ITG27SAR2247 - Stagno di Cagliari

Description

Wetland data

Basic information
Wetland location: Marine/Coastal
Wetland type: Natural
Wetland area: 6543.7 Ha
Hydrological interaction: Yes 
Water salinity: Brackish (5.0-18.0 g/l)
Type of fresh water input: Torrent / Stream - Unconfined aquifer
Hydroperiod: Permanent
Geographic information
Region: Sardinia
Province: Cagliari
Island: Sardinia
Municipality: Cagliari
Longitude: 9.030998 East
Latitude: 39.243147 North
Wetland condition
Wetland status (MEDWET): 3 - Original habitats/landform partially modified (10-50% untouched)
Ramsar wetland type
Type Coverage (%)
5 -- Salt exploitation sites; salt pans, salines, etc. 5 - 25
9 -- Canals and drainage channels, ditches < 5
A -- Permanent shallow marine waters in most cases less than six metres deep at low tide; includes sea bays and straits 5 - 25
E -- Sand, shingle or pebble shores; includes sand bars, spits and sandy islets; includes dune systems and humid dune slacks < 5
F -- Estuarine waters; permanent water of estuaries and estuarine systems of deltas 5 - 25
H -- Intertidal marshes; includes salt marshes, salt meadows, saltings, raised salt marshes; includes tidal brackish and freshwater marshes 5 - 25
J -- Coastal brackish/saline lagoons; brackish to saline lagoons with at least one relatively narrow connection to the sea 26 - 50
M -- Permanent rivers/streams/creeks; includes waterfalls 5 - 25
Ss -- Seasonal/intermittent saline/brackish/alkaline marshes/pools < 5
Property status
Government - Municipal / Private
Protection statuses
Protection status category Protection status subcategory Area's name Code Coverage area (%) Legislation
Habitat and species protected area Special Protection Area (SPA) Stagno di Cagliari ITB044003 100
Habitat and species protected area Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Stagno di Cagliari, Saline di Macchiareddu, Laguna di Santa Gilla ITB040023 100 DM 07/04/2017
Habitat and species protected area Wildlife refugee Santa Gilla OASI_CA12 100 Dc Ass Dif Amb. n. 96 del 20/07/1978 n. 96, n.17 del 3 febbraio 1979 e n.30 del 22 febbraio 1979
Important bird areas
IBA code Site name Coverage (%) References
IT188 Stagni di Cagliari 100
Activities on wetland
Activity Intensity
830 = Canalisation High
Impacts
Impact Intensity
AN- = Increase in noise High
EF- = Increase in protection from natural forces Medium
EI- = Increase of other socio-economic value(s) Medium
ER- = Increase in flow regulation Medium
ES- = Increase in water supply Medium
EW- = Increase in wilderness/wildlife values High
FA- = Change in age composition of a faunal species Medium
FCP = Introduction of animal pests Medium
HF- = Habitat fragmentation Medium
VC- = Change in vegetative species composition Medium
VCX = Introduction of exotic floral species Medium
WS- = Salt water intrusion High
WT- = Altered tidal regime High
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
1420 Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) 26 - 50
1430 Halo-nitrophilous scrubs (Pegano-Salsoletea) < 5
1510 * Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia) < 5
2110 Embryonic shifting dunes < 5
2240 Brachypodietalia dune grasslands with annuals < 5
5330 Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub < 5
6220 * Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea < 5
91B0 Thermophilous Fraxinus angustifolia woods < 5
92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) 5 - 25
Flora
Species Presence status References
Acacia saligna Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Aeluropus littoralis Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Agave americana Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Ajuga iva Present Fois 01.01.2020
Allium roseum Present Fois & Cuena 12.04.2018
Allium triquetrum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Althenia filiformis Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Amaranthus albus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Ammoides pusilla Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Anagyris foetida Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Antirrhinum majus Present Fois 01.01.2020
Arisarum vulgare Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Artemisia annua Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Artemisia arborescens Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Artemisia campestris variabilis Present Fois & Cuena 13.05.2018
Arthrocaulon meridionale Present Fois 01.01.2020
Arum pictum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Arundo donax Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Asparagus acutifolius Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Asparagus aphyllus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Asparagus horridus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Asphodelus fistulosus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Asphodelus ramosus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Astragalus boeticus Present Bocchieri et al. 1984
Astragalus hamosus Present Bocchieri et al. 1984
Atriplex halimus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Austrocylindropuntia subulata Present
Ballota nigra Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Barlia robertiana Present Fois 01.01.2020
Bellardia trixago Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Bellardia viscosa Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Bellis annua Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Bellis perennis Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Beta vulgaris maritima Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Beta vulgaris vulgaris Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Bituminaria bituminosa Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Blackstonia perfoliata Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Bolboschoenus maritimus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Brachypodium distachyon Present De Martis et al. 1983
Brachypodium retusum Present De Martis et al. 1983
Briza maxima Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Briza media Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Bromus alopecuros Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Calicotome villosa Present Fois 01.01.2020
Carex divisa Present De Martis et al. 1983
Carex divulsa Present De Martis et al. 1983
Carex hispida Present Fois 04.08.2019
Carlina corymbosa Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Carlina lanata Present Iiriti et al. 2005
Carpobrotus acinaciformis Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Carthamus lanatus Present Iiriti et al. 2005
Catapodium rigidum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Centaurea diluta Dominant Fois & Podda 05.03.2020
Centaurea napifolia Present Bocchieri et al. 1984
Centaurium erythraea erythraea Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Centaurium spicatum Present Fois 17.07.2019
Cerastium glomeratum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Charybdis pancration Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Chenopodium album album Present De Martis et al. 1983
Cirsium vulgare Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Cistus monspeliensis Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Cistus salviifolius Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Convolvulus althaeoides Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Convolvulus arvensis Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Convolvulus sepium Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Cortaderia selloana Present Fois 04.08.2019
Cotula coronopifolia Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Cynara cardunculus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Cynodon dactylon Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Cynoglossum creticum Present De Martis et al. 1983
Cynomorium coccineum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Cyperus badius Present De Martis et al. 1983
Cyperus eragrostis Present Fois 04.08.2019
Cyperus longus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Daucus carota carota Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Diplotaxis tenuifolia Present Iiriti et al. 2005
Dipsacus ferox Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Dittrichia graveolens Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Dittrichia viscosa Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Draba verna Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Ecballium elaterium Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Echium italicum Present De Martis et al. 1983
Echium plantagineum Present De Martis et al. 1983
Epilobium hirsutum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Equisetum ramosissimum Present Fois 04.08.2019
Erigeron bonariensis Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Erigeron canadensis Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Erigeron sumatrensis Present Fois 01.01.2020
Erodium chium Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Erodium malacoides Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Eryngium campestre Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Eucalyptus camaldulensis Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Eucalyptus globulus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Euphorbia dendroides Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Euphorbia helioscopia Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Euphorbia peplus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Euphorbia pithyusa cupanii Present Fois 01.01.2020
Euphorbia segetalis Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Euphorbia terracina Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Ficaria verna Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Ficus carica Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Frankenia laevis Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Frankenia pulverulenta Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Fraxinus angustifolia Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Galactites tomentosus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Galatella pannonica Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Galium verrucosum Present Fois 01.01.2020
