The impact of wader predation on benthic macrofauna in Merja Zerga lagoon, Morocco: an exclosure experiment

Touhami, Feirouz; Bazaïri, Hocein; Badaoui, Bouabid; Benhoussa, Abdelaziz

doi:10.18194/ws.00093

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“…This spatial differentiation of macrofauna according to the trophic guilds is generally related to the environmental factors of the lagoon. In fact, previous studies have shown that the spatial distribution of the benthic communities at Merja Zerga lagoon follows an upstream-downstream gradient, resulting from the combined action of all mesological factors especially salinity, edaphic and hydrodynamic parameters as well as the presence of seagrass [51,10].…”

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

Touhami¹,

Bazairi²,

Badaoui³

et al. 2017

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

Touhami¹,

Bazairi²,

Badaoui³

et al. 2017

JMES

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“…Benthic species patterns have rarely been investigated at once on the entirety of the Moroccan coastline (from 20 °N to 35 °N). Indeed, the existing studies had only a limited geographical scope (Merja Zerga lagoon [25]; Oualidia Lagoon [26]; and Khnifiss Lagoon [27]).…”

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Latitudinal Variation into the Macrofaunal Assemblages Associated to Zostera noltei Seagrass along the Atlantic Coast of Morocco

Bououarour

Boutoumit

Kamcha

et al. 2021

International Journal of Zoology

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Large-scale research on seagrass-associated benthic fauna is very important for future regional marine conservation. In our study, we investigated spatial and latitudinal variation of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages associated to Zostera noltei Hornemann, 1832 beds from five semi-enclosed coastal systems (SECSs) ranging from 23°N to 34°N along the Atlantic coast of Morocco. Overall, 17,320 individuals were reported as belonging to 96 taxa. The ecological community descriptors differ significantly at the level of the site. Specific richness showed an inconsistent significant pattern with latitude. The multivariate analyses of the assemblage’s composition showed 57% of total variation observed in benthic assemblages, while the PERMANOVA analysis confirmed that this variation is significant at the level of the site. According to DistLM results, variations in belowground biomass, and percentage of mud, were the important predictor variables explaining this variation along the large scale of the studied SECS. However, such patterns could be related to other factors such as habitat heterogeneity and regional, biogeographic, and anthropogenic factors. The present study marked the first attempt on broad-scale ecological research of seagrass beds in Morocco and offers baseline data for planning the broad-scale conservation of biodiversity in seagrass beds that remain suffering from multiple human-induced threats such as coastal developments and climate change.

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Evaluation of bioconcentration of trace elements in the Western Mediterranean mouse Mus spretus at two Moroccan wetland sites

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The impact of wader predation on benthic macrofauna in Merja Zerga lagoon, Morocco: an exclosure experiment

Cited by 9 publications

References 19 publications

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

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

Latitudinal Variation into the Macrofaunal Assemblages Associated to Zostera noltei Seagrass along the Atlantic Coast of Morocco

Evaluation of bioconcentration of trace elements in the Western Mediterranean mouse Mus spretus at two Moroccan wetland sites

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