ES531IBI001 - Eivissa Salt pans
Description
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: | Marine/Coastal |
| Wetland type: | Artificial |
| Wetland area: | 634.3 Ha |
| Hydrological interaction: | Yes |
| Water salinity: | Salty (> 18.0 g/l) |
| Type of fresh water input: | Unconfined aquifer |
| Surface water runoff | Outflow controlled by lock gate |
| Open water area (%): | 51 - 75 |
| Hydroperiod: | Permanent |
Geographic information
| Region: | Balearic Islands |
| Island: | Ibiza |
| Municipality: | Sant Josep de sa Talaia |
| Longitude: | 1.380434 East |
| Latitude: | 38.861858 North |
Biological significance
| Biological significance: | High |
Ramsar wetland type
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| 5 -- Salt exploitation sites; salt pans, salines, etc. | 51 - 75 |
| E — Sand, shingle or pebble shores | < 5 |
| 4 -- Seasonally flooded agricultural land (including intensively managed or grazed wet meadow or pasture) | 5 - 25 |
| H — Intertidal marshes | 5 - 25 |
Property status
| Públic/Private |
| Protection status category | Protection status subcategory | Area's name | Code | Coverage area (%) | Legislation |
| Regional protection | Natural Park | Salines d'Eivissa i Formentera | 100 | ||
| Other international protection | UNESCO World Heritage Site | Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture | 417rev | 100 | |
| Other international protection | Ramsar site | Ibiza and Formentera Saltpans | 641 | 100 | |
| Other international protection | Natura 2000 | Ses Salines d’Eivissa i Formentera (LIC, ZEPA) | ES0000084 | 100 | |
| Other | Urban planning regulations | Ses Salines | ANEI Eiv-3 | 100 | Ley 1/1991 |
Important bird areas
| IBA code | Site name | Coverage (%) | References |
| ES312 | Ibiza and Formentera saltpans and Freus islands | 100 | Infante et al., 2011 |
Ecosystem services
| Type of ecosystem service | Ecosystem service | Scale of Βenefit (%) | Importance |
| Cultural services | Cultural heritage | ||
| Regulatory services | Erosion regulation | ||
| Regulatory services | Flood hazard regulation | ||
| Provisioning services | Food | ||
| Supporting services | Nutrient cycling | ||
| Other | |||
| Supporting services | Provision of habitat | ||
| Cultural services | Recreation and tourism | ||
| Regulatory services | Storm hazard regulation | ||
| Regulatory services | Water purification |
Activities on wetland
| Activity | Intensity |
| 010 = Habitat conservation | High |
| 030 = Species conservation | High |
| 100 = Cultivation | Medium |
| 340 = Salt works | High |
| 400 = Urbanised areas human habitation | Medium |
| 490 = Other urbanisation industrial and similar activities | Medium |
| 502 = roads motorways | High |
| 511 = electricity lines | High |
| 620 = Outdoor sports and leisure activities | High |
| 623 = motorised vehicles | High |
| 710 = Noise nuisance | High |
| 720 = Trampling overuse | High |
| 853 = management of water levels | High |
Activities on catchment area
| Activity | Intensity |
| 100 = Cultivation | Medium |
| 230 = Hunting | Medium |
| 400 = Urbanised areas human habitation | Medium |
| 410 = Industrial or commercial areas | Medium |
| 490 = Other urbanisation industrial and similar activities | Medium |
| 502 = roads motorways | Medium |
| 505 = airport | High |
| 511 = electricity lines | High |
| 609 = other sport/tourism complexes | High |
| 620 = Outdoor sports and leisure activities | High |
| 703 = soil pollution | Medium |
| 710 = Noise nuisance | High |
Impacts
| Impact | Intensity |
| AN- = Increase in noise | High |
| EW- = Increase in wilderness/wildlife values | High |
| FFB = Disruption of breeding | Medium |
| HL- = Habitat loss | High |
| WS- = Salt water intrusion | Medium |
Habitat types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| 5210 Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp. | < 5 |
| 2240 Brachypodietalia dune grasslands with annuals | < 5 |
| 2230 Malcolmietalia dune grasslands | < 5 |
| 2210 - Crucianellion maritimae fixed beach dunes | < 5 |
| 2110 Embryonic shifting dunes | < 5 |
| 2120 Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (‘white dunes’) | < 5 |
| 1150 * Coastal lagoons | < 5 |
| 1310 Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand | < 5 |
| 1420 Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) | < 5 |
| 1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) | < 5 |
| 1510 * Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia) | < 5 |
| 2250 * Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp | < 5 |
Flora
| Species | Presence status | References |
| Ammophila arenaria (Linnaeus) Link 1827 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (Moricand) K.Koch 1853 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Cakile maritima Scopoli 1772 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Calystegia soldanella (Linnaeus) R.Brown 1810 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Carex extensa Goodenough 1794 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Crithmum maritimum Linnaeus 1753 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Crucianella maritima Linnaeus 1753 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Eryngium maritimum Linnaeus 1753 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen 1938 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Inula crithmoides Linnaeus 1753 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Juncus acutus Linnaeus 1753 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Juncus maritimus de Lamarck 1789 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Juniperus phoenicea var. turbinata (Gussone) Nyman | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Lotus cytisoides Linnaeus 1753 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Pancratium maritimum Linnaeus 1753 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Pinus halepensis Miller 1768 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Plantago coronopus Linnaeus 1753 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Polygonum maritimum Linnaeus 1753 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Salicornia ramosissima J.Woods 1851 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Sonchus maritimus Linnaeus 1759 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Suaeda vera J.F.Gmelin 1791 | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 |
