Brackish lake Murighiol

Brackish lake Murighiol Sărăturile Murighiol
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Geographical location	Tulcea , Romania
Tributaries	Danube
Drain	Razim Lake / Black Sea
Places on the shore	Sfântu Gheorghe
Location close to the shore	Tulcea
Data
Coordinates	45 ° 1 '56 "  N , 29 ° 8' 56"  E Coordinates: 45 ° 1 '56 "  N , 29 ° 8' 56"  E
surface	0.87 km²
length	2 km
width	0.5 km

The brackish water lake Murighiol ( Romanian Sărăturile Murighiol ) is a protected area in nature and landscape protection of the IUCN Category IV biotope and species protection area ( biotope complex ) in the National Park Biosphere Reserve Danube Delta . It is located on the area of ​​the Murighiol municipality , in the Tulcea district , in Romania .

description

The brackish water lake Murighiol was designated a nature reserve of national importance by law number 5 of March 6, 2000 and court order number 2.151 of November 30, 2004 . As part of the National Park Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, he is part of the World Heritage of UNESCO .

The brackish water lake Murighiol is located south of the Sfântu-Gheorghe-Arms , on the area of ​​the villages Murighiol and Plopu . With a length of two kilometers and a maximum width of 500 meters, it covers an area of ​​0.87 km². The brackish water lake Sărături-Murighiol was designated in 2000 as a biotope for species protection according to the guidelines of the IUCN.

fauna

The brackish water lake Murighiol was placed under nature protection to protect the bird life of the islands in the middle of the lake. The wetland with salt marshes and reed beds offers plenty of food and nesting places , especially limicoles and water birds . Found are: tern ( sterna hirundo ) Seeregenpfeifer ( Charadrius alexandrinus ), stilt ( Himantopus himantopus ), Singschwan ( Cygnus Cygnus ), Weißstorch ( Ciconia ciconia ) Rosapelikan ( Pelecanus onocrotalus ) Purpurreiher ( Ardea purpurea ) Moorente ( Aythya nyroca ), Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris ) or Marsh harrier ( Circus aeruginosus ).

flora

The lake's very salty water is home to a wide variety of phyto- and zooplankton . Some rare species from the plant world that thrive mainly on salty soils are at home here: Paronychia cephalotes and Koeleria lobata .

See also

• List of nature reserves in Romania
• List of nature reserves in Tulcea County
• Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve

Web links

• Management plan of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve
• Sărăturile Murighiol
• Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve. Strictly Protected Zones

Individual evidence

1. ^ Protected Areas of National Importance in Romania , Law No. 5 of March 6, 2000
2. ↑ Nature reserves in Romania ( Memento of September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 474 kB), court order No. 2.151 of November 30, 2004
3. ↑ ^{a b} Sărături-Murighiol , Info Delta Dunării
4. ^ Plan de management , management plan for the administration of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve