@article{fdi:42258, title = {{S}hort-term variations of seston characteristics in a shallow tropical lagoon : effect of wind-induced resuspension}, author = {{B}ouvy, {M}arc and {A}rfi, {R}obert and {G}uiral, {D}aniel}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n {J}anuary 1993, a 24 hour survey based on an hourly sampling was conducted in a station (1 m depth) located in the {E}bri{\'e} lagoon, {C}{\^o}te d'{I}voire, in order to determine short-term changes in seston quality and quantity and relate them to physical conditions. {W}ater samples were collected just below the surface and at 0.9 m depth to assess the seston distribution in the water column. {L}ocated in an estuarine environment, the study site was submitted to periodic effect of tides with low currents. {U}nder certain conditions, sediment resuspension by wind-induced waves was observed in the shallow parts of this ecosystem. {F}rom the analysis of hydrodynamic processes (tide, wind and sedimentation rates), four basic situations were distinguished in the course of the study : a period with no wind and high sedimentation rates, a period characterized by wind induced resuspension, followed by a period of sedimentation and finally, a period without wind during the second flood tide. ({D}'apr{\`e}s r{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{LAGUNE} ; {BACTERIE} ; {PHYTOPLANCTON} ; {MATIERE} {EN} {SUSPENSION} ; {ANALYSE} {QUANTITATIVE} ; {ANALYSE} {QUALITATIVE} ; {CILIE} ; {RELATION} {ESPECE} {ENVIRONNEMENT} ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {EBRIE} {LAGUNE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}etherlands {J}ournal of {A}quatic {E}cology}, volume = {28}, numero = {3-4}, pages = {433--440}, year = {1994}, DOI = {10.1007/{BF}02334214}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:42258}, }