@article{fdi:010062235,
  title = {{E}ffects of the sandbar breaching on hydrobiological parameters and zooplankton communities in the {S}enegal {R}iver {E}stuary ({W}est {A}frica)},
  author = {{C}hampalbert, {G}. and {P}agano, {M}arc and {A}rfi, {R}obert and {C}hevalier, {C}rist{\`e}le},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study describes the changes in hydrology, zooplankton communities and abundance in the {S}enegal {R}iver {E}stuary ({SRE}) before and after the breaching of the sandbar in {O}ctober 2003. {S}amples were taken in 2003 at 3 stations located upstream ({DI}), in mid estuary ({HY}) and downstream ({RM}), and in 2005 at the same stations ({RM} becoming {O}ld {R}iver {M}outh: {ORM}), plus the new river mouth ({NRM}) resulting from the morphological evolution of the {SRE}. {T}he study showed marked seasonal variations that affected the structure and distribution of zooplankton as well as major changes caused by the sandbar opening: - increased marine influence throughout the whole {SRE}, - changes in the horizontal gradients, - arrival of euryhaline species and increase in meroplankton, in particular decapod larvae, - transformation of the {ORM} area into a slackwater area with limited exchanges and the highest zooplankton numbers during high waters.},
  keywords = {{P}elagic ecosystem ; {H}ydrobiology ; {Z}ooplankton communities ; {S}enegal {R}iver ; {E}stuary ; {S}andbar opening ; {SENEGAL} {FLEUVE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin},
  volume = {82},
  numero = {1-2},
  pages = {86--100},
  ISSN = {0025-326{X}},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.03.015},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062235},
}