Island wetlands of Spain

Basic information

Wetland location:	Inland
Wetland type:	Natural
Wetland area:	0.2 Ha
Hydrological interaction:	-
Water salinity:	Fresh (< 0.5 g/l)
Type of fresh water input:	Catchment area (precipitation)
Surface water runoff	There is no obvious water outflow
Open water area (%):	> 95
Hydroperiod:	Seasonal

Geographic information

Region:	Balearic Islands
Island:	Menorca
Municipality:	Es Mercadal
Longitude:	4.153831 East
Latitude:	40.031896 North

Wetland condition

Wetland status (MEDWET):

2 - Original habitats/landform still predominant (>50%)

Ramsar wetland type

Type	Coverage (%)
Ts - Seasonal/intermittent freshwater marshes/pools on inorganic soils	> 95

Property status

Private

Protection statuses

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	100
Other	Urban planning regulations	La Mola y s'Albufera de Fornells	ANEI-Me 4	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
Supporting services	Provision of habitat

Activities on wetland

Activity	Intensity

Activities on catchment area

Activity	Intensity
170 = Animal breeding	Medium
230 = Hunting	Medium
250 = Taking / Removal of flora general	Medium

Habitat types

Type	Coverage (%)
3170 * Mediterranean temporary ponds	> 95

Flora

Species	Presence status	References
Baldellia ranunculoides (Linnaeus) Parlatore 1854		Fraga et al., 2010
Carex divisa Hudson 1762		Fraga et al., 2010
Carex divisa Hudson 1762		Soler et al., 2017
Elatine macropoda		Soler et al., 2017
Eleocharis palustris (Linnaeus) Roemer & Schultes		Fraga et al., 2010
Juncus articulatus Linnaeus 1753		Fraga et al., 2010
Juncus articulatus Linnaeus 1753		Soler et al., 2017
Ranunculus peltatus		Soler et al., 2017
Ranunculus trilobus Desfontaines 1798		Fraga et al., 2010

Fauna

Reptiles	Presence status in wetland		References
Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)	Present		Fraga et al., 2010
Amphibians	Presence status in wetland		References
Bufotes balearicus (Boettger, 1880)	Present		De Pablo, 2016a
Hyla meridionalis (Boettger, 1874)	Common		Fraga et al., 2010
Invertebrates	Presence status in wetland		References
Aeshna isosceles (Muller 1767)	Present		Fraga et al., 2010
Aeshna mixta Latreille 1805	Present		Fraga et al., 2010
Anax imperator Leach 1815	Present		Fraga et al., 2010
Anax parthenope (Selys 1839)	Present		Soler y Méndez, 2010
Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden 1820)	Very common		Soler y Méndez, 2010
Lestes barbatus (Fabricius, 1798)	Common		Soler y Méndez, 2010
Lestes viridis (Vander Linden 1825)	Present		Soler et al., 2017
Sympecma fusca (Vander Linden 1820)	Present		Fraga et al., 2010
Crocothemis erythraea (Brulle 1832)	Common		Soler y Méndez, 2010
Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus 1758)	Present		Soler y Méndez, 2010
Sympetrum fonscolombei (Selys 1840)	Very common		Soler y Méndez, 2010
Sympetrum meridionale (Sélys, 1841)	Very common		Soler y Méndez, 2010
Sympetrum striolatum (Charpentier 1840)	Very common		Soler y Méndez, 2010
Oxychilus lentiformis (Kobelt 1882)	Present		Quintana, 2010
Cochlicella acuta (Muller 1774)	Present		Quintana, 2010
Cochlicella conoidea (Draparnaud 1801)	Present		Quintana, 2010
Arion ponsi (Quintana 2007)	Present		Quintana, 2010
Gigantomilax (Vitrinoides) benjaminus (Borredà et	Present		Quintana, 2010
Tudorella ferruginea (Lamarck 1822)	Present		Fraga et al., 2010
Milax cf. nigricans (Philippi 1836)	Present		Quintana, 2010
Milax gagates (Draparnaud 1801)	Present		Quintana, 2010
Ancylus sp.	Present		Quintana, 2010
Caracollina lenticula (Ferrusac 1821)	Present		Quintana, 2010
Cernuella virgata (da Costa 1778)	Present		Quintana, 2010
Cornu asperum (Muller 1774)	Present		Quintana, 2010
Eobania vermiculata (Muller 1774)	Present		Quintana, 2010
Iberellus pyrenaicus (Rossmassler. 1839)	Present		Quintana, 2010
Otala lactea (Muller 1774)	Present		Quintana, 2010
Trochoidea elegans (Gmelin 1791)	Present		Quintana, 2010
Trochoidea nyeli (Mittre 1844)	Present		Fraga et al., 2010

Bioatles-CAIB, 2017. http://bioatles.caib.es/serproesfront/VisorServlet

De Pablo, F. 2016. Programa de seguimiento de anfibios en la Reserva de Biosfera de Menorca. Año 2016. Informe técnico 01/2017. Departament de Medi Ambient i Reserva de Biosfera. Consell Insular de Menorca.

Fraga, P., Estaún, I., Cardona, E., Mascaró, J. & Torres, E. 2010 Catálogo de los estanques temporales de Menorca. En: Fraga, P., Estaún, I. & Cardona, E. (Eds.) Basses temporals mediterrànies. LIFE BASSES: gestió i conservació a Menorca. Consell Insular de Menorca. Institut Menorquí d'Estudis: 499-653.

Infante, O., Fuente, U. & Atienza, J.C. 2011. Las Áreas Importantes para la Conservación delas Aves en España. SEO/BirdLife. Madrid.

Quintana, J. 2010. Los moluscos terrestres y de agua dulce. In: Fraga, P., Estaún, I., Cardona, E. (ed.). Estanques temporales mediterráneos. LIFE BASSES: Gestión y conservación en Menorca. Consell Insular de Menorca. Institut Menorquí d’Estudis. Pag: 303-325.

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.

Soler, E., Méndez, M., 2010. Libélulas de estanques temporales de Menorca. In: Fraga, P., Estaún, I., Cardona, E. (ed.). Estanques temporales mediterráneos. LIFE BASSES: Gestión y conservación en Menorca. Consell Insular de Menorca. Institut Menorquí d’Estudis. Pag: 285-301.