Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

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Land Tenure / Proprietorship Areas surrounding Akyatan Lagoon are both public and private property. There is illegal agriculture lands opened in public property since the surrounding areas are fertile. Conservation Status Akyatan- 500 meters inside the reed beds surrounding the lagoon situated in the South <strong>of</strong> Akyatan Lagoon was taken under protection as Waterbirds and Black Francolin Conservation and Recreation Area in 1986. The name <strong>of</strong> the conservation site was then changed as Akyatan Lagoon Wildlife Protection Area in 1987, taking the rich local and migrant bird potential <strong>of</strong> the site that is an important stopover and breeding area for waterbirds into consideration. Akyatan Lagoon was designated as archeological and natural SIT area under the Law on Conservation <strong>of</strong> Cultural and Natural Assets in 1983. In 1998, the lagoon was decreed to list <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ramsar</strong> one <strong>of</strong> the important brooding areas <strong>of</strong> 1 st (Chelonia mydas). Akyatan Lagoon <strong>Ramsar</strong> Site meets seven internationally important wetland criteria out <strong>of</strong> nine. These are;; RAMSAR CRITERION DESCRIPTION AKYATAN LAGOON Criteria 1 The site comprises The site comprises freshwater (streams and three different small inland lakes), coastal and freshwater ecosystems in eastern ecosystems (salty coasts, moving and fixed Mediterranean sand mounds, saltwater marshes, salt surfaces and flooded forests) and agriculture lands. Criteria 2 The site supports species that are protected under Bern <strong>Convention</strong>, European Union Bird and Habitat Directives. There are endangered included species in International Union for Conservation <strong>of</strong> Nature (IUCN) red list 73 European green toad (Bufo viridis), European tree frog (Hyla arborea), eastern spadefoot toad (Pelobates syriacus), snakeeyed lizard (Ophisops elegans), Aegean Bogenfingergecko (Cyrtodactylus kotschyi), chameleo (Chamaleo chamaleon), black whip snake (Coluber jugularis), spotted turtle (Emys orbicularis), tortoise (Testudo graeca), sea turtle (Caretta caretta) and gres sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) are species protected under Bern <strong>Convention</strong>, European
categories. Union Bird and Habitat Directives. Sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is globally critically endangered according to the IUCN criteria. Criteria 3 Important for Muddy plains are the stopover areas for waterfowl groups, the many bird species during migration. Every site supports high year 50-80 thousand waterbirds use the site numbers <strong>of</strong> waterfowls to avoid cold weather. Marbled duck regularly. (Marmaronetta angustrirostris), purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio), black francolin (Francolinus francolinus), redcrested pochard (Netta rufina), mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos), ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) breed in the lagoon and Eurasian stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus), Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), spur-winged lapwing (Hoplopterus spinosus), little tern (Sterna albifrons) in the lake side. Criteria 4 The site is an Thousands <strong>of</strong> bird species are observed important habitat for during migration because the site is on the critical periods <strong>of</strong> bird Palearctic-Africa migration route (Criteria 2 and reptile species. and 6). It is a regularly used stop-over site for migratory birds to rest. In addition to the breeding birds, i.e. Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus), Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) and Little Tern (Sterna albifrons);; Wigeon (Anas penelope), Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) and Little Stint (Calidris minuta) are wintering in the area. (5th criteria). This area is very important for the survival <strong>of</strong> two threatened species <strong>of</strong> sea turtle Caretta caretta and particularly Chelonia mydas. Criteria 5 The site regularly holds Each year between 50,000 and 80,000 water high number <strong>of</strong> birds winters in this area. 57,319 individuals waterfowls. are counted in 2007 mid-winter counts. Each year ca. 10,000 74 Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) winters at the lake. Criteria 6 The site regularly Common Coot (Fulica atra), 28.100- supports 1% <strong>of</strong> the 46.000 individuals (1% are 20,000) individuals in a Wigeon (Anas Penelope), 5.921 13.900 population <strong>of</strong> one Individuals (1% are 3,000) species or subspecies Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta), 430-
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