Saline di Cervia
- Country:Italy
- Site number:228
- Area:785 ha
- Designation date:04-09-1981
- Coordinates:44°15'N 12°20'E
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Overview
Saline di Cervia. 04/09/81; Emilia Romagna; 785 ha; 44°15'N 012°20'E. Special Protection Area EC Directive; State Natural Reserve, Provincial Wildlife Sanctuary. An extensive complex of salt pans, dissected by a network of channels and embankments linked to the sea by an artificial canal. Vegetation includes submerged aquatic flora and salt-tolerant plants. The area is important for nesting waterbirds and staging migratory birds. The principal land use is salt production; other human activities include hunting. Ramsar site no. 228. Most recent RIS information: 1998.
Administrative region:
Emilia Romagna
- National legal designation:
- regional park
- state natural reserve
- Regional (international) legal designations:
- EU Natura 2000
- Last publication date:01-01-1998