ES532MAL027 - Estany d'en Mama lagoon
Description
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: | Marine/Coastal |
| Wetland type: | Natural |
| Wetland area: | 5.2 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 (%): | > 95 |
| Hydroperiod: | Permanent |
Geographic information
| Region: | Balearic Islands |
| Island: | Mallorca |
| Municipality: | Muro |
| Longitude: | 3.109297 East |
| Latitude: | 39.812288 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
| Maritime-Terrestrial Public Domain |
Ecosystem services
| Type of ecosystem service | Ecosystem service | Scale of Βenefit (%) | Importance |
| Regulatory services | Erosion regulation | ||
| Regulatory services | Flood hazard regulation | ||
| Supporting services | Nutrient cycling | ||
| Supporting services | Provision of habitat | ||
| Cultural services | Recreation and tourism | ||
| Regulatory services | Water purification |
Activities on wetland
| Activity | Intensity |
| 701 = water pollution | High |
| 703 = soil pollution | Medium |
| 803 = infilling of ditches dykes ponds pools marshes or pits | High |
| 860 = Dumping depositing of dredged deposits | Medium |
| 870 = Dykes embankments artificial beaches general | High |
Activities on catchment area
| Activity | Intensity |
| 010 = Habitat conservation | Medium |
| 401 = continuous urbanisation | High |
| 690 = Other leisure and tourism impacts not referred to above | High |
| 701 = water pollution | High |
| 800 = Landfill land reclamation and drying out general | High |
| 850 = Modification of hydrographic functioning general | High |
Impacts
| Impact | Intensity |
| AS- = Loss of scenic value | High |
| FFB = Disruption of breeding | Medium |
| FP- = Decrease in population of faunal species | High |
| HL- = Habitat loss | Medium |
| LW- = Decrease in wilderness/wildlife values | High |
| PFO = Fertiliz./Excess nutrient pollut. of an unknown severity/duration | High |
| SA- = Accretion/Deposition | High |
| VCD = Loss of floral diversity | High |
| WR- = Altered flow regime | High |
Habitat types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| 92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) | < 5 |
| 1150 * Coastal lagoons | > 95 |
Flora
| Species | Presence status | References |
| Juncus acutus Linnaeus 1753 | ||
| Phragmites australis (Cavanilles) von Trinius ex v | ||
| Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande 1918 | Martínez-Taberner, 1986 | |
| Tamarix sp. |
Fauna
Reptiles |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Natrix maura (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Bioatles-CAIB, 2017 |
Bioatles-CAIB, 2017. http://bioatles.caib.es/serproesfront/VisorServlet
Martínez-Taberner, A. 1986. Notes florístiques: Faneròfits aquàtics de s'Albufera de Mallorca. Boll. Soc.Hist. Nat. Balears, 30: 155-164. Palma
Picó, C. y Rosselló, R. A. 1988. Dinámica de las bacterias fotótrofas en una laguna meromictica (Estany des Cibollar, Albufera de Mallorca). Boll. Soc. Hist. Nat. Balears, 32: 7-18. Palma.
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