TR222GOK015 - Eselek Lagoon

Description

Wetland data

Basic information
Wetland location: Marine/Coastal
Wetland type: Natural
Wetland area: 4.4 Ha
Hydrological interaction: -  
Water salinity: Salty (> 18.0 g/l)
Open water area (%): > 95
Hydroperiod: Permanent
Geographic information
Province: Canakkale
Municipality: Gokceada
Island: Gokceada
Longitude: 25.965059 East
Latitude: 40.157075 North
Wetland condition
Wetland status (MEDWET): 2 - Original habitats/landform still predominant (>50%)
Ramsar wetland type
Type Coverage (%)
J -- Coastal brackish/saline lagoons; brackish to saline lagoons with at least one relatively narrow connection to the sea > 95
Property status
Government - Municipal
Protection statuses
Protection status category Protection status subcategory Area's name Coverage area (%) Legislation
National Natural Protected Area 100
Habitat types
Type Coverage (%)
1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) < 5
1150 * Coastal lagoons 51 - 75
6420 Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion < 5
92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) < 5
Vegetation types
Type Coverage (%)
Wet meadow < 5
Shrubby / Arborescent < 5
Emergent 5 - 25
Flora
Species Presence status References
Juncus acutus Dominant
Juncus maritimus Dominant
Juncus subulatus
Sarcopoterium spinosum Present
Scirpus sp. Co-dominant
Vitex agnus-castus Present

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