Macrobenthic fauna and the ecological status of a shellfish farm in the Mediterranean Sea (Algeria)
SONIA DILMI,
RYM BACHETARZI,
CHAFIKA REBZANI-ZAHAF
Abstract:A faunistic and ecological study on the benthic macrofauna was carried out in the shellfish farm in Ain Chorb (Ain Taya), central Algeria. This study aims to characterise the composition, structure, and functioning of the benthic community to establish the reference state and ecological quality of the shellfish farm and to monitor its evolution through an adapted sampling and observation methodology adapted and used by the scientific community at the international level. Benthic fauna samples were collected in… Show more
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