Island wetlands of Italy

Basic information

Wetland location:	Marine/Coastal
Wetland type:	Natural
Wetland area:	8.7 Ha
Hydrological interaction:	-
Water salinity:	Brackish (5.0-18.0 g/l)
Type of fresh water input:	Torrent / Stream
Hydroperiod:	Permanent

Geographic information

Region:	Sardinia
Province:	Sassari
Island:	Sardinia
Municipality:	Arzachena
Longitude:	9.463054 East
Latitude:	41.116023 North

Wetland condition

Wetland status (MEDWET):

2 - Original habitats/landform still predominant (>50%)

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
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	5 - 25
Sp -- Permanent saline/brackish/alkaline marshes/pools	51 - 75

Activities on wetland

Activity	Intensity
402 = discontinuous urbanisation	Medium

Impacts

Impact	Intensity
AN- = Increase in noise	Medium
EE- = Increase of economic potential	Medium
HL- = Habitat loss	Medium

Habitat types

Type	Coverage (%)
1120 * Posidonia beds (Posidonion oceanicae)	5 - 25
1150 * Coastal lagoons	76 - 95
1210 Annual vegetation of drift lines	< 5
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
2110 Embryonic shifting dunes	< 5
2210 Crucianellion maritimae fixed beach dunes	5 - 25
5330 Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub	5 - 25
92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)	5 - 25

Flora

Species	Presence status	References
Allium commutatum	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Allium triquetrum	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Asparagus horridus	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Beta vulgaris maritima	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Cakile maritima	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Calamagrostis arenaria arundinacea	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Crithmum maritimum	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Cuscuta planiflora	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Frankenia laevis	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Glaucium flavum	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Halimione portulacoides	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Helichrysum microphyllum thyrrhenicum	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Hornungia procumbens procumbens	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Hypecoum procumbens	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Jasione maritima	Present
Juncus acutus	Co-dominant	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Juncus maritimus	Dominant	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Juniperus turbinata	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Limbarda crithmoides	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Limniris pseudacorus	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Limonium contortirameum	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Limonium hermaeum	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Lotus corniculatus	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Matthiola sinuata	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Medicago marina	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Pancratium maritimum	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Phragmites australis	Co-dominant	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Polygonum maritimum	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Rubus ulmifolius	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Salix purpurea purpurea	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Scrophularia ramosissima	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Senecio transiens	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Sesamoides spathulifolia	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Sporobolus virginicus	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Tamarix africana	Co-dominant	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Thinopyrum junceum	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019
Typha angustifolia	Present	Fois & Cuena 05.03.2019

Fauna

Birds	Number of individuals	Nesting	References
Anas platyrhynchos	1-10
Larus michahellis	10-100