An ecological survey of standing waters in North West Africa: II. Site descriptions for Tunisia and Algeria

Morgan, Nigel

doi:10.1016/0006-3207(82)90062-3

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“…Carp was introduced from Germany and France between 1965 and 1966, and farming quickly expanded thereafter throughout the country (Rhouma 1975). In the mid-1970s, carp was recorded from Lake Kelbia (Morgan 1982).…”

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“…Carp has been sampled in the Marais de la Macta since the mid-1970s (Morgan 1982), and Meddour et al (2005) documented several introductions into the country from 1985 to 1991 for aquaculture, which is particularly well developed in the Guenitra reservoir (Tandjir & Djebar 2009). Carp is also abundant and widespread in the River Soummam (Bacha & Amara 2007) as well as in the coastal wetlands of Numidia (north-east Algeria), where it represents one of the main prey items of the purple heron, Ardea purpurea (Nedjah et al 2010).…”

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The common carp, Cyprinus carpio, in the Mediterranean region: origin, distribution, economic benefits, impacts and management

Vilizzi

2011

Fisheries Management Eco

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Literature data are reviewed on the origin, distribution, economic benefits and impacts of common carp Cyprinus carpio L. in the Mediterranean region. Despite the ubiquity of domesticated and feral forms, wild populations of the genetically pure ancestor are still found in confined areas of Thrace and Northern Anatolia, and possibly in eastern parts of Greece. Introductions and translocations throughout the region from at least Roman times have been driven by a combination of historical, economic and cultural motives, which have contributed to the spread of the species into many freshwater systems. Although impacts have been either documented or suspected in most areas of distribution, and intervention by biomanipulation successfully implemented in some water bodies, there is a compelling need for more focused research in more vulnerable areas characterised by drier/warmer and overall more unpredictable climate conditions, which appear to favour successful common carp population dynamics. In contrast to large‐scale (i.e. country‐wide) control measures, likely to prove unfeasible because of the intrinsically high costs associated and/or loss of revenue from sport fishing and fisheries activities, localised (integrated) management actions, followed by post‐intervention monitoring, are likely to benefit targeted water bodies for increased amenity and restoration value.

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The common carp, Cyprinus carpio, in the Mediterranean region: origin, distribution, economic benefits, impacts and management

Vilizzi

2011

Fisheries Management Eco

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“…La Numidie orientale a pour limite septentrionale la méditerranée et les frontières algéro-tunisiennes la déli-mitent à l'Est. Cette région de l'Algérie renferme un grand nombre de sites humides exceptionnels de par leurs dimensions et leurs diversités et où plusieurs études scientifiques ont été menées (Ledant & Van Dijk, 1977 ;Van Dijk & Ledant, 1980 ;Morgan, 1982 ;Samraoui et al, 1992 ;Boumezbeur, 1993 ;Samraoui & De Belair, 1998 ;Chalabi, 1998 ;Houhamdi, 1998). Le complexe de Guerbes-Sanhadja est une plaine homogène de 42 100 ha.…”

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Biodiversité et écologie de l’avifaune aquatique hivernante dans Garaet Hadj-Tahar (Skikda, Nord-Est de l’Algérie)

Metallaoui

Houhamdi

2010

Hydroécol. Appl.

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“…After filling with rain water, salinity conditions are often oligohaline, and the fauna comprises a few freshwater species resistant to desiccation or species with long distance powers of dispersal; Cladocera (Daphnia and Moina), Coleoptera, and Corixidae are characteristic. As the salinity increases by evaporation, this fauna is replaced by that found in high salinity lagoons in salinas, in particular Artemia (Beadle 1943, Morgan 1982a.…”

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Wetlands of southern Europe and North Africa: Mediterranean wetlands

Britton¹,

Crivellì²

1993

Wetlands of the World: Inventory, Ecology and Management Volume I

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Wetlands of the south of Europe and north Africa extend from Bulgaria to the Iberian peninsula, and from Tunisia to Morocco. The three main environmental factors explaining the distribution of the wetlands are: climate, topography and geology, and tides. The principal geomorphological formations containing wetlands are described in detail and numerous examples are given. They are: river deltas, coastal lagoons, riverine floodplains, inland freshwater lakes, man-made reservoirs, athalassic salt basins, intertidal systems, permanent river channels, and seasonally-flooded river channels. Many inventories and classifications of wetlands of the region have been carried out, but few of them are comparable. A new classification is proposed for the whole study area. The factors determining the ecological characteristics of the emergent and submerged vegetation of Mediterranean wetlands are identified and their impacts on the composition of the vegetation are analyzed in detail. Six vegetation categories have been determined: halophytic vegetation, emergent reedswamp communities, riverine forests, dwarf rush communities, and submerged and floating vegetation of freshwater habitats. Invertebrates, fish, birds, and mammals occurring in Mediterranean wetlands are listed and the factors responsible for their presence or absence are analyzed. As a general rule, birds are very well known, but information on invertebrates, fish, and mammals is still poor. The usage of and conservation problems of Mediterranean wetlands show that most of them are overexploited and degraded, and few are protected. Many organisms depending on these wetlands are nowadays threatened with extinction. Although the distribution and size of the Mediterranean wetlands is well known, the functioning of the ecosystems in the Mediterranean region remains poorly understood. This is a major handicap at the moment, when ways of better managing or even restoring certain Mediterranean wetlands are being talked of.

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An ecological survey of standing waters in North West Africa: II. Site descriptions for Tunisia and Algeria

Cited by 19 publications

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The common carp, Cyprinus carpio, in the Mediterranean region: origin, distribution, economic benefits, impacts and management

The common carp, Cyprinus carpio, in the Mediterranean region: origin, distribution, economic benefits, impacts and management

Biodiversité et écologie de l’avifaune aquatique hivernante dans Garaet Hadj-Tahar (Skikda, Nord-Est de l’Algérie)

Wetlands of southern Europe and North Africa: Mediterranean wetlands

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