Island wetlands of Italy

Basic information

Wetland location:	Marine/Coastal
Wetland type:	Natural
Wetland area:	0.5 Ha
Hydrological interaction:	-
Water salinity:	Brackish (5.0-18.0 g/l)
Hydroperiod:	Permanent

Geographic information

Region:	Sardinia
Province:	Sassari
Island:	Sardinia
Municipality:	Stintino
Longitude:	8.228856 East
Latitude:	40.927860 North

Wetland condition

Wetland status (MEDWET):

4 - Original habitats/landform highly modified (<10% untouched)

Ramsar wetland type

Type	Coverage (%)
9 -- Canals and drainage channels, ditches	5 - 25
Sp -- Permanent saline/brackish/alkaline marshes/pools	51 - 75

Activities on wetland

Activity	Intensity
402 = discontinuous urbanisation	High
502 = roads motorways	High

Impacts

Impact	Intensity
HF- = Habitat fragmentation	High
HL- = Habitat loss	High
LW- = Decrease in wilderness/wildlife values	High
VCX = Introduction of exotic floral species	High

Habitat types

Type	Coverage (%)
1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)	5 - 25
5330 Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub	5 - 25
92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)	< 5

Flora

Species	Presence status	References
Anemone hortensis hortensis	Present	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Arundo donax	Co-dominant	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Asphodelus ramosus	Present	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Astragalus hamosus	Present	Erbario SS
Austrocylindropuntia subulata	Present
Chamaerops humilis	Present	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Cortaderia selloana	Present	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Dittrichia viscosa	Present	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Erodium lebellii	Present	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Eucalyptus camaldulensis	Present	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Euphorbia characias	Present	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Euphorbia helioscopia	Present	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Juncus acutus	Dominant	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Olea europaea	Present	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Oloptum thomasii	Present	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Opuntia ficus-indica	Present	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Pinus halepensis	Present	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Pistacia lentiscus	Co-dominant	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Pisum sativum	Present	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Ranunculus baudotii	Present	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Stachys major	Present	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019
Tamarix africana	Co-dominant	Fois & Cuena 21.03.2019

Fauna

Birds	Number of individuals	Nesting	References
Anas platyrhynchos	1-10
Fulica atra	1-10