KRI102 - Aposelemis estuary

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1 KRI102 - Aposelemis estuary Wetland description Geographical data Region: Irakleio Regional section: Kriti Island: Kriti (Irakleio) Municipality: Chersonisos Closest settlement: Analipsi Distance from closest settlement: 1.3 km west - northwest Coordinates (WGS84): E N Fundamental data Wetland location: 1. Marine/Coastal Wetland category: Natural Area: hectares Hydrological interaction with other wetland: No Water salinity: 3.Brackish ( g/l) Fresh water entry: Torrent / Stream Surface water runoff: Outflow from lakeshore or river Open water area (%): Hydroperiod: 1. Permanent Protection status Category of protection status Type of protection status Site name Code Coverage (%) Habitat and species protected area Wildlife refugee Aposelemi Dimou Chersonisou K Other General urban plans/spatial and urban organization of open cities/urban development control zones Aposelemis Other Landscape of special natural beauty 100 Legislation ΦΕΚ 754/Β/2001 ΣΧ.Ο.Ο.Α.Π. (ΦΕΚ 60/ΑΑΠ/2010) Υ.Α. (ΦΕΚ 666/Β/1970)

2 Other designations CDDA designation CDDA code Category GR95 Wildlife Refugee IUCN PA category Important Bird Area IBA Code Site name Coverage (%) National Wetland Inventory Code Site name GR Ekvoli Aposelemi Wetland status Status (MEDWET): 3 - Original habitats/landform partially modified (10-50% untouched) Property status Government - Municipal / Private Wetland values 103 Flood control 106 Shoreline stabilisation 107 Storm protection/windbreak 109 Food chain support 110 Wildlife habitat 111 Active recreation 201 Wildlife resources 301 Biological diversity Human activities in wetland Activities Intensity 403 = dispersed habitation 423 = disposal of inert materials 440 = Storage of materials 490 = Other urbanisation industrial and similar activities 501 = paths tracks cycling tracks 502 = roads motorways 603 = stadium 609 = other sport/tourism complexes 620 = Outdoor sports and leisure activities 690 = Other leisure and tourism impacts not referred to above 720 = Trampling overuse 803 = infilling of ditches dykes ponds pools marshes or pits 850 = Modification of hydrographic functioning general

3 Human activities in catchment area Activities Intensity 107 = tree cultivations 402 = discontinuous urbanisation 502 = roads motorways 871 = sea defense or coast protection works Impacts on wetland Impact type Intensity AS- = Loss of scenic value HF- = Habitat fragmentation HL- = Habitat loss LF- = Decrease in protection from natural forces Unknown LU- = Decrease in tourist/recreation potential LW- = Decrease in wilderness/wildlife values PSC = Chronic sewage pollution SP- = Soil compaction VCX = Introduction of exotic floral species Low VP- = Decrease in population of floral species WD- = Diversion of flowing water Habitat types Habitat types Coverage (%) 1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) 1420 Mediterranean and thermo-atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) Embryonic shifting dunes 3290 Intermittently flowing Mediterranean rivers of the Paspalo-Agrostidion <5 72A0 Reed thickets 92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) Wetland types (Ramsar) Wetland type Coverage (%) F -- Estuarine waters; permanent water of estuaries and estuarine systems of deltas H -- Intertidal marshes; includes salt marshes, salt meadows, saltings, raised salt marshes; includes tidal brackish and freshwater marshes Vegetation Vegetation type Ammophilous Coverage (%) <5 Emergent Halophytic Other <5 Shrubby / Arborescent Wet meadow

4 Flora Species Dominance Aeluropus littoralis Agave americana Arundo donax Arundo donax Atriplex patula Cakile maritima Carpobrotus acinaciformis Cressa cretica Dittrichia viscosa Elymus farctus Eryngium maritimum Eryngium maritimum Juncus heldreichianus Co-dominant Juncus sp. Co-dominant Lycium schweinfurthii Matthiola tricuspidata Matthiola tricuspidata Medicago marina Medicago rigidula Nerium oleander Nerium oleander Otanthus maritimus Otanthus maritimus Oxalis pes-caprae Pancratium maritimum Pancratium maritimum Phoenix sp. Phragmites australis Plantago lagopus Rubus ulmifolius Salsola kali Sarcocornia perennis Dominant Sporobolus pungens Suaeda vera Tamarix parviflora Tamarix sp. Typha domingensis Typha sp. Vitex agnus-castus Vitex agnus-castus Co-dominant Fauna Mammals Erinaceus concolor Martin, 1838 Ireland 1989 Martes foina (Erxleben, 1777) Mustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766

