TR310CAN001 - Akkus Island Sand Bar
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: |
Marine/Coastal |
| Wetland type: |
Natural |
| Wetland area: |
9.0 Ha |
| Hydrological interaction: |
- |
| Water salinity: |
Brackish (5.0-18.0 g/l) |
| Open water area (%): |
5 - 25 |
| Hydroperiod: |
Permanent |
Geographic information
| Province: |
Izmir |
| Municipality: |
Dikili |
| Island: |
Akkus |
| Longitude: |
27.025021 East |
| Latitude: |
38.921756 North |
Wetland condition
| Wetland status (MEDWET): |
2 - Original habitats/landform still predominant (>50%) |
Ramsar wetland type
| Type |
Coverage (%) |
| H -- Intertidal marshes; includes salt marshes, salt meadows, saltings, raised salt marshes; includes tidal brackish and freshwater marshes |
76 - 95 |
| E -- Sand, shingle or pebble shores; includes sand bars, spits and sandy islets; includes dune systems and humid dune slacks |
5 - 25 |
Property status
Habitat types
| Type |
Coverage (%) |
| 1260 Sublittoral zone of the islets of the Aegean (halophytic meadows, phryganic-halophytic communities, chasmophytic-halophytic comm.) |
76 - 95 |
| 1510 * Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia) |
5 - 25 |
| 2210 Crucianellion maritimae fixed beach dunes |
5 - 25 |
| 72A0 Reed thickets |
5 - 25 |
Vegetation types
| Type |
Coverage (%) |
| Halophytic |
76 - 95 |
| Ammophilous |
5 - 25 |
| Shrubby / Arborescent |
< 5 |
| Emergent |
5 - 25 |
Flora
| Species |
Presence status |
References |
| Atriplex portulacoides |
Dominant |
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| Cakile maritima |
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| Cardopatium corymbosum |
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| Centaurea spinosa |
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| Cionura erecta |
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| Elymus farctus |
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| Elymus farctus |
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| Euphorbia paralias |
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| Glaucium flavum |
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| Limonium gmelini |
Co-dominant |
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| Limonium virgatum |
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| Pancratium maritimum |
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| Phragmites communis |
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| Salsola kali |
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| Sarcocornia sp. |
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| Sporobolus pungens |
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| Tamarix sp. |
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