Geranium molle Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Gladiolus italicus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Glebionis coronaria Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Halimione portulacoides Present Fois 01.01.2020
Halocnemum cruciatum Present
Halocnemum strobilaceum Present De Martis et al. 1983
Heliotropium europaeum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Hordeum marinum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Hordeum murinum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Hyoscyamus albus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Hyparrhenia hirta Present Fois & Podda 05.03.2020
Jacobaea aquatica Present
Jacobaea erratica Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Jasione montana Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Juncus acutus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Juncus capitatus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Juncus hybridus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Juncus maritimus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Juncus subulatus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Lactuca sativa Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Lagurus ovatus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Lamarckia aurea Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Lathyrus cicera  Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Lemna gibba Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Lemna minuta Present Fois 04.08.2019
Lepidium draba Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Limbarda crithmoides Present Fois 01.01.2020
Limniris pseudacorus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Limonium dubium Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Limonium glomeratum Present Fois 17.07.2019
Limonium merxmuelleri tigulianum Present Fois 01.01.2020
Limonium retirameum caralitanum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Limonium virgatum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Lotus corniculatus Present De Martis et al. 1983
Lotus cytisoides Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Lotus edulis Present De Martis et al. 1983
Lycium ferocissimum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Lycopus europaeus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Lysimachia arvensis Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Malva arborea Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Malva lusitanica Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Malva olbia Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Malva sylvestris Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Marrubium vulgare Present Iiriti et al. 2005
Medicago ciliaris Present Iiriti et al. 2005
Medicago intertexta Present De Martis et al. 1983
Mentha aquatica Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Mentha pulegium Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Mentha spicata Present De Martis et al. 1983
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Moraea sisyrinchium Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Myriophyllum spicatum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Narcissus tazetta Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Nasturtium officinale Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Nerium oleander Present Fois 04.08.2019
Nicotiana glauca Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Olea europaea Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Oloptum miliaceum Present Fois 01.01.2020
Ononis spinosa Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Ononis viscosa Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Ophrys bombyliflora Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Ophrys speculum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Ophrys tenthredinifera Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Opuntia dillenii Present Fois 01.01.2020
Opuntia ficus-indica Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Oxalis pes-caprae Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Parkinsonia aculeata Present Fois 01.01.2020
Persicaria maculosa Present Fois 04.08.2019
Phagnalon saxatile Present Fois 01.01.2020
Phillyrea angustifolia Present Fois 01.01.2020
Phragmites australis Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Pistacia lentiscus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Plagius flosculosus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Plantago coronopus coronopus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Plumbago europaea Present Fois 23.11.2009
Polygonum aviculare Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Polygonum scoparium Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Populus alba Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Potamogeton nodosus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Pulicaria sicula Present De Martis et al. 1983
Ranunculus macrophyllus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Reseda alba Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Ricinus communis Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Robinia pseudoacacia Present Fois 04.08.2019
Rubus ulmifolius Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Rumex bucephalophorus bucephalophorus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Rumex crispus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Rumex pulcher Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Ruppia cirrhosa Present Marchioni Ortu 1984
Ruppia maritima Present Marchioni Ortu 1984
Salicornia emerici Present Iiriti et al. 2005
Salicornia fruticosa Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Salicornia patula Present De Martis et al. 1983
Salicornia procumbens Present Iiriti et al. 2005
Salsola soda Present De Martis et al. 1983
Salsola tragus Present De Martis et al. 1983
Schoenoplectus lacustris Present De Martis et al. 1983
Schoenus nigricans Present De Martis et al. 1983
Scolymus maculatus Present Iiriti et al. 2005
Sedum sediforme Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Senecio vulgaris vulgaris Present Fois 01.01.2020
Serapias lingua Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Silene colorata Present De Martis et al. 1983
Silene gallica Present De Martis et al. 1983
Sixalix atropurpurea Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Smyrnium olusatrum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Solanum dulcamara Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Solanum elaeagnifolium Present Fois & Podda 17.07.2019
Solanum nigrum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Solanum rostratum Present Iiriti et al. 2005
Sonchus bulbosus Present De Martis et al. 1983
Sonchus oleraceus Present De Martis et al. 1983
Sonchus tenerrimus Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Sorghum halepense Present Fois & Podda 13.07.2020
Spartium junceum Present Fois 04.08.2019
Spergularia maritima Present De Martis et al. 1983
Spergularia media Present De Martis et al. 1983
Spergularia rubra Present De Martis et al. 1983
Spirobassia hirsuta Present De Martis et al. 1983
Stipellula capensis Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Stuckenia pectinata Present De Martis et al. 1983
Suaeda maritima Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Suaeda vera Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Symphyotrichum squamatum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Tamarix africana Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Tamarix dalmatica Present Fois & Podda 05.03.2020
Tamarix gallica Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Teucrium scordium scordium Present De Martis et al. 1983
Thapsia garganica Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Thinopyrum acutum Present Fois 04.08.2019
Thymelaea hirsuta Co-dominant Fois 01.01.2020
Torilis nodosa Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Tribulus terrestris Present De Martis et al. 1983
Trifolium cherleri Present De Martis et al. 1983
Trifolium resupinatum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Trifolium spumosum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Trifolium stellatum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Triglochin bulbosa barrelieri Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Trigonella sulcata Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Typha angustifolia Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Typha latifolia Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Ulmus minor Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Urtica atrovirens Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Vachellia karroo Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Verbascum blattaria Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Verbascum pulverulentum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Verbascum sinuatum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Veronica anagallis-aquatica Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Visnaga daucoides Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Vitex agnus-castus Present Fois 04.08.2019
Xanthium spinosum Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Xanthium strumarium Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Yucca gloriosa Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Zannichellia palustris Present Fois & Cuena 24.04.2018
Fauna
Mammals Presence status in wetland References
Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782) Common
Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Common
Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) Common
Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) Present

