ES533MEN001 - Son Bou marsh
Description
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: | Marine/Coastal |
| Wetland type: | Natural |
| Wetland area: | 110.6 Ha |
| Hydrological interaction: | - |
| Water salinity: | Fresh (< 0.5 g/l) |
| Type of fresh water input: | Torrent / Stream |
| Surface water runoff | There is no obvious water outflow |
| Open water area (%): | 26 - 50 |
| Hydroperiod: | Seasonal |
Geographic information
| Region: | Balearic Islands |
| Island: | Menorca |
| Municipality: | Alaior |
| Longitude: | 4.064919 East |
| Latitude: | 39.907062 North |
Wetland condition
| Wetland status (MEDWET): | 2 - Original habitats/landform still predominant (>50%) |
Ramsar wetland type
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| H — Intertidal marshes | 76 - 95 |
| 4 -- Seasonally flooded agricultural land (including intensively managed or grazed wet meadow or pasture) | < 5 |
| E — Sand, shingle or pebble shores | 5 - 25 |
Property status
| Public |
| Protection status category | Protection status subcategory | Area's name | Code | Coverage area (%) | Legislation |
| Other international protection | Biosphere Reserve | Menorca | 100 | ||
| Other international protection | Natura 2000 | Son Bou i barranc de sa Vall (LIC, ZEPA) | ES0000238 | 100 | |
| Other | Urban planning regulations | Son Bou i Barranc de sa Vall | ANEI-Me 12 | 73 | Ley 1/1991 |
Important bird areas
| IBA code | Site name | Coverage (%) | References |
| ES326 | Canyons and pine forests in Central Menorca | 100 | Infante et al., 2011 |
Ecosystem services
| Type of ecosystem service | Ecosystem service | Scale of Βenefit (%) | Importance |
| Regulatory services | Erosion regulation | ||
| Regulatory services | Flood hazard regulation | ||
| Provisioning services | Food | ||
| Supporting services | Nutrient cycling | ||
| Supporting services | Provision of habitat | ||
| Cultural services | Recreation and tourism | ||
| Regulatory services | Storm hazard regulation | ||
| Regulatory services | Water purification | ||
| Regulatory services | Water regulation |
Activities on wetland
| Activity | Intensity |
| 010 = Habitat conservation | High |
| 140 = Grazing | Low |
| 590 = Other forms of transportation and communication | High |
| 690 = Other leisure and tourism impacts not referred to above | High |
| 830 = Canalisation | High |
| 910 = Silting up | High |
| 952 = eutrophication | High |
Activities on catchment area
| Activity | Intensity |
| 100 = Cultivation | Low |
| 140 = Grazing | Low |
| 401 = continuous urbanisation | High |
| 490 = Other urbanisation industrial and similar activities | High |
| 502 = roads motorways | Medium |
| 690 = Other leisure and tourism impacts not referred to above | High |
| 701 = water pollution | Unknown |
| 830 = Canalisation | Unknown |
Impacts
| Impact | Intensity |
| EW- = Increase in wilderness/wildlife values | High |
| FCD = Loss of faunal diversity | Low |
| FCP = Introduction of animal pests | High |
| HL- = Habitat loss | High |
| LP- = Decrease in prevention of salt intrusion | High |
| PFO = Fertiliz./Excess nutrient pollut. of an unknown severity/duration | High |
| WG- = Drainage/Reduction of water level | High |
| WS- = Salt water intrusion | High |
Habitat types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| 1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) | 5 - 25 |
| 6420 Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion | < 5 |
| 7210 * Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae | < 5 |
| 92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) | < 5 |
| 1150 * Coastal lagoons | 51 - 75 |
| 2110 Embryonic shifting dunes | < 5 |
| 2120 Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (‘white dunes’) | < 5 |
| 2210 - Crucianellion maritimae fixed beach dunes | < 5 |
| 2230 Malcolmietalia dune grasslands | < 5 |
| 2240 Brachypodietalia dune grasslands with annuals | < 5 |
| 2260 Cisto-Lavenduletalia dune sclerophyllous scrubs | < 5 |
Flora
| Species | Presence status | References |
| Ammophila arenaria (Linnaeus) Link 1827 | OBSAM-Turisme Natural, 2017 | |
| Cakile maritima Scopoli 1772 | OBSAM-Turisme Natural, 2017 | |
| Calystegia sepium (Linnaeus) R.Brown 1810 | OBSAM-Turisme Natural, 2017 | |
| Iris pseudacorus Linnaeus 1753 | OBSAM-Turisme Natural, 2017 | |
| Juncus acutus Linnaeus 1753 | OBSAM-Turisme Natural, 2017 | |
| Juncus maritimus de Lamarck 1789 | OBSAM-Turisme Natural, 2017 | |
| Juniperus phoenicea var. turbinata (Gussone) Nyman | OBSAM-Turisme Natural, 2017 | |
