ROD002 - Apolakkia Dam Lake

GrIsWet – Greek Island Wetlands Database

ROD002 - Apolakkia dam lake

Wetland description

Geographical data

Region: Dodekanisos Regional section: Notio Aigaio Island: Rodos Municipality: Rodos Closest settlement: Apolakkia Distance from closest settlement: 3.5 km north Coordinates (WGS84): 27.796631 E - 36.110052 N

Fundamental data

Wetland location: 2. Inland Wetland category: Artificial Area: 54.12 hectares Hydrological interaction with other wetland: No Water salinity: 1.Fresh (< 0.5 g/l) Fresh water entry: Torrent / Stream Surface water runoff: Outflow controlled by pipeline Open water area (%): > 95 Hydroperiod: 1. Permanent

Protection status

Category of Type of Coverage Site name Code Legislation protection status protection status (%) Rodos: Akramytis, Armenistis, Habitat and species Special area of Ν. 3937/2011 Attavyros, Remata kai Thalassia GR4210005 12 protected area conservation (ΦΕΚ 60/Α/2011) Zoni (Karavola-Ormos Glyfada) Dytiki Rodos: Ori Attavyros & Habitat and species Special protection Akramytis, Techiniti Limni Ν. 3937/2011 GR4210030 83 protected area area Apolakkias kai Nisides Georgiou, (ΦΕΚ 60/Α/2011) Strongyli, Chtenies & Karavolas

Other designations

WWF Greece. Inventory report: ROD002 - Apolakkia dam lake. GrIsWet – Greek Island Wetlands Database. http://www.oikoskopio.gr/ygrotopio/general/report.php?id=714¶m=themeleiwdn&wetland_lang=en_US (Downloaded on 07.10.2021) GrIsWet – Greek Island Wetlands Database

CDDA designation CDDA code Category

IUCN PA category

Important Bird Area IBA Code Site name Coverage (%) GR171 Western, eastern and southern Rhodes 83

National Wetland Inventory Code Site name GR421370000 Techniti limni Apolakkias

Wetland status

Biological significance: Medium

Property status

Government - Municipal

Wetland values

101 Ground water recharge 103 Flood control 108 Water transport 111 Active recreation 205 Water supply

Human activities in wetland

Activities Intensity 010 = Habitat conservation Unknown 090 = Other conservation activities High 622 = walking horseriding and non-motorised vehicles Low 852 = modifying structures of inland water courses High 853 = management of water levels High

Human activities in catchment area

Activities Intensity 010 = Habitat conservation Unknown 105 = extensive agriculture Low 107 = tree crops Low 140 = Grazing Unknown 230 = Hunting Unknown 502 = roads, motorways Low

Impacts on wetland

Impact type Intensity EF- = Increase in protection from natural forces High EU- = Increase of tourist/recreation potential Medium HC- = Loss of wildlife corridor(s) High HF- = Habitat fragmentation High HL- = Habitat loss High LS- = Decrease in water supply High VC- = Change in vegetative species composition Medium VS- = Change in vegetative structure Low WR- = Altered flow regime High

Habitat types

Habitat types Coverage (%) 5210 Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp. < 5 5340 Garrigues of Eastern Mediterranean < 5 5420 Sarcopoterium spinosum phryganas < 5 72A0 Reed thickets < 5 9540 Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines < 5

Wetland types (Ramsar)

Wetland type Coverage (%) 6 -- Water storage areas; reservoirs/barrages/dams/impoundments (generally over 8 > 95 ha)

Vegetation

Vegetation type Coverage (%) Emergent < 5 Shrubby / Arborescent < 5

Flora

Species Dominance Reference Arundo donax Present Phragmites australis Present Tamarix sp. Present

