A novel index based on planktonic copepod reproductive traits as a tool for marine ecotoxicology studies

MB Hussain, M Laabir, MND Yahia - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Copepods are excellent bioindicators of climate change and ecosystem pollution in
anthropized coastal waters. This work reviewed the results of previous studies examining …

Update of alien fauna and new records from Tunisian marine waters

KOB Amor, Μ Rifi, R Ghanem… - Mediterranean …, 2016 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
An updated inventory of alien marine fauna in coastal and offshore Tunisian waters is
presented. Records were compiled from scientific and 'grey'publications, presentations at …

First characterization and spatial distribution of microplastics in Sardina pilchardus fish gathered along the northern Tunisian coast

IB Hassine, S Abidli, Y Lahbib, NT El Menif - Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 2024 - Elsevier
The growing concern of microplastic (MP) accumulation in oceans presents a threat to
marine life and ecosystems. The present study investigates the presence of MPs in Tunisia's …

Early detection of marine non-indigenous species on Svalbard by DNA metabarcoding of sediment

MJ van den Heuvel-Greve, AM van den Brink… - Polar Biology, 2021 - Springer
Non-indigenous species (NIS) in the Arctic have an increased likelihood of arrival from ship
traffic in the region, while the survival potential of the species becomes more likely in a …

Variations in copepod composition and diversity in relation to eutrophication and hydrology in İzmir Bay, Aegean Sea

S Besiktepe, F Kucuksezgin, ST Besiktepe… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hyrographic and trophic gradient along Izmir Bay used to assess their effects on the
copepod composition and diversity. Trophic state of the bay varied from oligotrophic in the …

Marine biodiversity patterns off Alexandria area, southeastern Mediterranean Sea, Egypt

MMS Farrag, HA El-Naggar… - Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
The biological marine system in the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria, Egypt, was
investigated to recognise its biodiversity and the relations among “ichthyofauna …

Zooplankton abundance and community structure driven by tidal currents in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (Boughrara, Tunisia, SW Mediterranean Sea)

NM Belkahia, M Pagano, C Chevalier… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lagoons and coastal marine zones are very productive and useful ecosystems, but they are
threatened by the effects of global change and anthropogenic pressures. These effects have …

Impacts of an uncontrolled phosphogypsum dumpsite on summer distribution of phytoplankton, copepods and ciliates in relation to abiotic variables along the near …

A Rekik, Z Drira, W Guermazi, J Elloumi, S Maalej… - Marine Pollution …, 2012 - Elsevier
In connection with the Taparura Project, studies of spatial distribution of the crustacean
zooplankton community, nutrients, phytoplankton and ciliates were conducted in July 2007 …

Copepod assemblages as a bioindicator of environmental quality in three coastal areas under contrasted anthropogenic inputs (Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia)

Z Drira, S Kmiha-Megdiche, H Sahnoun… - Journal of the Marine …, 2018 - cambridge.org
The study of copepod assemblages indicated the presence of 22 species and 12 families in
the southern coast of Sfax, 20 species and 13 families in the northern coast and 14 species …

Net-zooplankton abundance and biomass from Annaba Bay (SW Mediterranean Sea) under estuarine influences

M Ounissi, H Laskri… - Mediterranean …, 2016 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
Zooplankton samples were collected in Annaba Bay (Algeria) from January 2009-March
2011 at three coastal sites differently affected by estuarine plumes and external currents …