ES532MAL026 - Estany des Ponts lagoon
Description
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: | Marine/Coastal |
| Wetland type: | Natural |
| Wetland area: | 64.2 Ha |
| Hydrological interaction: | Yes |
| Water salinity: | Salty (> 18.0 g/l) |
| Type of fresh water input: | Other |
| Surface water runoff | Οutflow channel |
| Open water area (%): | 51 - 75 |
| Hydroperiod: | Permanent |
Geographic information
| Region: | Balearic Islands |
| Island: | Mallorca |
| Municipality: | Alcúdia |
| Longitude: | 3.112077 East |
| Latitude: | 39.823944 North |
Wetland condition
| Wetland status (MEDWET): | 4 - Original habitats/landform highly modified (<10% untouched) |
Ramsar wetland type
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| J — Coastal brackish/saline lagoons | > 95 |
Property status
| Públic/Private |
Ecosystem services
| Type of ecosystem service | Ecosystem service | Scale of Βenefit (%) | Importance |
| Regulatory services | Flood hazard regulation | ||
| Provisioning services | Food | ||
| Supporting services | Nutrient cycling | ||
| Supporting services | Provision of habitat | ||
| Cultural services | Recreation and tourism | ||
| Regulatory services | Storm hazard regulation | ||
| Regulatory services | Water purification |
Activities on wetland
| Activity | Intensity |
| 220 = Leisure fishing | High |
| 501 = paths tracks cycling tracks | High |
| 620 = Outdoor sports and leisure activities | Medium |
| 690 = Other leisure and tourism impacts not referred to above | High |
| 701 = water pollution | Unknown |
| 720 = Trampling overuse | High |
| 790 = Other pollution or human impacts/activities | High |
| 800 = Landfill land reclamation and drying out general | High |
| 850 = Modification of hydrographic functioning general | High |
Activities on catchment area
| Activity | Intensity |
| 100 = Cultivation | Low |
| 401 = continuous urbanisation | High |
| 850 = Modification of hydrographic functioning general | High |
Impacts
| Impact | Intensity |
| AN- = Increase in noise | High |
| AS- = Loss of scenic value | High |
| FFB = Disruption of breeding | Medium |
| FFO = Disruption of faunal cycle/function other than breeding | High |
| FP- = Decrease in population of faunal species | Unknown |
| HC- = Loss of wildlife corridor(s) | High |
| HF- = Habitat fragmentation | High |
| HL- = Habitat loss | High |
| LA- = Decrease in transport capability | High |
| LW- = Decrease in wilderness/wildlife values | High |
| PCO = Chemical pollution of an unknown severity/duration | High |
| SA- = Accretion/Deposition | High |
| VCD = Loss of floral diversity | High |
| WD- = Diversion of flowing water | High |
| WR- = Altered flow regime | High |
Habitat types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| 1310 Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand | 5 - 25 |
| 1420 Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) | 5 - 25 |
| 1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) | 5 - 25 |
| 92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) | < 5 |
| 1150 * Coastal lagoons | 51 - 75 |
| 1510 * Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia) | 5 - 25 |
Flora
| Species | Presence status | References |
| Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (Moricand) K.Koch 1853 | Co-dominant | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada |
| Carpobrotus edulis (Linnaeus) Bolus 1927 | Present | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada |
| Cladium mariscus (Linnaeus) Pohl 1809 | Present | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada |
| Cymodocea nodosa | Dominant | |
| Cynodon dactylon | Dominant | Visita 23/1/2019 C. Viada |
| Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen 1938 | Present | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada |
| Juncus acutus Linnaeus 1753 | Dominant | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada |
| Opuntia ficus-indica (Linnaeus) Miller 1768 | Present | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada |
| Oxalis pes-caprae Linnaeus 1753 | Present | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada |
| Phragmites australis (Cavanilles) von Trinius ex v | Present | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada |
| Pinus halepensis Miller 1768 | Co-dominant | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada |
| Pistacia lentiscus Linnaeus 1753 | Co-dominant | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada |
| Rubus ulmifolius Schott 1818 | Present | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada |
| Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande 1918 | ||
| Sarcocornia fruticosa (Linnaeus) Scott | Co-dominant | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada |
| Tamarix sp. | Co-dominant | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada |
Fauna
| Mammals | Presence status in wetland | References | ||
| Atelerix algirus (Lereboullet, 1842) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Felis catus domestica (Erxleben 1777) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada | ||
| Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1817) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) | Common | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
Birds |
Number of individuals |
Nesting |
References |
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| Anas penelope Linnaeus 1758 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Anas strepera Linnaeus 1758 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Marmaronetta angustirostris Ménétries 1832 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Netta rufina Pallas 1773 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Apus apus (Linnaeus 1758) | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Apus pallidus (Shelley 1870) | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus 1758) | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Burhinus oedicnemus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Unknown | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Calidris alpina (Linnaeus 1758) | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Unknown | ||
| Charadrius dubius Scopoli 1786 | 1-10 | Unknown | ||
| Charadrius hiaticula Linnaeus 1758 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus 1766) | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus 1758) | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Ichthyaetus audouinii (Payraudeau 1826) | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Larus fuscus Linnaeus 1758 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Larus michahellis Naumann 1840 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus 1758) | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Recurvirostra avosetta Linnaeus 1758 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Sterna hirundo Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Sterna sandvicensis Latham 1787 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus 1767) | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Tringa totanus (Linnaeus 1758) | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus 1766) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Columba palumbus Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky 1838) | 10-100 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Upupa epops Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Aquila pennata Gmelin 1788 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Falco eleonorae Gené 1839 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Falco peregrinus Tunstall 1771 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Falco subbuteo Linnaeus 1758 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Milvus milvus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | GOB, 2007 | |
