Assessment of surface sediment dynamics and response of benthic macrofauna assemblages in Boughrara Lagoon (SW Mediterranean Sea)

Khedhri, Inès; Atoui, Abdelfattah; Ibrahim, Mouldi; Afli, Ahmed; Aleya, Lotfi

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.06.011

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“…The dominance and higher abundance of P. ulvae suggest that this species may have a key role in this ecosystem. The number of species was higher compared with other lagoon systems, which usually have muddier sediments and higher organic matter contents (organically enriched areas) (Afli, Chakroun, Ayari, & Aissa, 2009;Chaouti & Bayed, 2008;Como & Magni, 2009;Kanaya et al, 2011;Khedhri, Atoui, Ibrahim, Afli, & Aleya, 2016;Magni et al, 2015Magni et al, , 2004Nanami et al, 2005;Rossi, Castelli, & Lardicci, 2006;Tounsi et al, 2018). However, the species number was still lower than that of the Merja Zerga lagoon in Morocco (Bazaïri, Bayed, Hily, & Glémarec, 2003) and the St. André lagoon in SW Portugal (Boaventura, Cancela da Fonseca, & Teles-Ferreira, 1999), and comparable to that of the Óbidos lagoon in Portugal (Carvalho et al, 2011) and the Santa Gilla lagoon in Italy (Cabiddu, Culurgioni, Palmas, Soldovilla, & Atzori, 2014).…”

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Macrofaunal spatial distribution and community structure in a lagoon without a river discharge (the Oualidia lagoon, NW Morocco)

2019

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The assemblage structure and spatial distribution patterns of macrobenthic communities according to environmental conditions were analysed through five samplings carried out at 14 intertidal soft sediment stations in the Oualidia lagoon (NW Morocco). A total of 89 macrobenthic taxa were collected, amounting to 55.188 specimens. Molluscs, polychaetes and arthropods were the most species‐rich groups. The snail Peringia ulvae was the most dominant species, especially abundant in the mid‐ and upper lagoon sections (nearly 64% of the total specimens gathered), followed by the mollusc Scrobicularia plana (10%). Diversity values were generally low (<3 bit) pointing out the high dominance by few species. Multivariate analyses clearly distinguished three distinct macrobenthic assemblages, successively distributed from lagoon inlets towards inner parts. Nevertheless, each assemblage was found in particular habitat types and had a specific species composition in response to different environmental characteristics. (a) The Scolelepis fuliginosa community occupied sandy substrates at the lower section of the lagoon with stronger marine influence and, (b) the P. ulvae community lived in sandy‐muddy substrates, including two sub‐communities dominated, respectively, by Cerastoderma edule, S. plana and Tritia pfeffeiri inhabiting the middle section and S. plana the upper section. The combination of salinity, temperature, pH and silt content was identified as the major environmental variable subset with the highest correlation with the observed macrofaunal patterns and silt fraction as the single best correlated variable. The results demonstrated significant spatial differences in macrobenthic assemblage structure and composition along environmental gradients in spite of the absence of direct freshwater river inflow.

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Macrofaunal spatial distribution and community structure in a lagoon without a river discharge (the Oualidia lagoon, NW Morocco)

2019

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“…Comparisons with these previous studies reveal that the benthic assemblages of the Moulay Bousselham lagoon are relatively stable, indicating a certain durability. Abundance and biomass were clearly lower compared with several other coastal systems: Venice lagoon [72], Prévost lagoon [79], Arcachon bay [80] and the Somme bay [81], but they were higher than those recorded in Boughrara lagoon [82] and Celestun lagoon [67].…”

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Spatial Patterns of Macrozoobenthos Assemblages in a Sentinel Coastal Lagoon: Biodiversity and Environmental Drivers

Boutoumit

Bououarour

Kamcha

et al. 2021

JMSE

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This study presents an assessment of the diversity and spatial distribution of benthic macrofauna communities along the Moulay Bousselham lagoon and discusses the environmental factors contributing to observed patterns. In the autumn of 2018, 68 stations were sampled with three replicates per station in subtidal and intertidal areas. Environmental conditions showed that the range of water temperature was from 25.0 °C to 12.3 °C, the salinity varied between 38.7 and 3.7, while the average of pH values fluctuated between 7.3 and 8.0. In vegetated habitats, biomass values of the seagrass Zostera noltei Hornemann ranged between 31.7 gDW/m² and 170.2 gDW/m² while the biomass of the seagrass Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande between 54.2 gDW/m² and 84.7 gDW/m². Sediment analyses showed that the lagoon is mainly composed of sandy and silty sediments. We recorded 37,165 individuals of macrofauna distributed in 63 taxa belonging to 50 families, with a mean abundance value of 4582.8 ind/m² and biomass average of 22.2 g/m². Distance-based linear modeling analysis (DISTLM) identified sediment characteristics, water parameters and habitat type (biomass of Z. noltei) as the major environmental drivers influencing macrozoobenthos patterns. Our results clearly revealed that the hydrographic regime (marine and terrestrial freshwater), sediment distribution and characteristics and the type of habitat (vegetated vs unvegetated substrate) are the key factors determining the species composition and patterns of macrozoobenthos assemblages.

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“…Another factor is environmental conditions that are able to support the continuity of the process of living of organisms well. This is reinforced by Khedhri et al (2016) argues that analysis of the composition of benthik macrofaunal has become one of the indicators to assess the quality status of an environment.…”

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The relationship of redox potential to crustacea abundance at Bama beach of Baluran National Park, Situbondo, Indonesia

Hariyadi

Prasetyo

Kurniawati

2020

IJOTA

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Catfish farming is growing rapidly because the cultivation and marketing technology is relatively easy for the community to master, and the required business capital is relatively small. Pond water waste originating from fish metabolism and dissolved food waste is toxic to fish. One of the efforts that can be done is fish farming that is integrated with plants through an aquaponics system. Research to determine the effect of AB Mix addition on the growth of African catfish and lettuce cultivated by the aquaponics system. The research method used was an experimental method with a completely randomized design (CRD) consisting of three treatments and three replications. The addition of AB mixed nutrition did not differ in the growing significance of catfish and lettuce. However, the increase in growth occurred with an increasing dosage of AB mix with the best treatment with AB Mix 3 mL L-1. This treatment resulted in absolute growth in fish of 20.52 g and 4.62 g of watercress. The use of a dosage of AB mix higher than 3 mL L-1 may result in better growth.

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Assessment of surface sediment dynamics and response of benthic macrofauna assemblages in Boughrara Lagoon (SW Mediterranean Sea)

Cited by 27 publications

References 41 publications

Macrofaunal spatial distribution and community structure in a lagoon without a river discharge (the Oualidia lagoon, NW Morocco)

Macrofaunal spatial distribution and community structure in a lagoon without a river discharge (the Oualidia lagoon, NW Morocco)

Spatial Patterns of Macrozoobenthos Assemblages in a Sentinel Coastal Lagoon: Biodiversity and Environmental Drivers

The relationship of redox potential to crustacea abundance at Bama beach of Baluran National Park, Situbondo, Indonesia

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