Fauna

Mammals Presence in wetland Reference

Birds Number Nesting status Reference Aythya nyroca (Gűldenstädt, 1770) Papakonstantinou et al. 2002 Larus cachinnans (Pallas, 1811) 10-100 Δεν φωλιάζει Catsadorakis 21.05.05 Plegadis falcinellus (L., 1766) Papakonstantinou et al. 2002 Falco eleonorae (Géné, 1839) 10-100 Δεν φωλιάζει Catsadorakis 21.05.05 Fulica atra (L., 1758) Δεν φωλιάζει Papakonstantinou et al. 2002 Gallinula chloropus (L., 1758) 1-10 Φωλιάζει Papakonstantinou et al. 2002

Phalacrocorax pygmeus (Pallas, 1773) Papakonstantinou et al. 2002

Reptiles Presence in wetland Reference Natrix natrix (Linnaeus, 1758) Unknown Bader et al. 2009

Amphibians Presence in wetland Reference Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) Unknown Bader et al. 2009 Hyla arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) Unknown Bader et al. 2009 Pelophylax bedriagae (Camerano, 1882) Unknown Bader et al. 2009

Fishes Presence in wetland Reference Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Corsini-Foka, Stoumboudi and Barbieri 2002 Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, Unknown Corsini-Foka, Stoumboudi and Barbieri 2002 1844) Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 Unknown Corsini-Foka, Stoumboudi and Barbieri 2002 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Unknown Corsini-Foka, Stoumboudi and Barbieri 2002 (Valenciennes, 1844) Ladigesocypris ghigii (Gianferrari, 1927) Unknown Stoumboudi et al. 2002a

Invertebrates Presence in wetland Reference

Reference

Bader, T., C. Riegler, and H. Grillitsch. 2009. The herpetofauna of the Island of Rhodes (Dodecanese, Greece). HERPETOZOA 21(3/4):147–169.

Corsini-Foka, M., M.Th. Stoumboudi and R. Barbieri. 2002. Pages 55-58 in : M. Masseti 9ed.). Island of deer. Municipality of Rhodes-Environment Organisation.

Athanasopoulos S., A. Anastopoulos, Th. Dolkas, E. Drosos, O. Karasachinidis, A. Kaplanidis, G. Baïraktaris, Z. Morfopoulos, N. Papagianni, G. Paschalinos, P. Pergialiotis, B. Tsarmpos, Th. Hasiotis and B. Chachami. 2006. The dams and reservoirs of the Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development and Food. Second edition – New Projects. Scientific publications of the Hellenic Ministry of Agriculture, Athens. 104pp. (In Greek.)

Zalidis, Ch. G., and A. Mantzavelas (coordinators). 1994. Inventory of Greek wetlands as natural resources (First approach). Greek Biotope/Wetland Centre (ΕΚΒΥ), Thermi. 587pp. (In Greek.)

Catsadorakis, G., and Κ. Paragamian. 2007. Inventory of the Aegean islands wetlands: Identity, ecological status and threats. World Wide Fund for Nature - WWF Greece, Athens. 392pp. (In Greek.)

Papakonstantinou, K., D. Portolou, and S. Bourdakis. 2002. Birds in Rhodes and the Dodecanese. Pages 69–80 in Masseti, M. (ed.) Island of deer. Natural history of the fallow deer of Rhodes and of the vertebrates of the Dodecanese. Municipality of Rhodos, Rhodes?? Island. (In Greek.)

Portolou, D., S. Bourdakis, Ch. Vlachos, Th. Kastritis and T. Dimalexis (eds). 2009. Important Bird Areas of Greece: Priority sites for conservation. Hellenic Ornithological Society, Athens. 497pp. (In Greek.)

Stoumboudi, M., Μ. Corsini-Foka, and R. Barbieri. 2002. The threatened endemic freshwater fish of Rhodes "Gizani" (Ladigesocypris ghigii) and the LIFE project – for its protection. Pages 59–62 in M. Masseti (ed.). Island of deer. Natural history of the fallow deer of Rhodes and of the vertebrates of the Dodecanese. Municipality of Rhodes, Environment Agency, Rhodes. (In Greek.)