Island wetlands of Spain

Basic information

Wetland location:	Marine/Coastal
Wetland type:	Natural
Wetland area:	2.0 Ha
Hydrological interaction:	-
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 (%):	76 - 95
Hydroperiod:	Permanent

Geographic information

Region:	Balearic Islands
Island:	Mallorca
Municipality:	Manacor
Longitude:	3.330885 East
Latitude:	39.541739 North

Wetland condition

Wetland status (MEDWET):

2 - Original habitats/landform still predominant (>50%)

Ramsar wetland type

Type	Coverage (%)
F — Estuarine waters; permanent water of estuaries and estuarine systems of deltas.	> 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	Storm hazard regulation
Regulatory services	Water purification

Activities on wetland

Activity	Intensity
504 = port areas	High
507 = bridge viaduct	Medium
620 = Outdoor sports and leisure activities	High
701 = water pollution	High

Activities on catchment area

Activity	Intensity
130 = Irrigation	Medium
400 = Urbanised areas human habitation	High
701 = water pollution	High

Impacts

Impact	Intensity
AS- = Loss of scenic value	High
FCD = Loss of faunal diversity	Medium
HL- = Habitat loss	High
LW- = Decrease in wilderness/wildlife values	High
PCO = Chemical pollution of an unknown severity/duration	High
PFO = Fertiliz./Excess nutrient pollut. of an unknown severity/duration	Unknown
WS- = Salt water intrusion	Unknown

Habitat types

Type	Coverage (%)
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
92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)	< 5
1150 * Coastal lagoons	51 - 75

Flora

Species	Presence status	References
Eucalyptus globulus de Labillardiere 1800		Tomàs, P. & Crespi, F. 2005q
Juncus maritimus de Lamarck 1789		Visit 3/1/2022 C. Viada
Opuntia ficus-indica (Linnaeus) Miller 1768		Tomàs, P. & Crespi, F. 2005q
Phragmites australis (Cavanilles) von Trinius ex v		Visit 3/1/2022 C. Viada
Plantago coronopus Linnaeus 1753		Tomàs, P. & Crespi, F. 2005q
Potentilla reptans Linnaeus 1753		Tomàs, P. & Crespi, F. 2005q
Rubus ulmifolius Schott 1818		Visit 3/1/2022 C. Viada
Salicornia ramosissima J.Woods 1851		Visit 3/1/2022 C. Viada
Tamarix sp.		Visit 3/1/2022 C. Viada

Fauna

Birds	Number of individuals	Nesting	References
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758	1-10	Possible nesting	Visit 3/1/2022 C. Viada
Anser anser (Linnaeus 1758)	1-10		Visit 3/1/2022 C. Viada
Larus michahellis Naumann 1840	1-10		Visit 3/1/2022 C. Viada
Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus 1758)			Tomàs, P. & Crespi, F. 2005q
Reptiles	Presence status in wetland		References
Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)	Present		Bioatles-CAIB, 2017
Fishes	Presence status in wetland		References
Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bioatles-CAIB, 2017. http://bioatles.caib.es/serproesfront/VisorServlet

Sitibsa, 2006b. Document tècnic de delimitació, caracterització, classificació i inventari de les zones humides de les Illes Balears. Cartografia Vegetal de les Zones Humides de les Illes Balears. Conselleria de Medi Ambient. Govern de les Illes Balears.

Tomàs, P. & Crespi, F. 2005q. Inventari de les Zones Humides de la CAIB. Fitxa Sintètica. Riuet del Port de Manacor. Elaborat per a la Direcció General de Recursos Hídrics, Govern de les Illes Balears. Palma. Document inèdit.