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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Threats to and conservation of North African wetlands: The case of the Ramsar site of Beni-Belaid (NE Algeria)
Comptes Rendus - Biologies, Volume 334, No. 10, Year 2011
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Because of their biogeographical and geomorphological context, the northeastern Algeria wetlands present high species and community richness. The vegetation study of the Ramsar site of Beni-Belaid (Kabylia) showed the existence of four main communities, distributed along gradients of hydrology and disturbance. The obtained results reveal worrying threats on short term: overgrazing results in the lake invasion by the sand eroded from the coastal dune; agriculture induces illegal cutting, water pollution and excessive groundwater pumping; finally, hunting and fishing are illegally practiced into the Ramsar site. The awareness of public authorities is needed in order: (1) to completely protect the wetland with the aim of restoring a riparian forest belt; and (2) to initiate a campaign for increasing the local population awareness, and its involvement in conservation programs. © 2011 Académie des sciences. Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bouldjedri, Mohammed
Algeria, Jijel
Université de Jijel
de Bélair, Gérard
Algeria, Annaba
Université Badji Mokhtar - Annaba
Boualem, Mayache
Algeria, Jijel
Université de Jijel
Müller, Serge D.
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Statistics
Citations: 27
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.crvi.2011.06.009
ISSN:
16310691
e-ISSN:
17683238
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Algeria