| Pernis apivorus Linnaeus 1758 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Fulica atra Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Possible nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Possible nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann 1804) | Possible nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Anthus pratensis (Linnaeus 1758) | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Anthus spinoletta (Linnaeus 1758) | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Carduelis chloris (Linnaeus 1758) | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Cettia cetti (Temminck 1820) | 10-100 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Cisticola juncidis (Rafinesque 1810) | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Delichon urbicum (Linnaeus 1758) | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus 1758 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Hirundo rustica Linnaeus 1758 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Lanius senator Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Loxia curvirostra Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Possible nesting | Visit 27/1/2020 P. Tomas & C. Viada | |
| Luscinia megarhynchos Brehm 1831 | 10-100 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Motacilla alba Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Motacilla cinerea Tunstall 1771 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Motacilla flava Linnaeus 1758 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Muscicapa striata (Pallas 1764) | 10-100 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Parus major Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Passer domesticus (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Phoenicurus ochruros (Gmelin 1774) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot 1817) | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Ptyonoprogne rupestris (Scopoli 1769) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada | |
| Regulus ignicapillus (Temminck 1820) | 10-100 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Saxicola torquata (Linnaeus 1766) | 10-100 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Serinus serinus Linnaeus 1766 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Sturnus unicolor Temminck 1820 | 100-1000 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Sylvia melanocephala (Gmelin 1789) | 10-100 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Possible nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Turdus merula Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Turdus philomelos Brehm 1831 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada | |
| Ardea purpurea Linnaeus 1766 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus 1758) | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Visit 23/1/2019 C. Viada | |
| Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus 1766) | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Visit 27/1/2020 P. Tomas & C. Viada | |
| Phoenicopterus roseus Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
| Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas 1764) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |
Reptiles |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Natrix maura (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Bioatles-CAIB, 2017 | ||
| Tarentola mauritanica (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
Amphibians |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Bufotes balearicus (Boettger, 1880) | Common | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Pelophylax perezi (Seoane, 1885) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
Fishes |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | |||
| Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common | |||
| Lichia amia | Present | |||
| Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Very common | |||
| Seriola dumerili | Present | |||
| Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758 | Common | |||
| Syngnathus abaster (Risso, 1827) | Common | |||
Invertebrates |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Araneus angulatus Clerck 1757 | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Argiope lobata (Pallas, 1772) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Argiope trifasciata (Forskal 1775) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Stenopterus ater Linnaeus 1767 | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Stictoleptura cordigera (Fussli, 1775) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Lampyris noctiluca (Linnaeus, 1767) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Oxythyrea funesta (Poda 1761) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Dasyscolia ciliata (Fabricius 1787) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Megascolia erythrocephala (Fabricius, 1798) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Scolia hirta (Schrank, 1781) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Mantis religiosa (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Brachypalpoides lentus (Meigen, 1822) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Besseria zonaria (Loew, 1847) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Cicada orni Linnaeus 1758 | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Spilostethus pandurus (Scopoli, 1763) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Notonecta glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Graphosoma lineatum italicum (Muller 1766) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Nezara viridula (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Anthidium manicatum (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Apis mellifera Linnaeus 1758 | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Polistes gallicus (Linnaeus 1767) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller] 1775 | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Sitochroa palealis ([Denis & Schiffermüller] 1775) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Idaea ochrata (Scopoli 1763) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Aricia cramera Eschscholtz 1821 | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus 1767) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus 1761) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Polyommatus celina (Austaut, 1879) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Acontia lucida (Hufnagel 1766) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Grammodes stolida (Fabricius 1775) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus 1767) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Pyronia cecilia (Vallatin 1894) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Papilio machaon Linnaeus 1758 | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Colias croceus (Fourcroy 1785) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus 1767) | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |||
| Pieris rapae (Linnaeus 1758) | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | |||
| Oncocera semirubella (Scopoli 1763) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus 1761) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Macronemurus appendiculatus (Latreille, 1807) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Aeshna isosceles (Muller 1767) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Aeshna mixta Latreille 1805 | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Anax parthenope (Selys 1839) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden 1820) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Crocothemis erythraea (Brulle 1832) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Orthetrum coerulescens (Fabricius 1798) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Selysiothemis nigra (Vander Linden 1825) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Sympetrum fonscolombei (Selys 1840) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Sympetrum striolatum (Charpentier 1840) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius 1781 | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Anacridium aegyptium (Linnaeus 1764) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Calliptamus barbarus (Costa 1836) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Locusta migratoria (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Oedipoda caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Phaneroptera nana Fieber 1853 | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 | ||
| Decticus albifrons (Fabricius, 1775) | Present | Moss & Tomàs, 2020 |
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