controlled by dam
Open water area (%): 76 - 95
Hydroperiod: Permanent
Geographic information
Region: Sardinia
Province: Sassari
Island: La Maddalena
Municipality: La Maddalena
Longitude: 9.428096 East
Latitude: 41.232692 North
Biological significance
Biological significance: Medium
Property status
Government - Municipal
Ecosystem services
Type of ecosystem service Ecosystem service Scale of Βenefit (%) Importance
Cultural services Recreation and tourism Island 1 - 1000 people benefitting
Provisioning services Fresh water Group of islands Significant and/or >1000 people benefitting
Impacts
Impact Intensity
FA- = Change in age composition of a faunal species High
HL- = Habitat loss Medium
VC- = Change in vegetative species composition High
Habitat types
Type Coverage (%)
1130 Estuaries < 5
1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) < 5
3290 Intermittently flowing Mediterranean rivers of the Paspalo-Agrostidion < 5
Flora
Species Presence status References
Acacia saligna Co-dominant
Agrostis stolonifera Present
Arundo donax Dominant
Asclepias fruticosa Present
Brassica nigra Present
Carex divisa Present
Cortaderia selloana Present
Crithmum maritimum Present
Cynodon dactylon Present
Cyperus badius Present
Cyperus eragrostis Present
Dittrichia viscosa Present
Elymus farctus Present
Epilobium parviflorum Present
Halimione portulacoides Present
Holcus lanatus Present
Juncus acutus Present
Juncus maritimus
Lactuca virosa Present
Limbarda crithmoides Present
Limonium dubium Present
Opuntia ficus-indica Present
Paspalum distichum Present
Phragmites australis Co-dominant
Polypogon viridis Present
Potamogeton pectinatus Present
Rostraria cristata Present
Rubus ulmifolius Present
Rumex conglomeratus Present
Senecio inaequidens Present
Sesbania punicea Present
Suaeda splendens Present
Tamarix africana var. africana Present
Tropaeolum majus Present
Typha angustifolia Present
Fauna

Birds

Number of individuals

Nesting

References
Anas platyrhynchos 10-100 Possible nesting
Fulica atra 100-1000 Possible nesting

Reptiles

Presence status in wetland

References

Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Unknown
Natrix maura (Linnaeus, 1758) Present Corti et al. 2022
Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) Common

Amphibians

Presence status in wetland

References

Pelophylax kl Fitzinger, 1843 Common

Fishes

Presence status in wetland

References

Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 Common

Corti, C., Biaggini, M., Nulchis, V., Cogoni, R., Cossu, I., Frau, S., Mulargia, M., Lunghi, E., Bassu, L. (2022). Species diversity and distribution of amphibians and reptiles in Sardinia, Italy. Acta Herpetologica, 17(2): 125-133