ES532MAL102 - Teulera de Selva clay pit

Description

Wetland data

Basic information
Wetland location: Inland
Wetland type: Artificial
Wetland area: 0.6 Ha
Hydrological interaction: -  
Water salinity: Fresh (< 0.5 g/l)
Type of fresh water input: Catchment area (precipitation)
Surface water runoff There is no obvious water outflow
Open water area (%): > 95
Hydroperiod: Permanent
Geographic information
Region: Balearic Islands
Island: Mallorca
Municipality: Selva
Longitude: 2.903193 East
Latitude: 39.745273 North
Biological significance
Biological significance: High
Ramsar wetland type
Type Coverage (%)
7 -- Excavations; gravel/brick/clay pits; borrow pits, mining pools > 95
Property status
Private
Ecosystem services
Type of ecosystem service Ecosystem service Scale of Βenefit (%) Importance
Provisioning services Fresh water
Supporting services Provision of habitat
Activities on wetland
Activity Intensity
301 = quarries High
690 = Other leisure and tourism impacts not referred to above Unknown
703 = soil pollution High
Activities on catchment area
Activity Intensity
100 = Cultivation Medium
403 = dispersed habitation Medium
502 = roads motorways Low
Impacts
Impact Intensity
AS- = Loss of scenic value High
EW- = Increase in wilderness/wildlife values Unknown
SS- = Soil siltation High
VCX = Introduction of exotic floral species Medium
Flora
Species Presence status References
Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnhardt 1832
Opuntia ficus-indica (Linnaeus) Miller 1768
Phragmites australis (Cavanilles) von Trinius ex v
Rubus ulmifolius Schott 1818
Tamarix sp.
Typha sp.
Fauna

Birds

Number of individuals

Nesting

References
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 1-10 Possible nesting
Fulica atra Linnaeus 1758 1-10 Possible nesting Manchado et al., 2017
Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus 1758) 1-10 Possible nesting
Cettia cetti (Temminck 1820) 1-10 Possible nesting
Turdus merula Linnaeus 1758 1-10 Nesting
Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus 1758) 100-1000 Not nesting Manchado et al., 2017

Amphibians

Presence status in wetland


References
Pelophylax perezi (Seoane, 1885) Present

Fishes

Presence status in wetland


References
Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) Present

Manchado, J., Méndez, X, Suárez, M. & Cardona, E. Recompte hivernal d'aus aquàtiques, limícoles i gavines a les Balears, gener 2017. AOB 2016, vol 31: 25-38. GOB. Palma.

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