SAM002 - Mesokampos marsh Wetland description Geographical data Region: Regional section: Voreio Aigaio Island: Municipality: Closest settlement: Palaiokastro Distance from closest settlement: 3.3 km south - southwest Coordinates (WGS84): 26.986731 E - 37.709283 N Fundamental data Wetland location: 1. Marine/Coastal Wetland category: Natural Area: 22.23 hectares Hydrological interaction with other wetland: No Water salinity: 3.Brackish (5.0-18.0 g/l) Fresh water entry: Karstic spring Surface water runoff: Other Open water area (%): Hydroperiod: 1. Permanent Protection status Category of protection status Type of protection status Site name Code Legislation Other designations CDDA designation CDDA code Category IUCN PA category Important Bird Area IBA Code Site name WWF Greece. Inventory report: SAM002 - Mesokampos marsh..
National Wetland Inventory Code Site name GR412341000 Elos Mesokampou Wetland status Status (MEDWET): 3 - Original habitats/landform partially modified (10-50% untouched) Property status Government - Municipal / Private Wetland values 105 Nutrient retention 109 Food chain support 110 Wildlife habitat 111 Active recreation 201 Wildlife resources Human activities in wetland Activities 100 = Cultivation 190 = Agriculture and forestry activities not referred to above High 243 = trapping poisoning poaching 402 = discontinuous urbanisation 423 = disposal of inert materials 430 = Agricultural structures 502 = roads motorways 620 = Outdoor sports and leisure activities 802 = reclamation of land from sea estuary or marsh 830 = Canalisation Human activities in catchment area Activities 105 = extensive cultivations 106 = intensive cultivations 107 = tree cultivations 110 = Use of pesticides 120 = Fertilisation 130 = Irrigation 140 = Grazing 402 = discontinuous urbanisation 502 = roads motorways Impacts on wetland WWF Greece. Inventory report: SAM002 - Mesokampos marsh..
Impact type FFO = Disruption of faunal cycle/function other than breeding HL- = Habitat loss LW- = Decrease in wilderness/wildlife values VP- = Decrease in population of floral species WGS = Drainage of swampland Habitat types Habitat types 1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) 72A0 Reed thickets 51-75 Wetland types (Ramsar) Wetland type H -- Intertidal marshes; includes salt marshes, salt meadows, saltings, raised salt marshes; includes tidal brackish and freshwater marshes > 95 Vegetation Vegetation type Emergent 51-75 Shrubby / Arborescent <5 Wet meadow Flora Species Dominance Juncus sp. Phragmites australis Present Dominant Present Tamarix sp. Fauna Mammals Birds Number Nesting status Ardea alba L., 1758 Egretta garzetta (L., 1766) Pelecanus onocrotalus L., 1758 Φωλιάζει Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811 Reptiles Natrix natrix (Linnaeus, 1758) Amphibians Bousbouras et al. 2000 Pelophylax ridibundus (Pallas, 1771) Fishes Bousbouras et al. 2000 WWF Greece. Inventory report: SAM002 - Mesokampos marsh..
Invertebrates Zalidis, Ch. G., and A. Mantzavelas (coordinators). 1994. Inventory of Greek wetlands as natural resources (First approach). Greek Biotope/Wetland Centre (ΕΚΒΥ), Thermi. 587pp. (In Greek.) Catsadorakis, G., and Κ. Paragamian. 2007. Inventory of the Aegean islands wetlands: Identity, ecological status and threats. World Wide Fund for Nature - WWF Greece, Athens. 392pp. (In Greek.) Bousbouras, D., M. Michaliadis, P. Dimopoulos, I. Bazos, T. Sakoulis, S. Andritsou, K. Tsiokanos and I. Batsos. 2000. Special Environmental Study of Alyki Psilis Ammou. HOS, Prefectural Development Enterprise of Prefecture. Volumes A' and B', 124pp and 120pp. (In Greek.) WWF Greece. Inventory report: SAM002 - Mesokampos marsh..
WWF Greece. Inventory report: SAM002 - Mesokampos marsh..