Island wetlands of Italy

Basic information

Wetland location:	Inland
Wetland type:	Artificial
Wetland area:	1.3 Ha
Hydrological interaction:	-
Water salinity:	Fresh (< 0.5 g/l)
Hydroperiod:	Permanent

Geographic information

Region:	Sardinia
Province:	Cagliari
Island:	Sardinia
Municipality:	Quartu Sant'Elena
Longitude:	9.383769 East
Latitude:	39.177272 North

Biological significance

Biological significance:

Low

Ramsar wetland type

Type	Coverage (%)
2 -- Ponds; includes farm ponds, stock ponds, small tanks; (generally below 8 ha)	> 95

Property status

Private

Activities on wetland

Activity	Intensity
100 = Cultivation	Medium

Impacts

Impact	Intensity
PU- = Increase of turbidity	Medium
VCX = Introduction of exotic floral species	Medium

Habitat types

Type	Coverage (%)
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
Anagyris foetida	Present	Fois, Cuena & Abd El-Aal 27.10.2018
Eucalyptus camaldulensis	Co-dominant	Fois, Cuena & Abd El-Aal 27.10.2018
Euphorbia peplis	Present	Fois, Cuena & Abd El-Aal 27.10.2018
Helichrysum microphyllum thyrrhenicum	Present	Fois, Cuena & Abd El-Aal 27.10.2018
Hyparrhenia hirta	Present	Fois, Cuena & Abd El-Aal 27.10.2018
Nerium oleander	Present	Fois, Cuena & Abd El-Aal 27.10.2018
Opuntia ficus-indica	Present	Fois, Cuena & Abd El-Aal 27.10.2018
Phragmites australis	Present	Fois, Cuena & Abd El-Aal 27.10.2018
Scirpoides holoschoenus	Present	Fois, Cuena & Abd El-Aal 27.10.2018
Solanum linnaeanum	Present	Fois, Cuena & Abd El-Aal 27.10.2018
Tamarix africana	Co-dominant	Fois, Cuena & Abd El-Aal 27.10.2018

Fauna

Birds	Number of individuals	Nesting	References
Cairina moschata	1-10
Gallinula chloropus	1-10	Possible nesting
Amphibians	Presence status in wetland	References
Hyla sarda De Betta 1853	Present
Fishes	Presence status in wetland	References
Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758	Common