ES532MAL140 - Prat de l'aeroport de Son Sant Joan meadow
Description
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: | Marine/Coastal |
| Wetland type: | Natural |
| Wetland area: | 8.5 Ha |
| Hydrological interaction: | Yes |
| Water salinity: | Fresh (< 0.5 g/l) |
| Type of fresh water input: | Unconfined aquifer |
| Surface water runoff | There is no obvious water outflow |
| Open water area (%): | 76 - 95 |
| Hydroperiod: | Seasonal |
Geographic information
| Region: | Balearic Islands |
| Island: | Mallorca |
| Municipality: | Palma |
| Longitude: | 2.762981 East |
| Latitude: | 39.554625 North |
Wetland condition
| Wetland status (MEDWET): | 4 - Original habitats/landform highly modified (<10% untouched) |
Ramsar wetland type
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| K — Coastal freshwater lagoons | > 95 |
Property status
| Public |
Ecosystem services
| Type of ecosystem service | Ecosystem service | Scale of Βenefit (%) | Importance |
| Supporting services | Provision of habitat | ||
| Regulatory services | Water regulation |
Activities on wetland
| Activity | Intensity |
| 505 = airport | High |
| 703 = soil pollution | High |
| 800 = Landfill land reclamation and drying out general | High |
Activities on catchment area
| Activity | Intensity |
| 130 = Irrigation | High |
| 140 = Grazing | High |
| 401 = continuous urbanisation | Medium |
| 403 = dispersed habitation | Medium |
| 502 = roads motorways | High |
| 505 = airport | High |
| 701 = water pollution | Unknown |
| 703 = soil pollution | High |
| 710 = Noise nuisance | High |
| 800 = Landfill land reclamation and drying out general | High |
| 830 = Canalisation | High |
| 850 = Modification of hydrographic functioning general | High |
Impacts
| Impact | Intensity |
| FC- = Change in faunal species composition | High |
| HL- = Habitat loss | High |
| LA- = Decrease in transport capability | High |
| LD- = Decrease in sediment removal/retention | High |
| LP- = Decrease in prevention of salt intrusion | High |
| LR- = Decrease in flow regulation | High |
| LT- = Decrease in toxicant removal/retention | 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 | Unknown |
| WF- = Increase in flooding | High |
| WSG = Salt water intrusion of ground water | Unknown |
| WSL = Salt water intrusion of land | High |
Flora
| Species | Presence status | References |
| Juncus acutus Linnaeus 1753 | Present | |
| Phragmites australis (Cavanilles) von Trinius ex v | Dominant | |
| Typha sp. | Present |
Fauna
Amphibians |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Bufotes balearicus (Boettger, 1880) | Present | Bioatles-CAIB, 2017 |
Agencia Balear de l'Aigua i de la Qualitat Ambiental, 2009. Estudi hidrològic de la conca Pla de Sant Jordi T.M. de Palma de Mallorca. Document de diagnosi inicial. Document inèdit. Conselleria de Medi Ambient. Govern de les Illes Balears. 74 págs.
Bioatles-CAIB, 2017. http://bioatles.caib.es/serproesfront/VisorServlet
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