ES532MAL143 - Torrent des Caló d'en Marçal estuary
Description
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: | Marine/Coastal |
| Wetland type: | Natural |
| Wetland area: | 3.1 Ha |
| Hydrological interaction: | - |
| Water salinity: | Brackish (5.0-18.0 g/l) |
| Type of fresh water input: | Torrent / Stream |
| Surface water runoff | Other |
| Open water area (%): | 26 - 50 |
| Hydroperiod: | Seasonal |
Geographic information
| Region: | Balearic Islands |
| Island: | Mallorca |
| Municipality: | Santanyí |
| Longitude: | 3.255047 East |
| Latitude: | 39.410704 North |
Wetland condition
| Wetland status (MEDWET): | 4 - Original habitats/landform highly modified (<10% untouched) |
Ramsar wetland type
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| F — Estuarine waters; permanent water of estuaries and estuarine systems of deltas. | > 95 |
Property status
| Públic/Private |
Ecosystem services
| Type of ecosystem service | Ecosystem service | Scale of Βenefit (%) | Importance |
| Regulatory services | Flood hazard regulation | ||
| Supporting services | Nutrient cycling | ||
| Supporting services | Provision of habitat | ||
| Regulatory services | Water purification | ||
| Regulatory services | Water regulation |
Activities on catchment area
| Activity | Intensity |
| 403 = dispersed habitation | Medium |
| 502 = roads motorways | Medium |
| 690 = Other leisure and tourism impacts not referred to above | High |
Impacts
| Impact | Intensity |
| HL- = Habitat loss | High |
| LW- = Decrease in wilderness/wildlife values | Medium |
| VCX = Introduction of exotic floral species | Low |
| VP- = Decrease in population of floral species | High |
Habitat types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| 1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) | 51 - 75 |
| 92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) | 5 - 25 |
Flora
| Species | Presence status | References |
| Juncus acutus Linnaeus 1753 | ||
| Phragmites australis (Cavanilles) von Trinius ex v | ||
| Rubus ulmifolius Schott 1818 | ||
| Tamarix sp. | ||
| Typha sp. |
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.
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