ES533MEN013 - Albufera des Mercadal marsh
Description
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: | Marine/Coastal |
| Wetland type: | Natural |
| Wetland area: | 35.2 Ha |
| Hydrological interaction: | - |
| Water salinity: | Brackish (5.0-18.0 g/l) |
| Type of fresh water input: | Unconfined aquifer |
| Surface water runoff | Outflow from lakeshore or river |
| Open water area (%): | 26 - 50 |
| Hydroperiod: | Permanent |
Geographic information
| Region: | Balearic Islands |
| Island: | Menorca |
| Municipality: | Es Mercadal |
| Longitude: | 4.155899 East |
| Latitude: | 40.026780 North |
Wetland condition
| Wetland status (MEDWET): | 2 - Original habitats/landform still predominant (>50%) |
Ramsar wetland type
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| H — Intertidal marshes | > 95 |
Property status
| Private |
| 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 | La Mola i s’Albufera de Fornells (LIC, ZEPA) | ES0000232 | 62 | |
| Other | Urban planning regulations | La Mola y s'Albufera de Fornells | ANEI-Me 4 | 62 | 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 |
| Regulatory services | Erosion regulation | ||
| Regulatory services | Flood hazard regulation | ||
| Supporting services | Nutrient cycling | ||
| Supporting services | Provision of habitat | ||
| Regulatory services | Storm hazard regulation | ||
| Regulatory services | Water purification | ||
| Regulatory services | Water regulation |
Activities on wetland
| Activity | Intensity |
| 511 = electricity lines | High |
| 910 = Silting up | High |
Activities on catchment area
| Activity | Intensity |
| 100 = Cultivation | Medium |
| 140 = Grazing | Medium |
| 401 = continuous urbanisation | High |
| 424 = other discharges | High |
| 490 = Other urbanisation industrial and similar activities | High |
| 502 = roads motorways | High |
| 601 = golf course | High |
| 690 = Other leisure and tourism impacts not referred to above | High |
Impacts
| Impact | Intensity |
| FB- = Disruption of natural balance/interaction between faunal species | High |
| HL- = Habitat loss | High |
Habitat types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| 92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) | < 5 |
| 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 - 25 |
| 1150 * Coastal lagoons | 26 - 50 |
Flora
| Species | Presence status | References |
| Juncus acutus Linnaeus 1753 | Co-dominant | |
| Phragmites australis (Cavanilles) von Trinius ex v | Present | |
| Rubus ulmifolius Schott 1818 | Dominant | |
| Scirpus holoschoenus Linnaeus 1753 | Present | |
| Tamarix sp. | Dominant | |
| Typha domingensis (Persoon) von Steudel 1824 | Dominant |
Fauna
Birds |
Number of individuals |
Nesting |
References |
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| Anas clypeata Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Anas strepera Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Aythya ferina Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Aythya nyroca Guldenstadt 1770 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Aythya nyroca Guldenstadt 1770 | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Netta rufina Pallas 1773 | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Tadorna tadorna Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Larus michahellis Naumann 1840 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Scolopax rusticola Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Fulica atra Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Nesting | ||
| Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Acrocephalus arundinaceus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Acrocephalus melanopogon (Temminck 1823) | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann 1804) | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Cettia cetti (Temminck 1820) | 10-100 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Cisticola juncidis (Rafinesque 1810) | 10-100 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758 | 10-100 | Not nesting | ||
| Ardea purpurea Linnaeus 1766 | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus 1758) | 10-100 | Not nesting | ||
| Ixobrychus minutus (Linnaeus 1766) | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Not nesting | Manchado et al., 2017 | |
| Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus 1758) | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
| Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas 1764) | 1-10 | Nesting | Méndez, 2017 | |
Reptiles |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | Bioatles-CAIB, 2017 | ||
| Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) | Present | Méndez, 2017 | ||
Amphibians |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Hyla meridionalis (Boettger, 1874) | Common | Bioatles-CAIB, 2017 | ||
Fishes |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | |||
| Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) | Present | |||
Invertebrates |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Sigara sp Fabricius 1775 | Present | LABAQUA, 2017 | ||
| Cypris bispinosa, Lucas, 1849 | Very common | LABAQUA, 2017 | ||
| Ancylus cf. fluviatilis Muller 1774 | Present | LABAQUA, 2017 |
Bioatles-CAIB, 2017. http://bioatles.caib.es/serproesfront/VisorServlet
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. 2017. El prat de Son Saura del Nord. Inventari ornitològic i estimes d'abundància. Premi d'Investigació sobre Es Mercadal i Fornells 2015. Ajuntament des Mercadal/IME. Menorca. Informe inèdit.
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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