5 Birds Number Nesting status Pernis apivorus (L., 1758) Anas acuta (L.,1758) Anas crecca (L., 1758) Coghlan 2001 Anas platyrhynchos L., 1758 Th. Giannakakis & K. Paragamian Anas querquedula (L., 1758) Coghlan 2001 Anas querquedula (L., 1758) Apus melba (L., 1758) Actitis hypoleucos (L., 1758) Arenaria interpres (L., 1758) Calidris alba (Pallas, 1764) Calidris ferruginea (Pontoppidan, 1763) Calidris temminckii (Leisler, 1812) Charadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786 Th. Giannakakis & K. Paragamian Charadrius hiaticula (L., 1758) Gallinago gallinago (L., 1758) Himantopus himantopus (L., 1758) Tringa ochropus (L., 1758) Ardea cinerea (L., 1758) Ardea purpurea (L., 1766) Ardeola ralloides (Scopoli, 1769) Ixobrychus minutus (L., 1766) Nycticorax nycticorax (L., 1758) Plegadis falcinellus (L., 1766) Fulica atra L., 1758 Th. Giannakakis & K. Paragamian Gallinula chloropus (L., 1758) Malakou & Catsadorakis 1992 Gallinula chloropus (L., 1758) Porzana parva (Scopoli, 1769) Porzana porzana (L., 1766) Porzana pusilla (Pallas, 1776) Rallus aquaticus (L., 1758) Malakou & Catsadorakis 1992 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus (L., 1758) Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann, 1804) Phoenicopterus roseus (Pallas, 1811) Coghlan 2001 Reptiles Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) Unknown Chalcides ocellatus (Forsskål, 1775) Cyrtopodion kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870) Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) Hierophis gemonensis (Laurenti, 1768) Lacerta trilineata Bedriaga, 1886 Mauremys rivulata (Valenciennes, 1833) Very common Natrix tessellata (Laurenti, 1768) Podarcis erhardii (Bedriaga, 1882) Tarentola mauritanica (Linnaeus, 1758) Amphibians Bufo viridis (Laurenti, 1768) Hyla arborea kretensis Ahl, 1931 Common Th. Giannakakis

6 Pelophylax cretensis (Beerli, Hotz, Tunner, Heppich & Uzzell, 1994) Βufo viridis (Laurenti, 1768) Fishes Invertebrates Carabus banonii Anax imperator Leach, 1815 Ireland 1989 Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden, 1820) Battin 1989 Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832) Battin 1989 Battin, T Überblick über die Libellenfauna der Insel Kreta (Insecta: Odonata). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österr. Entomologen. 41(1/2): Coghlan, S. 1988b. Crete Report Almondbury. 17pp. Coghlan, S Crete Report Almondbury. 20pp. Coghlan, S Crete Report Almondbury. 24pp. Coghlan, S Crete Report Almondbury. 21pp. Coghlan, S Crete bird report, 2000 and Huddersfield. 40pp. Ireland, D Report and recommendations for Creta Sun lagoons. Gouves, Crete. 37pp. Malakou, M., and G. Catsadorakis Past and present situation of the wetlands of Crete with special reference to their birds. Biol. gallo-hellen. 19(2): Turland, N. J., L. Chilton, and J. R. Press Flora of the Cretan area: Annotated Checklist & Atlas. The Natural History Museum, London. 439pp. Zalidis, Ch. G., and A. Mantzavelas (coordinators) Inventory of Greek wetlands as natural resources (First approach). Greek Biotope/Wetland Centre (ΕΚΒΥ), Thermi. 587pp. (In Greek.) Kavvadas, M., A. Kotsonis, L. Somakos, A. Gkiolas and S. Lazaridou Geotechnical aspects of Aposelemis dam in Crete island - Technical information. Proceedings of the 1st Panhellenic Conference on Large Dams. Larissa, November (In Greek.) Legakis, Α., K. Voreadou, D. Kollaros, Z. Kypriotakis, Κ. Paragamian, and A. Trichas Research program: "Ecological assessment of the coasts of Crete". Final report. University of Crete, Biology Department. (In Greek.) Papagrigoriou S., B. Hallmann, N. Karaqvas, G. Niadas, G. Bekiaris, K. Papapavlou, G. Sfikas, M. Dretakis, and Ch. Lourmpa Special environmental study of Aposelemis wetland. ENVECO, Athens. 194pp. (In Greek.)

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