Case study:Bird reserve “Riet Vell” (Tarragona)

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Location: 40° 40' 8.55" N, 0° 46' 15.38" E

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Status	In progress
Project web site	http://www.seo.org/reservas-ornitologicas/
Themes	Environmental flows and water resources, Habitat and biodiversity, Land use management - agriculture, Social benefits, Spatial planning
Country	Spain
Main contact forename	Cristina
Main contact surname	Sánchez
Main contact user ID	User:SEO BirdLife
Contact organisation	SEO BirdLife
Contact organisation web site	http://www.seo.org
Partner organisations	SEO BirdLife, Riet Vell S. A.
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The objective of the proyect was: 1) Stablish sustainable agricultural practiques and 2) Recovery of natural spaces.

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Stablish crops of ecologic rice, regenerate habitats of wetlands enviroments, recover local vegetation and conserve aquatic birds. As a result, new natural spaces have been created and local vegetation and wildlife has recovered.

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The function of aquatic birds and local vegetation in this environment is very important, they stablish a ecological balance and they can provide a beautiful site for people. Furthermore, the installation of ecological rice has improved the enviromental flows.

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Catchment River basin district cuenca del ebro River basin cuenca del ebro Subcatchment River name ebro Area category Area (km2) 0.060.06 km² <br />6 ha <br /> Maximum altitude category Maximum altitude (m) 0.40.4 m <br />4.0e-4 km <br />40 cm <br /> Dominant geology Continental crast Ecoregion Northeast Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests"Northeast Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests" is not in the list (Iceland, Tundra, Borealic uplands, Fenno-Scandian Shield, Great Britain, Ireland and Northern Ireland, Ibero-Macaronesian, Taiga, Central Plains, Baltic Province, ...) of allowed values for the "Ecoregion" property. Dominant land cover Rice paddies, freshwater lagoon and salty lagoons Waterbody ID Other case studies in this subcatchment: Bird reserve “El Clot” (Tarragona), INTERREG MED WETNET – Management Plan for the Cañizar Lagoon (ARAGON) Site Edit site Name Riet Vell WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology Coastal waters WFD water body name Lowland, calcareous or mixed, very small-small Pre-project morphology Rice paddies and wetlands Reference morphology Rice paddies and wetlands Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body No National/international site designation EU - Special Area of Conservation Local/regional site designations Special Protection Zones for Birds (SPA) Protected species present No Invasive species present No Species of interest Plegadis falcinellus, Limosa limosa, Porphyrio porphyrio, Calidris pugnax Dominant hydrology Freshwater and brackish lagoons Dominant substrate cast River corridor land use Average bankfull channel width category Average bankfull channel width (m) Average bankfull channel depth category Average bankfull channel depth (m) Mean discharge category Mean annual discharge (m3/s) Average channel gradient category Average channel gradient Average unit stream power (W/m2) Project background Edit project background Reach length directly affected (m) Project started Works started Works completed Project completed Total cost category Total cost (k€) Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Cost for project phases Phase cost category cost exact (k€) Lead organisation Contact forename Contact surname Investigation and design Stakeholder engagement and communication Works and works supervision Post-project management and maintenance Monitoring Reasons for river restoration Edit reasons for restoration Mitigation of a pressure Hydromorphology Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Floodplain / River corridor Planform / Channel pattern Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Other Monitoring Hydromorphological quality elements Edit Hydromorphological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Biological quality elements Edit biological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Physico-chemical quality elements Edit Physico-chemical quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Any other monitoring, e.g. social, economic Edit Other responses Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Monitoring documents Upload monitoring documents Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information