Island wetlands of Italy

Basic information

Wetland location:	Marine/Coastal
Wetland type:	Natural
Wetland area:	4.6 Ha
Hydrological interaction:	Yes
Water salinity:	Brackish (5.0-18.0 g/l)
Type of fresh water input:	Torrent / Stream - Unconfined aquifer
Hydroperiod:	Temporary/Intermittent

Geographic information

Region:	Sardinia
Province:	Sassari
Island:	Sardinia
Municipality:	Olbia
Longitude:	9.553602 East
Latitude:	41.003735 North

Wetland condition

Wetland status (MEDWET):

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

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

Activities on wetland

Activity	Intensity
402 = discontinuous urbanisation	Medium
690 = Other leisure and tourism impacts not referred to above	High
952 = eutrophication	High

Impacts

Impact	Intensity
AS- = Loss of scenic value	Medium
FFB = Disruption of breeding	High
HF- = Habitat fragmentation	High
HL- = Habitat loss	High
LW- = Decrease in wilderness/wildlife values	Medium
PSO = Sewage pollution of an unknown severity/duration	Medium
VS- = Change in vegetative structure	Medium
WGL = Drainage of standing water	Medium

Habitat types

Type	Coverage (%)
1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)	26 - 50
2110 Embryonic shifting dunes	5 - 25
5330 Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub	26 - 50

Flora

Species	Presence status	References
Acacia saligna	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Atriplex halimus	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Calicotome villosa	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Carpobrotus acinaciformis	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Cotula coronopifolia	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Cynodon dactylon	Co-dominant	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Juncus acutus	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Juniperus macrocarpa	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Myrtus communis	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Olea europaea	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Phragmites australis	Dominant	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Pistacia lentiscus	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Ranunculus chius	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Rubia peregrina	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Rubus ulmifolius	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Rumex crispus	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Smilax aspera	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Tamarix africana	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Tamarix gallica	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Typha angustifolia	Present	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019
Xanthium italicum	Co-dominant	Fois & Cuena 04.03.2019

Fauna

Birds	Number of individuals	Nesting	References
Fulica atra	1-10
Reptiles	Presence status in wetland	References
Chalcides chalcides (Linnaeus, 1758)	Present