Seagrass meadow and macrofauna communities in Southern coast of Algerian Basin (El Mellah Lagoon), 2019

Evento de amostragem
Versão mais recente published by Hellenic Center for Marine Research on abr. 1, 2025 Hellenic Center for Marine Research
Publication date:
1 de abril de 2025
Licença:
CC-BY 4.0

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Descrição

This dataset is the main part of a study conducted monthly throughout 2019 at three stations selected due to their combined continental and marine influences. The study aimed to assess the health status of the El Mellah lagoon. The analysis of the spatio-temporal variation of angiosperms reveals significant changes in their distribution within the lagoon, which appear to be linked to fluctuations in the environmental conditions of El Mellah. It is observed that Zostera noltei (Hornemann, 1832) dominates the stations influenced by freshwater, while Ruppia maritima (Linnaeus, 1753) dominates the northern part of the lagoon, where the influence of marine waters is more pronounced. The invasive species Arcuatula senhousia, which was first observed in June 2019 in El Mellah, has been found attached to the leaves and rhizomes of Zostera noltei, and to a lesser extent, on the empty shells of the bivalve Cerastoderma glaucum. Since its introduction, it has dominated the bivalve community in El Mellah with a maximum density of 1321 ± 1167 ind.m-2. This phenomenon can lead to a decline in the biodiversity of the lagoon, particularly affecting the Zostera noltei seagrass and the threatened Cerastoderma glaucum species. It is necessary to conduct comprehensive studies to assess the impact of Arcuatula senhousia in the El Mellah lagoon to implement appropriate conservation and restoration measures to preserve the integrity of the ecosystem."

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Event (core)
37
Occurrence 
264

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HAMZA H, De Wit R, Mammeria A B (2025). Seagrass meadow and macrofauna communities in Southern coast of Algerian Basin (El Mellah Lagoon), 2019. Version 1.4. Hellenic Center for Marine Research. Samplingevent dataset. http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=mammeria&v=1.4

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Palavras-chave

Climate Change; Occurrence; Algerian coast; coastal lagoon; invasive species

Contatos

Hadjer HAMZA
  • Originador
PhD student
Laboratory of Applied Neuroendocrinology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Badji Mokhtar University, Annaba 23000, Algeria
DZ
Rutger De Wit
  • Originador
Dr
"MARBEC, University of Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, INRAE, Place Eugène Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France "
FR
Aicha Beya Mammeria
  • Provedor Dos Metadados
  • Ponto De Contato
Professor
University Algiers 1, Algeria
DZ

Cobertura Geográfica

Station1 : 36.877220N; 8.330830E Station2 : 36.887220N; 8.314440E Station3 36.909440N; 8.314440E

Coordenadas delimitadoras Sul Oeste [36,847, 8,282], Norte Leste [36,955, 8,37]

Cobertura Taxonômica

Nenhuma descrição disponível

Filo Mollusca, Tracheophyta

Cobertura Temporal

Data Inicial / Data final 2019-02-20 / 2019-12-20

Dados Sobre o Projeto

Since 1964, various coastal ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea (i.e., coastal lagoons, river deltas and harbours) have been invaded by the Asian date mussel A. senhousia. The dataset is part of the study that represents a new record of this invasive species in El Mellah Lagoon, representing the first report from coastal systems on the southern coast of the Algerian Basin (Western Mediterranean).

Título North-South Partnership
Financiamento This project was partly funded by the MARBEC research centre through its IRD-supported “North-South Partnership” funding programme.
Descrição da Área de Estudo El Mellah Lagoon is the only shallow, brackish coastal lagoon in Algeria and is located in the El-Kala National Park (UNESCO biosphere reserve) in north-eastern Algeria (36.89290N; 8.32623E). This lagoon is only connected to the Mediterranean Sea through a single long (900 m) and narrow (10–20 m) inlet.
Descrição do Design Benthic samples were collected monthly in the shallow subtidal (0.3 m to 0.5 m depth) at three stations in El Mellah Lagoon from February to December 2019.

Métodos de Amostragem

Samples were collected monthly in the shallow subtidal (0.3 m to 0.5 m depth) at three stations in El Mellah Lagoon from February to December 2019.

Área de Estudo El Mellah Lagoon, Algeria
Controle de Qualidade The taxonomy mapped to WoRMS; while for locations the coordinateUncertaintyInMeters was added for the Station 1 and station 3 because the coordinates were on the land. This can be justified by the fact that the lagoon surface periodically changes.

Descrição dos passos do método:

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Citações bibliográficas

  1. Hamza Hadjer, Beya Mammeria Aicha, Bain Abdelmadjid, de Wit Rutger, Klein Judith (2022). First record of the invasive Asian date mussel Arcuatula senhousia (Benson, 1842) in El Mellah Lagoon (Southern coast of Algerian Basin, Western Mediterranean). Bioinvasions Records. 11 (3). 686-699. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00788/90034/

Metadados Adicionais

Identificadores alternativos http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=mammeria