ITG25SAR0130 - Stagno di Calich
Description
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: | Marine/Coastal |
| Wetland type: | Natural |
| Wetland area: | 136.5 Ha |
| Hydrological interaction: | - |
| Water salinity: | Brackish (5.0-18.0 g/l) |
| Type of fresh water input: | Torrent / Stream |
| Surface water runoff | Οutflow channel |
| Hydroperiod: | Permanent |
Geographic information
| Region: | Sardinia |
| Province: | Sassari |
| Island: | Sardinia |
| Municipality: | Alghero |
| Longitude: | 8.298283 East |
| Latitude: | 40.596969 North |
Wetland condition
| Wetland status (MEDWET): | 4 - Original habitats/landform highly modified (<10% untouched) |
Ramsar wetland type
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| A -- Permanent shallow marine waters in most cases less than six metres deep at low tide; includes sea bays and straits | < 5 |
| H -- Intertidal marshes; includes salt marshes, salt meadows, saltings, raised salt marshes; includes tidal brackish and freshwater marshes | 5 - 25 |
| M -- Permanent rivers/streams/creeks; includes waterfalls | < 5 |
| Sp -- Permanent saline/brackish/alkaline marshes/pools | 51 - 75 |
| Protection status category | Protection status subcategory | Area's name | Code | Coverage area (%) | Legislation |
| Habitat and species protected area | Special Protection Area (SPA) | Capo Caccia | ITB013044 | 100 | Delibera n. 9/17 del 07/03/2007 |
| Habitat and species protected area | Wildlife refugee | Porto Conte_Baratz | OASI_SS15 | 100 | Det. D.S. Tut natura n.705 del 3 luglio 2012 |
| Natural park | Regional Natural Park | Parco Naturale Regionale di Porto Conte | EUAP1052 | 100 | L.R. n. 4 del 26 Febrraio 1999 |
Habitat types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| 1150 * Coastal lagoons | 51 - 75 |
| 1310 Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand | < 5 |
| 1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) | 5 - 25 |
| 1420 Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) | 5 - 25 |
| 92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) | 5 - 25 |
Flora
| Species | Presence status | References |
| Agave americana | Present | |
| Anisantha madritensis | Present | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Artemisia arborescens | Present | |
| Arthrocaulon meridionale | Present | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Bellardia viscosa | Present | Fois, Cuena 20.04.2024 |
| Bolboschoenus maritimus | Present | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Bolboschoenus maritimus | Present | |
| Briza minor | Present | Fois, Cuena 20.04.2024 |
| Bromus hordeaceus | Present | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Centaurium pulchellum | Present | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Gladiolus italicus | Present | Fois, Cuena 20.04.2024 |
| Halimione portulacoides | Co-dominant | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Hordeum marinum | Present | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Hypochaeris glabra | Present | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Isolepis cernua | Present | Fois, Cuena 20.04.2024 |
| Juncus acutus | Present | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Juncus acutus | Present | |
| Juncus bufonius | Present | |
| Juncus subulatus | Co-dominant | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Juncus tenageia | Present | Fois, Cuena 20.04.2024 |
| Limbarda crithmoides | Present | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Limonium narbonense | Present | |
| Lolium rigidum | Present | |
| Magydaris pastinacea | Present | |
| Medicago arabica | Present | |
| Pinus halepensis | Present | |
| Plantago coronopus coronopus | Present | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Pulicaria sicula | Present | Desfayes 2008 |
| Ranunculus cordiger diffusus | Present | Fois, Cuena 20.04.2024 |
| Rubus sp. | Present | |
| Ruppia maritima | Co-dominant | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Salicornia emerici | Present | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Salicornia fruticosa | Co-dominant | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Salicornia perennans | Present | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Silene gallica | Present | |
| Sonchus asper | Present | |
| Spergularia diandra | Present | |
| Spergularia salina | Present | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Suaeda maritima | Present | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Tamarix gallica | Present | |
