Conservation of Mediterranean wetlands: Interest of historical approach

Daoud-Bouattour, Amina; Müller, Serge; Jamaa, Hafawa Ferchichi-Ben; Saad-Limam, Samia Ben; Rhazi, Laïla; Soulié-Märsche, Ingeborg; Rouissi, Maya; Touati, Besma; Jilani, Imtinène Ben Haj; Gammar, Amor Mokhtar; Ghrabi-Gammar, Zeineb

doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2011.07.006

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“…The phytosociological material of the original diagnosis [29] contains only a few species that are lacking in the Central European flora (e.g., Eryngium pusillum, Juncus fontanesii, Lythrum junceum), but these are not assigned as the diagnostic ones for Eleocharito palustris-Alismatetum lanceolati and have only low cover values. These species are typical for wetlands, e.g., wet grasslands, fens or temporary pools [31,32]. They may enter into the community from contact vegetation or develop from soil seed banks in early summer when the water level drops down.…”

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A new marsh plant community of Eleocharito palustris-Alismatetum lanceolati (Eleocharito palustris-Sagittarion sagittifoliae alliance) in Slovakia

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Open and species-poor stands with a dominance of Alisma lanceolatum were recorded in periodically flooded habitats of the southern part of central Slovakia (Ipeľ River catchment area) during the summer of 2013. Phytosociological relevés correspond to the association Eleocharito palustris-Alismatetum lanceolati (alliance Eleocharito palustris-Sagittarion sagittifoliae), which is reported and documented here for the first time from the territory of Slovakia. It inhabits predominantly temporarily flooded depressions on agricultural land -wet arable fields and extensively used pastures. Detrended correspondence analysis showed that the variability in species composition was most significantly influenced by water depth, the presence of arable fields in the contact area and water conductivity. Special attention was paid to a detailed description of the floristic composition, habitat requirements, distribution patterns and nomenclature of the community.

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A new marsh plant community of Eleocharito palustris-Alismatetum lanceolati (Eleocharito palustris-Sagittarion sagittifoliae alliance) in Slovakia

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“…In this regards, it is important to realize that wetlands are prone to drainage and degradation especially in arid regions. Eutrophication is a major threat to hydrophytic and other hydric species [14], and policy interventions are needed to protect and restore these valuable resources.…”

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Climate Change and Soil Degradation Mitigation by Sustainable Management of Soils and Other Natural Resources

Lal

2012

Agric Res

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Soil, an important component of land, has numerous functions and ecosystem services essential to all terrestrial life. Soil degradation, decline in its capacity to support functions and provide ecosystem services, is caused by accelerated erosion, salinization, elemental imbalance, acidification, depletion of soil organic carbon (SOC), reduction in soil biodiversity, and decline in soil structure and tilth. Desertification, a sub-set of degradation, specifically refers to decline in soil quality and functions in arid climates. Climate change affects and is affected by soil degradation through a positive feed back due to increase in mineralization of SOC pool and the radiative forcing. Desertification may lead to a net increase in temperature despite change in albedo of the denuded surface. Feedbacks and threshold amplify the risks of degradation, and the projected climate change may exacerbate all four types of drought (i.e., meteorological, hydrological, pedagogical, and ecological). The mutually reinforcing positive feedbacks between soil degradation and climate change are strongly influenced by social, economic, political, and cultural factors. There exists a strong link between poverty, desperateness, and societal collapse on soil degradation and climate change. Restoration of degraded and desertified soils, converting marginal agricultural areas to rangeland and forest land, and adoption of recommended management practices have a large technical potential to sequester carbon and off-set anthropogenic emissions, improve the environment, and enhance and sustain agronomic productivity. Important among recommended management practices are using conservation agriculture and mulch farming, establishing cover crops, adopting strategies of integrated nutrient management, and those which create positive C and nutrient budgets and soil/water conservation within a watershed. Long-term research is needed which is hypothesis-driven, uses modern innovative research and modeling tools, is based on community involvement, and provides decision support systems to policy makers and land managers.

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“…This biodiversity assessment indicates that this hydrosystem has retained regional importance for the resident and migrant species of aquatic avifauna since Beni-Belaid Lake was designated a Ramsar site in 2003 (De Bélair and Samraoui, 2000). In this regard, we can say the ecological interest of this eco-complex is comparable to that in the great emblematic wetlands of North Africa, the case of (1) the wetlands of Merja-Zerka in Morocco (Qninba et al, 2009;Cherkaoui et al, 2017), (2) the wetland complex of 'Eastern Numidia' in Algeria (Stevenson et al, 1988;Samraoui and De Bélair, 1997), 3and the wetlands of 'Kroumiria' in Tunisia (Daoud-Bouattour et al, 2011;Nefla and Nouira, 2016).…”

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“…These ecosystems have high biodiversity and are sites of conservation concern due to the extensive food chain (Saygili et al, 2011). The great diversity of wetlands in North Africa has long been recognized (Gauthier-Lièvre, 1931), but despite concerns for their conservation, they continue to be disturbed, drained and polluted (Bouldjedri et al, 2011;Daoud-Bouattour et al, 2011;Rhazi et al, 2012).…”

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Structure of waterbird assemblages in fragmented coastal wetlands of Northeastern Algeria

Bouldjedri

Mayache

2020

Arx. Misc. Zool.

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This study was carried out from 2007-2017 at the ecological complex of the Jijel wetlands in the north-east of Algeria. Censuses were conducted during the twelve months of each year to study variation in richness and abundance of waterbird populations for each season. We used distance sampling (point count and transect methods). A total of sixty species (eleven orders and sixteen families) were recorded. The Anatidae and Scolopacidae families were the most numerous with thirteen species. The common coot (Fulica atra), and the Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) were the most abundant and frequent species each year. About 70 % of the species recorded occur as migrants, passing between the western Palearctic and their winter quarters in North Africa. Phenologically, we found 15 % were breeders, and from the point of view conservation status, 56 % were rare, 40 % were protected by Algerian regulations and 8 % were threatened species listed in the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Our results of ornithological monitoring in the wetlands in Algeria show that action is needed to address the consequences between birds, human activities, and climate change.

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Conservation of Mediterranean wetlands: Interest of historical approach

Cited by 25 publications

References 55 publications

A new marsh plant community of Eleocharito palustris-Alismatetum lanceolati (Eleocharito palustris-Sagittarion sagittifoliae alliance) in Slovakia

A new marsh plant community of Eleocharito palustris-Alismatetum lanceolati (Eleocharito palustris-Sagittarion sagittifoliae alliance) in Slovakia

Climate Change and Soil Degradation Mitigation by Sustainable Management of Soils and Other Natural Resources

Structure of waterbird assemblages in fragmented coastal wetlands of Northeastern Algeria

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