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La composition et la structure du zooplancton de deux lacs du complexe lacustre Ossa (Ossa et Mwembè), site protégé UNESCO situé dans une plaine inondable, ont fait l'objet d'une étude entre septembre 2009 et février 2010. 37 et 41 espèces de zooplancton ont été recensées respectivement dans les lacs Ossa et Mwembè. Les deux milieux, oligotrophes, sont soumis à l'influence du fleuve Sanaga qui leur apporte en temps de crue de nouvelles espèces. La présence de Mesocyclops leuckarti dans ces eaux amène à considérer l'existence de cette espèce sur le continent africain. La densité des organismes zooplanctoniques augmente entre septembre et novembre et chute rapidement en décembre, ce qui s'accorde avec une succession saisonnière des communautés. Les paramètres physico-chimiques, qui permettent de caractériser les plans d'eau comme oligotrophes, ne diffèrent pas significativement entre les deux milieux, ni avec la profondeur de prélèvement, ce qui justifie la valeur de 82 % trouvée pour l'indice de similitude de SÖRENSEN. Quant à la structure des populations de zooplancton, elle est influencée principalement par la saison et par la profondeur de prélèvement, le mois et la station n'ayant pas d'influence sur cette distribution.
The composition and the structure of the zooplankton of two lakes of the Ossa lake complex (Ossa and Mwembe) were studied between September 2009 and February 2010. 37 and 41 species of zooplankton were inventoried respectively in the lakes Ossa and Mwembe. The two environments are oligotrophic but subjected to the influence of the river Sanaga that brings them in swelling time new species. Mesocyclops leuckarti found in these lakes suggests the presence of this species on the African continent. The density of the zooplankton organisms increases between September and November and falls quickly in December, in accordance with a seasonal impact on communities. The physicochemical parameters do not differ significantly between the two environments and with the sampling depth. This justifies the value of 82 % obtained with the SÖRENSEN index. The structure of the populations of zooplankton is principally influenced by the season. The sampling depth, the month and the station do not influence this distribution

The impact of land use changes on watercourses is poorly documented in Cameroon. Therefore, this study examines the effects of agriculture and urbanization on water quality, the structure and functional organization of macroinvertebrates of streams in the coastal zone of Cameroon. Nine sampling stations including three per catchment area with different land occupations (agricultural, urban and forest) were selected. Benthic macroinvertebrates were sampled monthly from February to July 2018 and the physicochemical variables were measured simultaneously. The urban and agricultural streams showed highly polluted waters with high nutrient and suspended matter content, whereas the forest stream waters are moderately polluted. In addition, the hierarchical ascending classification indicated a proximity in water quality between the agricultural and forest streams for which the main physicochemical variables did not vary significantly. With regards to macroinvertebrates, the forest watercourse is characterized by the proliferation of pollution-sensitive taxa, high diversity indices and complex trophic structuring, indicating its good ecological status. In contrast the urban watercourse, heavily polluted is characterized by low diversity indices reflecting a simplification of the structure of stands dominated by the pollution-tolerant collector-gatherer stands. The majority of biological indices and functional feeding groups were not significantly different between the agricultural and forest streams, sug