The taxonomic diversity and structure of benthic macroinvertebrates of Taabo Lake (Ivory Coast), from November 2017 to October 2018 were evaluated. Water quality parameters, such as temperature (T °C), water transparency (cm), dissolved oxygen (mg.L-1), pH, turbidity (NTU), electrical conductivity (EC, µS.cm-1) were measured in situ using a multi-parameter probe HANNA, from four sampling points (littoral and sub-littoral zones) in Taabo Lake. Benthic macroinvertebrates sampling were collected by using Van veen in stainless steel. A total of 63 benthic macroinvertebrates taxa belonging to 23 Families, 8 Orders, 2 Classes and 2 Phylums (Molluscs and Arthropods) were identified. The most abundant of benthic macroinvertebrates were Mesogastropoda (66%) represented in all sampling points. They were followed by Diptera (25%), Odonata (3%), Ephemeroptera (3%), Basommatophora (2%), Heteroptera (1%), Lepidoptera and Coleoptera (less than 1%). The values of diversity indices of benthic macroinvertebrates collected in Taabo Lake showed no significant variations between sampling points.

Phytoremediation is an emerging technology to remediate contaminated soils. Their implementation in developing countries may be limited by the plant species used. To overcome this situation, plants from the Akouedo landfill have been inventoried in order to identify indigenous plants adapted to soil and environmental conditions. Two sampling zones have been defined, based on the waste dumping activities or not. Four plots (50 × 50 m 2 ) have been defined. The plant species collected were used to constitute vouchers for identification. Plants frequency occurrence was used to evaluate their relative importance, while the Shannon and evenness indices were calculated to characterize the diversity. The plant families and species identified were compared to those described as heavy metals phytoaccumulators in the literature. A total of 130 taxa belonging to 39 families have been recorded. The most frequent families (36.9% of the total taxa) were Poaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Cyperaceae. The dominant taxa on the old waste dumpsite having an average density superior to 5 plants/m 2 and occurring less frequently on the control site were Alternanthera sessilis, Amaranthus spinosus, Cyperus rotundus, Cyperus iria, Eleusine indica, Euphorbia glomerifera, Ipomoea triloba, Portulaca oleracea and Trianthema portulacastrum. These plant species may be indigenous phytoaccumulators on the Akouedo landfill.

The Ecopath software with Ecosim and Ecospace was used to describe structure and trophic relationships in Lake Ayamé. The total biomass of fish is 8 t.

The present study aims to assess the diversity of fish in the lower basin of the Comoé River. In a specific manner, it comes to doing survey, to identify the factors determining the ichtyological diversity of this river. Data presented are from experimental and artisanal fisheries during eight seasonal campaigns, from June 2014 to May 2017. This study identified 67 fish species divided into 11 orders and 30 families. Of these 67species, 16 are reported for the first time in the river basin. Perciformes (40.30 %), Siluriformes (17.91 %) and Osteoglossiformes (11.94 %) are the most represented. In terms of abundance, the highest value, that is, 2428 out of 7265 specimens captured, or 33.42 %, was recorded at Adjékro and the lowest, that is 583, or 8.02 % at Moossou. From a distribution point of view, the Shannon-Weaver (H ') index and equitability (E) values indicate that the fish populations are generally balanced. The parameters related to mineralization (pH and conductivity) and transparency appear to be the most discriminating in the distribution of fish in the waters.

The composition, structure and Functional Feeding Groups (FFGs) of aquatic insects were investigated in Kodjoboué lake (South-East of Côte d'Ivoire) to assess water quality. Four sites (K1 -K4) were sampled during eight campaigns. At each site aquatic insects were collected using a kick-net (25 × 20 cm, 500 µm mesh size). Environmental variables were also recorded during this period. Water was collected from each sampling site for nutrient (phosphorus, nitrate) analysis in laboratory. A total of 68 aquatic insect taxa belonging to six orders and 32 families were recorded during the study. Site K4, subject to intense agricultural activity, had the lower diversity and least balanced stand with the lowest values of Shannon-Weaver index, Pielou's Evenness index and rarefied richness. The functional approach revealed five major FFGs: predators, scrapers, shredders, gatherers-collectors and filter-collectors. Among the different functional feeding groups, the percentage of predators was higher than that of other groups at all the sites. The P/R report indicated that our four sites are characterized as heterotrophic with K1 as the least heterotrophic. Focused Principal Component Analysis (FPCA) showed that parameters of water, like pH, dissolved oxygen, nitrate were statistically correlated with species abundance. The diversity and Functional Feeding Groups metrics of aquatic insects used to describe the state of Kodjoboué lake reveal its disturbed state.