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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Distribution of ciliates in relation to environmental factors along the coastline of the Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Volume 83, No. 4, Year 2009
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We studied the seasonal distribution of the ciliate community coupled with environmental factors along the coast at three stations sampled (from March 2006 to February 2007) in the Gulf of Gabes (Tunisia, Eastern Mediterranean Sea). A total of 56 species belonging to 11 orders, were identified. Harbor of Gabes station was more diversified (45 species) than both Tabia (26 species) and Karboub (31 species) stations. The ciliate assemblage was numerically dominated by Spirotrichea in Tabia (82% of the total abundance), in the Harbor of Gabes (86% of the total abundance), whereas, in Karboub, Spirotrichea represented only 40% of the total abundance. The unexpected lower quantitative importance of Spirotrichea in Karboub station was apparently the result of the high salt concentration found in water samples throughout the study, probably originating from the saline area surrounding Karboub station, known as Sabkha. The distribution of species in the nearshore of the Gulf of Gabes seemed most likely influenced by the combined effects of temperature, salinity and hydrographic conditions. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kchaou, Nouha
Tunisia, Sfax
Faculté Des Sciences de Sfax
Elloumi, Jannet
Tunisia, Sfax
Faculté Des Sciences de Sfax
Drira, Zaher
Tunisia, Sfax
Faculté Des Sciences de Sfax
Hamza, Asma
Tunisia, Tunis
University of Carthage, Institut National Des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer
Ayadi, Habib
Tunisia, Sfax
Faculté Des Sciences de Sfax
Bouaïn, Abderrahmen
Tunisia, Sfax
Faculté Des Sciences de Sfax
Aleya, Lotfi
France, Besancon
Université de Franche-comté
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Citations: 110
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ecss.2009.04.019
ISSN:
02727714
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Tunisia