| Pancratium maritimum Linnaeus 1753 | OBSAM-Turisme Natural, 2017 | |
| Phragmites australis (Cavanilles) von Trinius ex v | OBSAM-Turisme Natural, 2017 | |
| Pistacia lentiscus Linnaeus 1753 | OBSAM-Turisme Natural, 2017 | |
| Polygonum maritimum Linnaeus 1753 | OBSAM-Turisme Natural, 2017 | |
| Salsola kali Linnaeus 1753 | OBSAM-Turisme Natural, 2017 | |
| Scirpus holoschoenus Linnaeus 1753 | Dominant | Soler et al., 2017 |
| Typha latifolia Linnaeus 1753 | Canals & Estradé 2016 |
Fauna
Birds |
Number of individuals |
Nesting |
References |
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| Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas clypeata Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 | 100-1000 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas penelope Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 | 100-1000 | Nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas strepera Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anser anser (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Cairina moschata (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Netta rufina Pallas 1773 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Larus michahellis Naumann 1840 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Fulica atra Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Acrocephalus arundinaceus (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Nesting | OBSAM-Turisme Natural, 2017 | |
| Acrocephalus melanopogon (Temminck 1823) | 10-100 | Nesting | OBSAM-Turisme Natural, 2017 | |
| Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann 1804) | 10-100 | Nesting | OBSAM-Turisme Natural, 2017 | |
| Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus 1766) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas 1764) | 1-10 | Nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
Reptiles |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | Bioatles-CAIB, 2017 | ||
| Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) | Present | González, 2010 | ||
Amphibians |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Bufotes balearicus (Boettger, 1880) | Present | Bioatles-CAIB, 2017 | ||
| Hyla meridionalis (Boettger, 1874) | Common | Bioatles-CAIB, 2017 | ||
Invertebrates |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Tuponia michalki menorcana Wagner, 1971 | Pons & Martín, 2015 | |||
| Linepithema humile Mayr 1868 | Common | Abril & Gómez 2011 | ||
| Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis | Present | Soler et al., 2017 | ||
| Ceriagrion tenellum (de Villers 1789) | Common | Soler et al., 2017 | ||
| Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden 1820) | Present | Soler et al., 2017 | ||
| Crocothemis erythraea (Brulle 1832) | Present | Soler et al., 2017 | ||
| Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Soler et al., 2017 | ||
| Orthetrum coerulescens (Fabricius 1798) | Common | Soler et al., 2017 | ||
| Sympetrum fonscolombei (Selys 1840) | Present | Soler et al., 2017 | ||
| Oxychilus lentiformis (Kobelt 1882) | Pons & Martín, 2015 | |||
| Iberellus companyonii (Aleron, 1837) | Pons & Martín, 2015 |
Abril, S. & Gómez, C. 2011. Distribución y grado de invasión de la hormiga argentina (Linepithema humile Mayr) en el Parque Natural de s'Albufera des Grau (Menorca). Informe inédito del Grupo de Investigación PECAT, Universitat de Girona.
Bioatles-CAIB, 2017. http://bioatles.caib.es/serproesfront/VisorServlet
Canals, A. & Estradé, S. 2016. Xarxa de seguiment de papallones diürnes de Menorca. Informe inèdit. Consell Insular de Menorca. Agencia Menorca Reserva de la Biosfera. 90 pàgs.
Infante, O., Fuente, U. & Atienza, J.C. 2011. Las Áreas Importantes para la Conservación delas Aves en España. SEO/BirdLife. Madrid.
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.
OBSAM-Turisme Natural. 2017. http://turismenatural.obsam.cat/es/platges/
Pons, G.X. & Martín, J.A., 2015. Memòria técnica de la cartografia digital de la distribució de la fauna terrestre endémica invertebrada en la Reserva de Biosfera de Menorca. Informe inèdit Consell Insular de Menorca, Agència Menorca Reserva de Biosfera, Societat d’Història Natural de les Balears
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.
Soler, E., Carreras, D., Fernández-Rebollar, I., Estradé, S., Canals, A., Perona, O., Garcia-Febrero, Ò. (2017). Seguiment de libèl·lules de Menorca – Memòria 2017. Observatori Socioambiental de Menorca, Institut Menorquí d’Estudis. Maó, Menorca.
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