ES533MEN007 - Albufera des Grau marsh
Description
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: | Marine/Coastal |
| Wetland type: | Natural |
| Wetland area: | 137.7 Ha |
| Hydrological interaction: | - |
| Water salinity: | Brackish (5.0-18.0 g/l) |
| Type of fresh water input: | Catchment area (precipitation) |
| Surface water runoff | Outflow from lakeshore or river |
| Open water area (%): | 51 - 75 |
| Hydroperiod: | Permanent |
Geographic information
| Region: | Balearic Islands |
| Island: | Menorca |
| Municipality: | Maó |
| Longitude: | 4.251657 East |
| Latitude: | 39.948850 North |
Wetland condition
| Wetland status (MEDWET): | 3 - Original habitats/landform partially modified (10-50% untouched) |
Ramsar wetland type
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| H — Intertidal marshes | > 95 |
| E — Sand, shingle or pebble shores | < 5 |
Property status
| Públic/Private |
| Protection status category | Protection status subcategory | Area's name | Code | Coverage area (%) | Legislation |
| Regional protection | Natural Park | Albufera des Grau | 100 | ||
| Other international protection | Biosphere Reserve | Menorca | 100 | ||
| Other international protection | Natura 2000 | S’Albufera des Grau (LIC, ZEPA) | ES0000234 | 100 | |
| Other | Urban planning regulations | S'Albufera des Grau | ANEI-Me 7 | 100 | Ley 1/1991 |
Important bird areas
| IBA code | Site name | Coverage (%) | References |
| ES325 | North and East Coast of Menorca and Aire Island | 100 | Infante et al., 2011 |
Ecosystem services
| Type of ecosystem service | Ecosystem service | Scale of Βenefit (%) | Importance |
| Cultural services | Cultural heritage | ||
| 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 |
| 090 = Other conservation activities | High |
| 622 = walking horseriding and non-motorised vehicles | High |
| 690 = Other leisure and tourism impacts not referred to above | High |
Activities on catchment area
| Activity | Intensity |
| 100 = Cultivation | High |
| 140 = Grazing | High |
| 403 = dispersed habitation | High |
| 890 = Other human induced changes in hydraulic conditions | High |
Impacts
| Impact | Intensity |
| EW- = Increase in wilderness/wildlife values | High |
| WR- = Altered flow regime | High |
| WS- = Salt water intrusion | High |
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 - 25 |
| 92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) | 5 - 25 |
| 1510 * Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia) | < 5 |
| 1150 * Coastal lagoons | 26 - 50 |
Flora
| Species | Presence status | References |
| Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (Poiret) T.Durand & Schi | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Cakile maritima | Canals & Estradé 2016 | |
| Crithmum maritimum Linnaeus 1753 | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Elymus farctus (Viviani) Runemark ex Melderis 1978 | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen 1938 | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Inula crithmoides Linnaeus 1753 | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Juncus acutus Linnaeus 1753 | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Juncus maritimus de Lamarck 1789 | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Juncus subulatus Forsskal 1775 | Canals & Estradé 2016 | |
| Lotus cytisoides Linnaeus 1753 | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Medicago marina Linnaeus 1753 | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Olea europaea Linnaeus 1753 | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Phragmites australis (Cavanilles) von Trinius ex v | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Pinus halepensis Miller 1768 | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Pistacia lentiscus Linnaeus 1753 | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Potamogeton pectinatus Linnaeus 1753 | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande 1918 | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Salsola kali Linnaeus 1753 | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Sarcocornia fruticosa (Linnaeus) Scott | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Scirpus maritimus Linnaeus 1753 | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Tamarix africana Poiret 1789 | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Typha sp. | Buenaventura, 2002 | |
| Ulmus minor Miller 1768 | Buenaventura, 2002 |
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 | 100-1000 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas penelope Linnaeus 1758 | 100-1000 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 | 100-1000 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Nesting | Méndez, 2010 | |
| Anas strepera Linnaeus 1758 | 100-1000 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Aythya ferina Linnaeus 1758 | 100-1000 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Aythya fuligula Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Aythya nyroca Guldenstadt 1770 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Netta rufina Pallas 1773 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Charadrius dubius Scopoli 1786 | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2010 | |
| Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2010 | |
| Larus michahellis Naumann 1840 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Tringa erythropus (Pallas 1764) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus 1767) | 1-10 | 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 | >1000 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Fulica atra Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Nesting | Méndez, 2010 | |
| Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Nesting | Méndez, 2010 | |
| Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2010 | |
| Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2010 | |
| Cisticola juncidis (Rafinesque 1810) | Nesting | Méndez, 2010 | ||
| Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus 1766) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2010 | |
| Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas 1764) | 100-1000 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas 1764) | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2010 | |
Reptiles |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | Bioatles-CAIB, 2017 | ||
| Natrix maura (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Bioatles-CAIB, 2017 | ||
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 | ||
Fishes |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | |||
| Atherina boyeri (Risso, 1810) | Present | |||
| Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827) | Present | |||
| Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | |||
| Gambusia holbrooki (Girard, 1859) | Present | |||
| Liza aurata (Risso, 1810)) | Present | |||
| Liza ramada (Risso, 1827) | Present | |||
| Liza saliens (Risso, 1810) | Present | |||
| Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | |||
Invertebrates |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Hydroporus lluci (Fery, 1999) | Pons & Martín, 2015 | |||
| Paracymys aeneus (Germar 1824) | Present | LABAQUA, 2017 | ||
| Plea minutissima Leach 1817 | Present | LABAQUA, 2017 | ||
| Linepithema humile Mayr 1868 | Common | Abril & Gómez 2011 | ||
| Anax imperator Leach 1815 | Present | Soler et al., 2017 | ||
| Anax parthenope (Selys 1839) | Present | Soler et al., 2017 | ||
| Cercion lindenii (Selys 1840) | Common | Soler et al., 2017 | ||
| Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden 1820) | Common | Soler et al., 2017 | ||
| Crocothemis erythraea (Brulle 1832) | Present | Soler et al., 2017 | ||
| Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus 1758) | Present | Soler et al., 2017 | ||
| Sympetrum fonscolombei (Selys 1840) | Present | Soler et al., 2017 | ||
| Callinectes sapidus | Present | |||
| Lekanesphaera hookeri (Leach 1814) | Common | LABAQUA, 2017 | ||
| Cyprideis torosa | Common | LABAQUA, 2017 | ||
| Abra alba | Present | LABAQUA, 2017 | ||
| Oxychilus lentiformis (Kobelt 1882) | Pons & Martín, 2015 | |||
| Arion ponsi (Quintana 2007) | 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
Buenaventura, A. 2002. S'Albufera des Grau. Editorial Menorca S.A. 214 págs.
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.
LABAQUA. 2017. Ejecución de trabajos de monitoreo y evaluación del estado ecológico de las masas de agua epicontinentales en la Demarcación Hidrográfica de las Islas Baleares. Aguas de transición. Informe campaña primavera 2017. Informe inédito para la Dirección General de Recursos Hídricos. GOIB. 324 pags.
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.
Méndez, J. 2010. Atles dels Ocells Nidificants al Parc Natural de s’Albufera des Grau. Informe inèdit per Espais de Natura Balear. Conselleria de Medi Ambient del Govern de les Illes Balears.
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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