- Kuriat
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: | Monastir |
| Island: | Grande Kuriat |
| Longitude: | 11.032276 East |
| Latitude: | 35.793610 North |
Wetland condition
| Wetland status (MEDWET): | 1 - Untouched. No signs of man-made changes |
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 - 25 |
| B -- Marine subtidal aquatic beds; includes kelp beds, sea-grass beds, tropical marine meadows | < 5 |
| J -- Coastal brackish/saline lagoons; brackish to saline lagoons with at least one relatively narrow connection to the sea | 76 - 95 |
Property status
| Public |
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 | Provision of habitat | ||
| Cultural services | Recreation and tourism | ||
| Regulatory services | Storm hazard regulation | ||
| Regulatory services | Water regulation |
Activities on wetland
| Activity | Intensity |
| 210 = Professional fishing | High |
| 501 = paths tracks cycling tracks | Medium |
Activities on catchment area
| Activity | Intensity |
| 210 = Professional fishing | High |
| 501 = paths tracks cycling tracks | Medium |
Impacts
| Impact | Intensity |
| WSR = Salt water intrusion of surface water | High |
Habitat types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| 1120 * Posidonia beds (Posidonion oceanicae) |
Vegetation types
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| Halophytic | 76 - 95 |
Flora
| Species | Presence status | References |
| Aeluropus lagopoides (L.) Trin. ex Thwaites | ||
| Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (Moric.) K. Koch | ||
| Cakile maritima Scop. | ||
| Cutandia maritima (L.) Benth. | ||
| Echium arenarium Guss. | ||
| Echium parviflorum Moench | ||
| Euphorbia paralias L. | ||
| Euphorbia terracina L. | ||
| Frankenia laevis L. | ||
| Frankenia pulverulenta L. | ||
| Frankenia thymifolia Desf. | ||
| Halocnemum strobilaceum (Pall.) M. Bieb. | ||
| Limoniastrum monopetalum (L.) Boiss. | ||
| Limonium avei (De Not.) Brullo & Erben | ||
| Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E. Hubb. | ||
| Polypogon maritimus Willd. subsp. Maritimus | ||
| Salicornia europaea agg. | ||
| Sarcocornia fruticosa (L.) A.J. Scott | ||
| Sarcocornia perennis (Mill.) A.J. Scott subsp. Per | ||
| Tamarix amplexicaulis Ehrenb. | ||
| Tamarix boveana Bunge |
Fauna
Reptiles |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Acanthodactylus boskianus | |||
| Caretta caretta | |||
| Chalcides ocellatus | |||
| Chalcides ocellatus | |||
| Hemidactylus turcicus | |||
| Hemorrhois algirus | |||
| Malpolon insignitus | |||
| Malpolon monspessulanus | |||
| Mesalina olivieri | |||
| Stenodactylus sthenodactylus | |||
| Stenodactylus sthenodactylus | |||
| Tarentola fascicularis | |||
| Tarentola mauritanica | |||
| Trachylepis vittata | |||
| Trachylepis vittata | |||
Amphibians |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Amietophrynus mauritanicus | |||
| Bufo boulengeri | |||
| Bufo bufo | |||
| Bufo mauritanicus | |||
| Bufo spinosus | |||
| Bufo viridis | |||
| Bufotes boulengeri | |||
| Discoglossus pictus | |||
| Hyla meridionalis | |||
| Pelophylax saharicus | |||
| Pleurodeles nebulosus | |||
Fishes |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
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| Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 | |||
| Odontaspisferox (Risso, 1810) | |||
| Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 | |||
| Scyliorhinus canieula (Linnaeus, 1758) |