- Gremdi

Description

Wetland data

Basic information
Wetland location: Marine/Coastal
Wetland type: Natural
Hydrological interaction: -  
Water salinity: Salty (> 18.0 g/l)
Type of fresh water input: Catchment area (precipitation)
Open water area (%): > 95
Hydroperiod: Temporary/Intermittent
Geographic information
Governorate: Sfax
Island: Gremdi
Municipality: Kerkennah
Longitude: 11.313184 East
Latitude: 34.753933 North
Wetland condition
Wetland status (MEDWET): 2 - Original habitats/landform still predominant (>50%)
Ramsar wetland type
Type Coverage (%)
A -- Permanent shallow marine waters in most cases less than six metres deep at low tide; includes sea bays and straits < 5
H -- Intertidal marshes; includes salt marshes, salt meadows, saltings, raised salt marshes; includes tidal brackish and freshwater marshes 26 - 50
J -- Coastal brackish/saline lagoons; brackish to saline lagoons with at least one relatively narrow connection to the sea 51 - 75
Property status
Public
Protection statuses
Protection status category Protection status subcategory Area's name Code Coverage area (%) Legislation
International Protection Ramsar Site Kerkennah 0
National Protection Sensitive areas Kerkennah 0 L. n° 94-122, 28/11/1994; D. 98-2092, 28/10/1998 (Jort n°88)
Important bird areas
IBA code Site name Coverage (%) References
TN026 Kerkennah Islands > 9
Fauna

Birds
Number of individuals
Nesting
References
Circus aeruginosus
Upupa epops
Burhinus oedicnemus
Charadrius alexandrinus
Himantopus himantopus
Hydroprogne caspia
Larus michahellis
Tringa nebularia
Streptopelia turtur
Falco tinnunculus
Alectoris barbara
Anthus pratensis
Galerida cristata
Hirundo rustica
Lanius excubitor
Oenanthe hispanica
Oenanthe oenanthe
Phylloscopus collybita
Sturnus unicolor
Ardea cinerea
Ardea purpurea
Egretta garzetta
Platalea leucorodia
Phalacrocorax carbo

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