FR245
Marais entre Crau et Grand Rhône: Meyranne, Chanoine, Plan de Bourg et Salins du Caban


Site description (2000 baseline):

Site location and context
An area of marshland lying between the Crau steppes and the River Rhone, alongside the Camargue.



Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis (including Anas crecca 4,500; Anas platyrhynchos 3,000; Anas clypeata 1,000; Fulica atra 7,000).



Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Water pollution from industry, the expansion of rice cultivation, reedbed exploitation, drying out and embankment of the wetland, and high hunting pressure are the main threats at this site.



Protected areas
National None International None




Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marais entre Crau et Grand Rhône: Meyranne, Chanoine, Plan de Bourg et Salins du Caban (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marais-entre-crau-et-grand-rhône:-meyranne-chanoine-plan-de-bourg-et-salins-du-caban-iba-france on 24/12/2024.