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Titre :	Spatial patterns of soft-bottom macro-invertebrates and relationships with environmental conditions in a north African coastal lagoon (Smir lagoon, Morocco) (2008)
Auteurs :	A. Chaouti, Auteur ; A. Bayed, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Vie et Milieu - Life and Environment (58(1) mars 2008)
Article en page(s) :	25-35
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Maroc
Résumé :	Macrobenthic communities of the Smir lagoon oil the western Mediterranean Moroccan coast are described in relation to the environmental conditions. Macrofauna was organised in three communities: the Corophium acherusicum community, the Melita palmata community, and the Cyathura carinata community subdivided ill two sub-communities.. Results show that: (i) the distribution of macrobenthic assemblages was roughly determined by the vegetation as major structuring factor and by sediment, pH and dissolved oxygen; (ii) the overall faunal composition, species distribution and community structure in the Smir lagoon were comparable to those reported for other Moroccan brackish ecosystems (iii) the trophic structure was exclusively dominated by detritivores and (iv), the lagoon was a slightly disturbed ecosystem with unbalanced communities.
En ligne :	https://wwwphp.obs-banyuls.fr/Viemilieu/index.php/volume-58-2008/58-issue-1.html

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