ES532MAL020 - Albufereta de Pollença marsh
Description
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: | Marine/Coastal |
| Wetland type: | Natural |
| Wetland area: | 240.4 Ha |
| Hydrological interaction: | Yes |
| Water salinity: | Brackish (5.0-18.0 g/l) |
| Type of fresh water input: | Torrent / Stream |
| Surface water runoff | Outflow from lakeshore or river |
| Open water area (%): | 26 - 50 |
| Hydroperiod: | Permanent |
Geographic information
| Region: | Balearic Islands |
| Island: | Mallorca |
| Municipality: | Alcúdia |
| Longitude: | 3.086618 East |
| Latitude: | 39.864606 North |
Wetland condition
| Wetland status (MEDWET): | 2 - Original habitats/landform still predominant (>50%) |
Ramsar wetland type
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| H — Intertidal marshes | 51 - 75 |
| 4 -- Seasonally flooded agricultural land (including intensively managed or grazed wet meadow or pasture) | 5 - 25 |
| E — Sand, shingle or pebble shores | < 5 |
Property status
| Públic/Private |
| Protection status category | Protection status subcategory | Area's name | Code | Coverage area (%) | Legislation |
| Regional protection | Nature Reserve | Albufereta | 88 | ||
| Other international protection | Natura 2000 | L’Albufereta (LIC, ZEPA) | ES0000226 | 88 | |
| Other | Urban planning regulations | S'Albufereta | ANEI Ma-2 | 85 | Ley 1/1991 |
Important bird areas
| IBA code | Site name | Coverage (%) | References |
| ES318 | S'Albufera of Mallorca and S'Albufereta of Pollença | 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 | ||
| Provisioning services | Fresh water | ||
| Supporting services | Nutrient cycling | ||
| Other | |||
| Supporting services | Provision of habitat | ||
| Cultural services | Recreation and tourism | ||
| Regulatory services | Water purification | ||
| Regulatory services | Water regulation |
Activities on wetland
| Activity | Intensity |
| 010 = Habitat conservation | High |
| 100 = Cultivation | Medium |
| 403 = dispersed habitation | Medium |
| 502 = roads motorways | High |
| 511 = electricity lines | High |
| 629 = other outdoor sports and leisure activities | High |
| 720 = Trampling overuse | High |
Activities on catchment area
| Activity | Intensity |
| 010 = Habitat conservation | High |
| 030 = Species conservation | High |
| 100 = Cultivation | High |
| 403 = dispersed habitation | High |
| 502 = roads motorways | High |
| 620 = Outdoor sports and leisure activities | High |
| 629 = other outdoor sports and leisure activities | High |
| 701 = water pollution | Medium |
| 853 = management of water levels | High |
Impacts
| Impact | Intensity |
| EW- = Increase in wilderness/wildlife values | High |
| FFB = Disruption of breeding | Medium |
| HF- = Habitat fragmentation | Medium |
| PFA = Fertilizer/Excess nutrient pollution as an accident/event | High |
| PS- = Sewage pollution | High |
| SA- = Accretion/Deposition | High |
| WS- = Salt water intrusion | High |
Habitat types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| 9540 Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines | < 5 |
| 3280 Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus alba | 5 - 25 |
| 1150 * Coastal lagoons | 26 - 50 |
| 1310 Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand | < 5 |
| 1420 Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) | 5 - 25 |
| 6420 Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion | < 5 |
| 6430 Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels | < 5 |
| 1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) | < 5 |
| 92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) | < 5 |
| 1510 * Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia) | < 5 |
| 2110 Embryonic shifting dunes | < 5 |
| 2120 Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (‘white dunes’) | < 5 |
| 2210 - Crucianellion maritimae fixed beach dunes | < 5 |
| 3280 Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus alba | < 5 |
Flora
| Species | Presence status | References |
| Chamaerops humilis Linnaeus 1753 | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Limonium alcudianum Erben 1989 | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Limonium algarvense Erben 1978 | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Pancratium maritimum Linnaeus 1753 | Dominant | Cantallops, 2019 |
| Tamarix sp. | Cantallops, 2019 |
Fauna
| Mammals | Presence status in wetland | References | ||
| Myotis capaccinii (Bonaparte, 1837) | Present | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
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 | 100-1000 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 | 100-1000 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas penelope Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 | 100-1000 | Nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas strepera Linnaeus 1758 | 100-1000 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Aythya ferina Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Marmaronetta angustirostris Ménétries 1832 | Not nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Netta rufina Pallas 1773 | 1-10 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Tadorna tadorna Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Burhinus oedicnemus (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Charadrius dubius Scopoli 1786 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus 1766) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Ichthyaetus audouinii (Payraudeau 1826) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Larus michahellis Naumann 1840 | 100-1000 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Sterna hirundo Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Sterna sandvicensis Latham 1787 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus 1767) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Tringa ochropus Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Columba palumbus Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky 1838) | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus 1758) | Not nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Upupa epops Linnaeus 1758 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | GOB, 2007 | |
| Fulica atra Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Fulica cristata Gmelin 1789 | Not nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Acrocephalus arundinaceus (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Carduelis cannabina (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Carduelis chloris (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Cettia cetti (Temminck 1820) | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Cisticola juncidis (Rafinesque 1810) | 10-100 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Emberiza calandra Linnaeus 1758 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Hirundo rustica Linnaeus 1758 | Not nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Motacilla flava Linnaeus 1758 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Muscicapa striata (Pallas 1764) | 10-100 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Passer domesticus (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Saxicola torquata (Linnaeus 1766) | 10-100 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Serinus serinus Linnaeus 1766 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Sturnus unicolor Temminck 1820 | 1-10 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Sylvia melanocephala (Gmelin 1789) | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Turdus merula Linnaeus 1758 | 100-1000 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
| Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Botaurus stellaris (Linnaeus 1758) | Not nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus 1758) | 100-1000 | 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 | |
| Ixobrychus minutus (Linnaeus 1766) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus 1758) | 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 | |
| Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas 1764) | 1-10 | Nesting | Cantallops, 2019 | |
Reptiles |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | Bioatles-CAIB, 2017 | ||
| Natrix maura (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Bioatles-CAIB, 2017 | ||
Amphibians |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Bufotes balearicus (Boettger, 1880) | Present | Cantallops, 2019 | ||
| Pelophylax perezi (Seoane, 1885) | Present | Bioatles-CAIB, 2017 | ||
Invertebrates |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Lekanesphaera hookeri (Leach 1814) | Present | LABAQUA, 2017 | ||
| Cyprideis torosa | Very common | LABAQUA, 2017 | ||
| Abra alba | Present | LABAQUA, 2017 | ||
| Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud 1801) | Present | LABAQUA, 2017 |
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