Rôle de la côte Atlantique marocaine dans l'hivernage des limicoles (<i>Aves</i>, <i>Charadrii</i>)

Qninba, Abdeljebbar; Dakki, Mohamed; Benhoussa, Abdelaziz; Agbani, Mohammed-Aziz El

doi:10.2989/ostrich.2007.78.2.59.173

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“…Tides are semi-diurnal and the mean tide ranges between 0.15 and 1.50 m (Carruesco, 1989). The intertidal area represents a surface area of 350 ha (2150 of lower marsh and 1400 of upper marsh) whereas the subtidal area accounts for 180 ha (Qninba, 1999). The water depth is generally less than 50 cm but can reach 2 m in some drainage channels at high tide (Ramdani et al, 2001).…”

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Metazoan parasites in an intermediate host population near its southern border: the common cockle (Cerastoderma edule) and its trematodes in a Moroccan coastal lagoon (Merja Zerga)

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The metazoan parasite community of Cerastoderma edule was studied in the southern geographical range of the host (the coastal lagoon Merja Zerga, Morocco). A total of 11 metazoan species was found in cockles. Nine of these were trematodes using cockles as either first intermediate host (three species) or second intermediate host (six species). In addition, two other endo-metazoan species (Pinnotheres pisum and Paravortex cardii) were recorded from cockles in the studied lagoon. All the observed metazoans in cockles from Merja Zerga have previously been recorded at sites north of Africa.Up to 10% of the cockles in the studied size-groups were first intermediate hosts to castrating parasites (Gymnophallus choledochus, Labratrema minimus and Monorchis parvus). Among trematodes having metacercariae in cockles (second intermediate host) Meiogymnophallus minutus was the most widespread as it was observed in all cockles from all the examined habitats in the lagoon and it occurred in record high intensities. Different sub-communities of the trematode fauna using cockles as second intermediate host could be identified (subtidal vs intertidal associations).The richness and species composition of the macroparasite community in cockles from Morocco are discussed in relation to patterns seen in cockles from other sites along their geographical range. Migratory fish and waterbirds (final hosts) are generally responsible for the large scale spread (latitudinal spread) of trematodes. However, the distributional patterns of involved intermediate hosts in the life-cycles of the different trematode species in cockles are determining the richness and species composition patterns seen in cockles at shallow water sites along the east Atlantic shoreline.

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Metazoan parasites in an intermediate host population near its southern border: the common cockle (Cerastoderma edule) and its trematodes in a Moroccan coastal lagoon (Merja Zerga)

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“…This reserve shelters a diversity of desert fauna and flora. It offers extensive feeding biotopes and roosting grounds for migratory birds such as the wintering waders along the East Atlantic flyway and it was designated as a Ramsar site (Qninba et al, 2006). The National Park of Khnifiss is also the subject of increased exploitation, namely, shellfish aquaculture, fishing and nature tourism (Lakhdar et al, 2004;Lefrere et al, 2015).…”

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Biomonitoring environmental status in semi-enclosed coastal ecosystems using Zostera noltei meadows

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Maanan

Bououarour

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“…The choice of this period coincides with the migration and wintering period during which the lagoon receives an important number of shorebirds, which exceeds 50% of the wintering birds of Morocco [36]. These birds constitute the main consumers of benthic macrofauna.…”

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Merja Zerga lagoon: study of the functional structure and bioassessment of the ecological quality of benthic communities

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Rôle de la côte Atlantique marocaine dans l'hivernage des limicoles (Aves, Charadrii)

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Metazoan parasites in an intermediate host population near its southern border: the common cockle (Cerastoderma edule) and its trematodes in a Moroccan coastal lagoon (Merja Zerga)

Metazoan parasites in an intermediate host population near its southern border: the common cockle (Cerastoderma edule) and its trematodes in a Moroccan coastal lagoon (Merja Zerga)

Biomonitoring environmental status in semi-enclosed coastal ecosystems using Zostera noltei meadows

Merja Zerga lagoon: study of the functional structure and bioassessment of the ecological quality of benthic communities

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