Marismas de Isla Cristina
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code ES6150005)
- Under Birds Directive and Habitats Directive
- Since January 2001
- Country: Spain
- Administrative region: Andalucía (ES61)
- Surface area: 25 km2 (2498.02 ha)
- Marine area: 0%
- Located in Mediterranean and Marine Atlantic biogeographical regions
- It protects 94 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 7 habitat types of the Habitats Directive
Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form
Species
List
Gallery
Species summary
Nature directives' species in this site (94)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Birds | 92 |
| Flowering Plants | 1 |
| Mammals | 1 |
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 1110 | Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | 0 |
| 1130 | Estuaries | 438.8 |
| 1140 | Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | 277.9 |
| 1310 | Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand | 69.8 |
| 1320 | Spartina swards (Spartinion maritimae) | 177.8 |
| 1420 | Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) | 900.6 |
| 2190 | Humid dune slacks | 0.6 |
Designation information
NATURA 2000 is the ecological network for the conservation of wild animals and plant
species and natural habitats of Community importance within the Union. It consists of
sites classified under the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive (the Nature Directives).
NATURA 2000 site under
| Birds Directive 2009/147/EC (SPA) |
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October 2002 |
| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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January 2001 |
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July 2006 |
| Date of Standard data form update | December 2016 |
Other resources
| Natura 2000 map viewer | Interactive map designed for showing and querying Natura 2000 sites. Other information such as Nationally designated areas and LIFE projects are also available. |
| Protected planet map viewer | Interactive map showing the World Database on Protected Areas |
| European protected sites map viewer | Simple interactive map showing Natura 2000 sites and Nationally designated areas |
| Data download | The Natura 2000 dataset is available from the European Environment Agency website |