Birds

Number of individuals

Nesting

References
Accipiter nisus
Buteo buteo
Circus aeruginosus
Circus pygargus
Milvus migrans
Pandion haliaetus
Pernis apivorus
Anas acuta
Anas crecca
Anas penelope
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas querquedula
Anas strepera
Anser anser
Aythya ferina
Aythya fuligula
Aythya nyroca
Melanitta nigra
Mergus serrator
Oxyura leucocephala
Tadorna tadorna
Chroicocephalus genei
Gelochelidon nilotica
Glareola pratincola
Larus audouinii
Philomachus pugnax
Sterna sandvicensis
Sternula albifrons
Tringa glareola
Ardea alba
Ardea cinerea
Ardea purpurea
Ardeola ralloides
Botaurus stellaris
Bubulcus ibis
Ciconia ciconia
Ciconia nigra
Egretta garzetta
Ixobrychus minutus
Nycticorax nycticorax
Nycticorax nycticorax
Platalea leucorodia
Plegadis falcinellus
Falco columbarius
Falco naumanni
Falco peregrinus
Falco subbuteo
Falco tinnunculus
Alectoris barbara
Coturnix coturnix
Fulica atra
Gallinula chloropus
Grus grus
Porphyrio porphyrio
Porzana parva
Porzana porzana
Porzana pusilla
Rallus aquaticus
Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phoenicopterus roseus
Podiceps cristatus
Podiceps nigricollis
Tachybaptus ruficollis

