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  • Aleya, L., Hannachi, I., Drira, Z., Hassen, M., Hamza, A., Ayadi, H., & Bouain, A. (2008). Abundance and biomass of the ciliate community during a spring cruise in the Gulf of Gabes (Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia). Acta Protozoologica, 47, 293–306.

    We studied the spring spatial distribution of the ciliate community coupled with environmental factors along the coast and in the open sea at 30 stations sampled (between 27 May and 9 June 2006) in the Gulf of Gabes (Tunisia, Eastern Mediterranean Sea). A total of 61 taxa belonging to 36 genera and 5 taxonomic classes were identified. The ciliate assemblage was numerically dominated by spirotrichs (86% of total ciliates). This group is largely dominated by the choreotrichs (92%) among which tintinnids represented 99%. The total ciliates abundance showed a gradual decrease from the coastal area to the open sea and an increase from the surface to the bottom. The maximum abundance (400 cells l-1) and biomass (6.29 µgC l-1) were found in station 27, close to Djerba Island. The tinitinnid Rhabdonella spiralis was cosmopolitan, being found almost at every station and at each depth, while other taxa may be exclusive to the neritic area, others to the open sea area. The distribution of species in the Gulf of Gabes seemed most likely influenced by the combined effects of hydrographic conditions, zooplankton predation and urban interferences.

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  • Rekik, A., Guermazi, W., Kmiha-Megdiche, S., Sellami, I., Pagano, M., Ayadi, H., & Elloumi, J. (2023). Spatial variation of summer microphytoplankton and zooplankton communities related to environmental parameters in the coastal area of Djerba Island (Tunisia, Eastern Mediterranean). Mediterranean Marine Science, 24(1), 156–172. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.30650

    In the present study, we investigated the effects of pollution and anthropization on the summer distribution of phyto-zooplanktoncommunities in relation to environmental factors in the coastal zone of DjerbaIsland. On the basis of chemical factors, theDjerba coasts can be divided into two parts: the Western Area (WA), characterized by high values of nitrogen forms of nutrients,with higher N/P ratio, and the Eastern Area (EA), poorer in inorganic nitrogen with an N/P ratio lower than the Redfield ratio (16).Strong differences in terms of plankton communities were also observed between these two areas. Bacillariophyceae was the most important microphytoplankton group in the WA whereas the proportion of Cyanobacteria was higher in the EA. High Cyanobacteria abundance in the EA may be linked to high DIP concentration. In the WA, the Bacillariophyceae Chaetoceros, Coscinodiscus, Grammatophora, Navicula and Pinnularia reached high abundance in relation with their good adaptability to adverse conditions. Copepods were the most abundant zooplankton present in the WA (54–100% of total zooplankton abundance), whereas other zooplankton were always dominant (60–90%) in the EA. The small pollution-tolerant Calanoid copepod Paracalanus parvus was dominant in the WA, illustrating its affinity for highly eutrophic sites. Despite human pressure and industrial activities, the coastal waters of Djerba showed a wide diversity of microphytoplankton and zooplankton.

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