Hydrological Study - Sovereign Base Areas Cyprus

Consulting CYPRUS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction......................................................................................................10
1.1 Structure of this Report.............................................................................11
1.2 Project Team – Key Experts.....................................................................11
2 Methodology.....................................................................................................12
2.1 Site visits..................................................................................................12
2.2 Desktop work............................................................................................13
2.3 Field Surveys............................................................................................14
2.3.1 Objectives of field surveys.....................................................................14
2.3.2 Survey Area...........................................................................................15
2.3.3 Overview of field surveys.......................................................................15
2.3.4 Hydrological Conditions.........................................................................15
2.3.5 Status of Phallocryptus (Branchinella) spinosa population at the Akrotiri
Salt Lake 16
2.3.6 Flora Conditions.....................................................................................16
3 Legal requirements for monitoring....................................................................17
4 Description of the project area..........................................................................20
4.1 General Area Description.........................................................................20
4.2 Hydrology / Geology.................................................................................20
4.2.1 Hydrology...............................................................................................20
4.2.2 Physical parameters..............................................................................25
4.2.3 Land use, water users and pollutant sources.........................................27
4.2.4 Geology.................................................................................................39
4.3 Birds.........................................................................................................44
4.3.1 Ramsar designation...............................................................................44
4.3.2 Important Bird Area designation.............................................................45
4.3.3 Special Protection Areas (SPA) designation..........................................46
4.4 Phallocryptus (Branchinella) spinosa........................................................48
4.4.1 Status of the taxonomy of Phallocryptus (Branchinella) spinosa............48
4.4.2 Status of Phallocryptus (Branchinella) spinosa in the IUCN Red List.....48
4.4.3 Status of Phallocryptus (Branchinella) spinosa in Cyprus and elsewhere
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