Reptiles

Presence status in wetland

References

Chalcides chalcides (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
Chalcides ocellatus (Forsskål, 1775) Present
Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Present Corti et al. 2022
Hemorrhois hippocrepis (Linnaeus, 1758) Present
Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque, 1810) Very common
Podarcis tiliguerta (Gmelin, 1789) Present
Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) Present Corti et al. 2022

Fishes

Presence status in wetland

References

Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) Common
Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 Common
Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 Common
Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758 Common

Invertebrates

Presence status in wetland

References

Pamphagus sardeus Herrich-Schaeffer Common
Dyspanopeus sayi  Present Cabiddu et al. 2020

Atzori, G., E. López, P. Addis, A. Sabatini, and S. Cabiddu. 2016. First record of the alien polychaete Naineris setosa (Scolecida; Orbiniidae) in Tyrrhenian Sea (Western Mediterranean). Marine Biodiversity Records, 9(1), 5.

Bocchieri, E., B. De Martis, A. Marchioni, and A. Onnis. 1984. Ecologia e flora dello stagno di Santa Gilla(Cagliari). Stato attuale come conseguenza di 70 anni di trasformazioni ambientali in funzione del previsto assetto territoriale. Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat. Pisa Mem., Ser. B 90: 5-111.

Buosi, C., M. Del Rio, P. Orrù, P. Pittau, G. G. Scanu, and E. Solinas, E. 2017. Sea level changes and past vegetation in the Punic period (5th–4th century BC): Archaeological, geomorphological and palaeobotanical indicators (South Sardinia–West Mediterranean Sea). Quaternary international, 439, 141-157.

Cabiddu, S., J. Culurgioni, F. Palmas, G. Soldovilla, and G. Atzori. 2014. The macrozoobenthic community of the santa gilla lagoon (Southern sardinia, Italy). Transitional Waters Bulletin, 8(1), 73-83.

Cabiddu, S., Addis, P., Palmas, F., and Pusceddu, A. 2020. First record of Dyspanopeus sayi (Smith, 1869)(decapoda: Brachyura: Panopeidae) in a Sardinian coastal lagoon (western mediterranean, Italy). BioInvasions Records, 9(1): 74-82.

Corti, C., Biaggini, M., Nulchis, V., Cogoni, R., Cossu, I., Frau, S., Mulargia, M., Lunghi, E., Bassu, L. (2022). Species diversity and distribution of amphibians and reptiles in Sardinia, Italy. Acta Herpetologica, 17(2): 125-133

De Martis, B., and A. Cartoni. 1983. Tamarix passerinoides Del. ex. Desv. (Tamaricaceae) nuova per l'Italia. Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali mem. ser. B 90: 133-137.

De Martis, B., A. Marchioni, E. Bocchieri, and A. Onnis. 1983. Ecologia e flora dello stagno di S. Gilla (Cagliari). Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali Mem. Ser. B 90:149-255.

De Martis, B., M. A. de Miranda Restivo, A. M. Demartis, and E. Serra. 1992. Study of the saltwater pond at Capoterra, southern Sardinia: General characteristics. Environmental Management, 16(3), 381-388.

Frontalini, F., C. Buosi, S. Da Pelo, R. Coccioni, A. Cherchi, and C. Bucci. 2009. Benthic foraminifera as bio-indicators of trace element pollution in the heavily contaminated Santa Gilla lagoon (Cagliari, Italy). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 58(6), 858-877.

Grussu, M., and A. Atzeni. 2012. Influx of Great White Pelicans in Sardinia, Italy, in spring 2008. Dutch Birding, 34, 289-293.

Iiriti, G., G. Bacchetta, and E. Bocchieri. 2005. Riferimenti bibliografici sulla flora vascolare sarda riportati nell'Informatore Botanico Italiano dal 1969 al 2004. Rendiconti Seminario Facoltà Scienze Università Cagliari 75(1-2):105-171.

Lai, F. 2013. Nature and the city: the salt-works park in the urban area of Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy). Journal of Political Ecology, 20(3), 329-341.

Marchioni Ortu, A., 1984. Ruppia in Sardegna: considerazioni ecologiche e biologiche. Rend. Sem. Fac. Sci. Univ. Cagliari, 54, 135-141.

Mascia, F., G. Fenu, R. Angius, and G. Bacchetta. 2013. Arundo micrantha, a new reed species for Italy, threatened in the freshwater habitat by the congeneric invasive A. donax. Plant Biosystems 147(3):717-729.