@article{fdi:010060370, title = {{A}ssessment of groundwater vulnerability to pollution of a wetland watershed : the case study of the {O}ualidia-{S}idi {M}oussa wetland, {M}orocco}, author = {{E}l {H}imer, {H}. and {F}akir, {Y}. and {S}tigter, {T}. {Y}. and {L}epage, {M}ichel and {E}l {M}andour, {A}. and {R}ibeiro, {L}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he susceptibility of wetlands to continental pollution is closely related to the vulnerability of their surface and sub-surface watersheds. {T}herefore, to help manage wetlands, especially those fed by groundwater, it can be useful to assess the vulnerability of their aquifers. {T}his approach is illustrated by the case study of the wetland of {O}ualidia-{S}idi {M}oussa. {F}irstly, the hydrogeological basin of the wetland was identified. {V}ulnerability mapping was then performed using the specific {S}usceptibility {I}ndex ({SI}) method. {R}esults indicated that the natural protection against pollution of the watershed of the {O}ualidia-{S}idi {M}oussa wetland was low, and that the system was indeed affected by anthropogenic pollution. {P}reservation of its ecological value requires urgent management actions.}, keywords = {{S}usceptibility {I}ndex ; runoff ; land use ; management ; {MAROC}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}quatic {E}cosystem {H}ealth and {M}anagement}, volume = {16}, numero = {2}, pages = {205--215}, ISSN = {1463-4988}, year = {2013}, DOI = {10.1080/14634988.2013.788427}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060370}, }