Fauna
| Mammals | Presence status in wetland | References | ||
| Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Atelerix algirus (Lereboullet, 1842) | Present | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Mus musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Mus spretus (Lataste, 1883) | Present | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) | Present | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
Birds |
Number of individuals |
Nesting |
References |
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| Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas clypeata Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas penelope Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas strepera Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Aythya ferina Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Tadorna tadorna Linnaeus 1758 | 100-1000 | Nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Apus apus (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Burhinus oedicnemus (Linnaeus 1758) | 100-1000 | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Calidris alba (Pallas 1764) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Calidris alpina (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Calidris minuta (Leisler 1812) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus 1758 | 100-1000 | Nesting | Planas et al., 2015 | |
| Charadrius dubius Scopoli 1786 | 1-10 | Nesting | Planas et al., 2015 | |
| Charadrius hiaticula Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus 1766) | 100-1000 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus 1758) | 100-1000 | Nesting | Planas et al., 2015 | |
| Ichthyaetus audouinii (Payraudeau 1826) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Pluvialis apricaria (Linnaeus 1758) | 100-1000 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Recurvirostra avosetta Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Possible nesting | Planas et al., 2015 | |
| Sterna sandvicensis Latham 1787 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus 1767) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Tringa totanus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Possible nesting | Planas et al., 2015 | |
| Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Upupa epops Linnaeus 1758 | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Cuculus canorus Linnaeus 1758 | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Circus macrourus (Gmelin 1771) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Alectoris rufa (Linnaeus 1758) | 100-1000 | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | |
| Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Nesting | Planas et al., 2015 | |
| Grus grus (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Nesting | Planas et al., 2015 | |
| Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann 1804) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Anthus campestris (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisler 1814) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Carduelis cannabina (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Carduelis chloris (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Cisticola juncidis (Rafinesque 1810) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Emberiza calandra Linnaeus 1758 | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Galerida theklae (Brehm 1858) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Hirundo rustica Linnaeus 1758 | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Lanius senator Linnaeus 1758 | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Monticola solitarius Linnaeus 1766 | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Motacilla flava Linnaeus 1758 | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Muscicapa striata (Pallas 1764) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Parus major Linnaeus 1758 | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Passer domesticus (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Petronia petronia (Linnaeus, 1766) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Regulus ignicapillus (Temminck 1820) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Saxicola torquata (Linnaeus 1766) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Serinus serinus Linnaeus 1766 | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Sylvia balearica von Jordans 1913 | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Sylvia melanocephala (Gmelin 1789) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Turdus merula Linnaeus 1758 | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus 1766) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Phoenicopterus roseus Linnaeus 1758 | 100-1000 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Jynx torquilla Linnaeus 1758 | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas 1764) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Otus scops (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Tyto alba (Scopoli 1769) | Nesting | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
Reptiles |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Podarcis pityusensis (Bosca, 1883) | Common | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
| Tarentola mauritanica (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
Amphibians |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Pelophylax perezi (Seoane, 1885) | Present | GEN-GOB Eivissa, 2003 | ||
Invertebrates |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Artemia salina | Present | LABAQUA, 2017 | ||
| Berosus hispanicus Küster 1847 | Present | LABAQUA, 2017 | ||
| Paracymys aeneus (Germar 1824) | Present | LABAQUA, 2017 | ||
| Callinectes sapidus | Common | |||
| Cyprideis torosa | Very common | LABAQUA, 2017 | ||
| Abra alba | Present | LABAQUA, 2017 |
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