@article{fdi:010074819,
  title = {{C}opepod assemblages as a bioindicator of environmental quality in three coastal areas under contrasted anthropogenic inputs ({G}ulf of {G}abes, {T}unisia)},
  author = {{D}rira, {Z}. and {K}miha-{M}egdiche, {S}. and {S}ahnoun, {H}. and {T}edetti, {M}arc and {P}agano, {M}arc and {A}yadi, {H}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he study of copepod assemblages indicated the presence of 22 species and 12 families in the southern coast of {S}fax, 20 species and 13 families in the northern coast and 14 species and 8 families in the {G}hannouch area, with a dominance of {O}ithonidae (79, 51 and 43% in the southern, northern and {G}hannouch coasts, respectively). {T}he relative abundance and the richness diversity of {O}ithonidae were found to be the most relevant indicators of anthropogenic pollution. {O}ithona nana, {E}uterpina acutifrons and {A}cartia clausi differed significantly in abundance between these three areas under differing degrees of pollution. {T}he study of the structure, composition and density of the copepod fauna showed that the southern coast was a pollution-resistant ecosystem ({H} = 1.49 +/- 0.33 bits ind(-1); 22 species; density = 51.375 +/- 4.340 x 10(3) ind m(-3)) followed by {G}hannouch area ({H} = 1.74 +/- 0.28 bits ind(-1); 15 species; density = 11.979 +/- 5.651 x 10(3) ind m(-3)) and the northern coast, considered as a restored area ({H} = 1.95 +/- 0.26 bits ind(-1); 21 species; density = 6.516 +/- 4.304 x 10(3) ind m(-3)). {T}he three ecosystems can thus be classified according to their degree of resistance to the anthropogenic inputs based on the results of the physico-chemical parameters and the species diversity as follows: southern coast > {G}hannouch area > northern coast.},
  keywords = {{S}fax ; {G}hannouch ; {PO}43- ; copepod ; anthropogenic pressure ; indicators ; {TUNISIE} ; {GABES} {GOLFE} ; {SFAX} ; {GHANNOUCH}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of the {M}arine {B}iological {A}ssociation of the {U}nited {K}ingdom},
  volume = {98},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {1889--1905},
  ISSN = {0025-3154},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1017/s0025315417001515},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074819},
}