| Thinopyrum elongatum | Present | Biondi et al. 2001 |
| Trifolium clusii | Present | Fois, Cuena 20.04.2024 |
| Trigonella smalii | Present | |
| Vulpia ligustica | Present | Biondi et al. 2001 |
Fauna
Birds |
Number of individuals |
Nesting |
References |
| Accipiter nisus | |||
| Buteo buteo | |||
| Anas clypeata | |||
| Anas crecca | |||
| Anas penelope | |||
| Anas platyrhynchos | |||
| Anas querquedula | |||
| Anser anser | |||
| Aythya ferina | |||
| Tadorna tadorna | |||
| Apus apus | |||
| Apus pallidus | |||
| Actitis hypoleucos | |||
| Gallinago gallinago | |||
| Haematopus ostralegus | |||
| Larus cachinnans | |||
| Larus michahellis | |||
| Larus ridibundus | |||
| Numenius arquata | |||
| Tringa ochropus | |||
| Vanellus vanellus | |||
| Ardea cinerea | |||
| Ardea purpurea | 1-10 | Possible nesting | Fois, Cuena 20.04.2024 |
| Bubulcus ibis | |||
| Columba livia | |||
| Columba palumbus | |||
| Streptopelia decaocto | |||
| Streptopelia turtur | |||
| Merops apiaster | |||
| Upupa epops | |||
| Cuculus canorus | |||
| Falco subbuteo | |||
| Falco tinnunculus | |||
| Coturnix coturnix | |||
| Fulica atra | |||
| Gallinula chloropus | |||
| Rallus aquaticus | |||
| Acrocephalus arundinaceus | |||
| Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | |||
| Acrocephalus scirpaceus | |||
| Alauda arvensis | |||
| Anthus trivialis | |||
| Carduelis cannabina | |||
| Carduelis carduelis | |||
| Carduelis chloris | |||
| Carduelis corsicana | |||
| Cettia cetti | |||
| Cisticola juncidis | |||
| Coccothraustes coccothraustes | |||
| Corvus corax | |||
| Corvus monedula | |||
| Delichon urbicum | |||
| Emberiza calandra | |||
| Emberiza cirlus | |||
| Emberiza schoeniclus | |||
| Erithacus rubecula | |||
| Ficedula hypoleuca | |||
| Fringilla coelebs | |||
| Garrulus glandarius | |||
| Hippolais icterina | |||
| Hippolais polyglotta | |||
| Hirundo rustica | |||
| Lanius senator | |||
| Locustella naevia | |||
| Luscinia megarhynchos | |||
| Monticola solitarius | |||
| Motacilla alba | |||
| Motacilla cinerea | |||
| Motacilla flava | |||
| Muscicapa striata | |||
| Oenanthe oenanthe | |||
| Oriolus oriolus | |||
| Parus caeruleus | |||
| Parus major | |||
| Passer hispaniolensis | |||
| Passer montanus | |||
| Periparus ater | |||
| Phoenicurus ochruros | |||
| Phoenicurus phoenicurus | |||
| Phylloscopus bonelli | |||
| Phylloscopus collybita | |||
| Phylloscopus sibilatrix | |||
| Phylloscopus trochilus | |||
| Prunella modularis | |||
| Ptyonoprogne rupestris | |||
| Regulus ignicapilla | |||
| Regulus regulus | |||
| Saxicola rubetra | |||
| Saxicola torquatus | |||
| Serinus serinus | |||
| Sturnus unicolor | |||
| Sturnus vulgaris | |||
| Sylvia atricapilla | |||
| Sylvia borin | |||
| Sylvia cantillans | |||
| Sylvia communis | |||
| Sylvia conspicillata | |||
| Sylvia curruca | |||
| Sylvia melanocephala | |||
| Sylvia subalpina | |||
| Tichodroma muraria | |||
| Troglodytes troglodytes | |||
| Turdus iliacus | |||
| Turdus merula | |||
| Turdus philomelos | |||
| Turdus torquatus | |||
| Turdus viscivorus | |||
| Phalacrocorax carbo | |||
| Dendrocopos major | |||
| Jynx torquilla | |||
| Podiceps cristatus | |||
| Tachybaptus ruficollis | |||
| Tachymarptis melba | |||
| Asio otus | |||
| Athene noctua | |||
| Otus scops | |||
| Tyto alba | |||
Fishes |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common | ||
| Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 | Very common | ||
| Micropterus salmoides Lacépède 1802 | Present |
Bazzoni, A. M., S. Pulina, B. M. Padedda, C. T. Satta, A. Lugliè, N. Sechi, and C. Facca. 2013. Water quality evaluation in Mediterranean lagoons using the Multimetric Phytoplankton Index (MPI): study cases from Sardinia. Transitional Waters Bulletin, 7(1), 64-76.
Desfayes, M. 2008. Flore vasculaire herbacée des eaux douces et des milieux humides de la Sardaigne. Flora Mediterranea 18:247-331.
Pais, A., L. A. Chessa, S. Serra, A. Ruiu, and G. Meloni. 2007. Suspended culture of Ostrea edulis in the Calich lagoon (North western Sardinia, Italy): preliminary results. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 6(sup1), 810-810.
Valsecchi, F. 1964. Ricerche sulla vegetazione littorale della Sardegna. IV: la vegetazione dello Stagno di Calich (Sardegna nord-occidentale). Annali di Botanica (Roma) 28:157-218.
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