Çiçek Island Sand Flat is located on Çiçek Island, 8 km north-east of Ayvalık. It is a seasonal temporary sand flat with 0,4 ha coverage. A family is settled next to the wetland, sustaining on small scale animal farming and fisheries. Ruins of an old fish farm was observed during the field survey but it was no longer in use during the field visit period. Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia) (1510) is the dominant habitat type recorded.
Wetland data
Basic information
Wetland location:
Marine/Coastal
Wetland type:
Natural
Wetland area:
0.4 Ha
Hydrological interaction:
-
Water salinity:
Salty (> 18.0 g/l)
Open water area (%):
< 5
Hydroperiod:
Seasonal
Geographic information
Province:
Balikesir
Municipality:
Ayvalik
Island:
Cicek (Ayvalik)
Longitude:
26.760995 East
Latitude:
39.372173 North
Wetland condition
Wetland status (MEDWET):
4 - Original habitats/landform highly modified (<10% untouched)
Ramsar wetland type
Type
Coverage (%)
E -- Sand, shingle or pebble shores; includes sand bars, spits and sandy islets; includes dune systems and humid dune slacks
> 95
Property status
Government - Municipal
Protection statuses
Protection status category
Protection status subcategory
Area's name
Coverage area (%)
Legislation
National
Natural Protected Area
100
Ecosystem services
Type of ecosystem service
Ecosystem service
Scale of Βenefit (%)
Importance
Provisioning services
Food
Supporting services
Provision of habitat
Activities on wetland
Activity
Intensity
700 = Pollution
Low
703 = soil pollution
Low
967 = antagonism with domestic animals
Low
970 = Interspecific floral relations
Unknown
Activities on catchment area
Activity
Intensity
100 = Cultivation
Low
162 = artificial planting
Low
170 = Animal breeding
Low
200 = Fish and shellfish aquaculture
Low
210 = Professional fishing
Unknown
421 = disposal of household waste
Low
700 = Pollution
Low
960 = Interspecific faunal relations
Unknown
967 = antagonism with domestic animals
Low
Impacts
Impact
Intensity
EA- = Increase in transport capability
Low
VC- = Change in vegetative species composition
Low
WSL = Salt water intrusion of land
Low
Habitat types
Type
Coverage (%)
1510 * Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia)
5 - 25
Vegetation types
Type
Coverage (%)
Halophytic
5 - 25
Ammophilous
< 5
Other
Flora
Species
Presence status
References
Anthemis tomentosa
Atriplex portulacoides
Cardopatium corymbosum
Eryngium maritimum
Euphorbia paralias
Glaucium flavum
Juncus acutus
Limonium angustifolium
Limonium sinuatum
Matthiola tricuspidata
Salicornia sp
Fauna
Birds
Number of individuals
Nesting
References
Haematopus ostralegus
1-10
Not nesting
Larus michahellis
1-10
Not nesting
Hirundo rustica
1-10
Not nesting
Passer domesticus
10-100
Nesting
Images
WWF Turkey. (2018). TrIsWet – Database of the Turkish island wetlands. Updated: 03.2024