Tancat de la Pipa Constructed wetland

Constructed Wetland

Created at: 10 Sep 2015

Description

One of the most emblematic wetlands in Spain is the Albufera Natural Park, situated on the Mediterranean coast of Valencia. The park is a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention, a Zone of Special Protection for Birds and a Natura2000 site. The lake of Albufera is at the heart of the park and the site is located only 10 km south of the city of Valencia and surrounded by a population of more than 200,000 inhabitants. The lake used to be a typical Mediterranean coastal lagoon with salty water but today it is a freshwater system that is managed as a small reservoir by local rice farmers. Urban and industrial growth since the 70’s and the introduction of aggressive agricultural practices produced a deterioration of water quality and linked habitats. Overall, the site has been heavily modified, 67% of its surface is currently occupied by rice fields, and the lake has become a hypereutrophic aquatic system with turbid waters, high pH and oxygen fluctuations. http://medwet.org/2015/04/lifealbufera/

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