Chapter Phytoplankton assemblage Characterization along the Mediterranean coast of Morocco during autumn

• Main Author: Idmoussi, Hajar (auth)
• Other Authors: Somoue, Laila (auth), HILMI, Karim (auth), Ettahiri, Omar (auth), Baibai, Tarik (auth), MAKAOUI, Ahmed (auth), ERRHIF, Ahmed (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Florence Firenze University Press 2020
• Series: Proceedings e report 126
• Subjects: Phytoplankton; Biodiversity and functioning ecosystem; Moroccan Mediterranean Coast
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Summary

The present study aimed to assess the composition, abundance and diversity of phytoplankton assemblage along the Moroccan Mediterranean Coast. Phytoplankton samples were collected in October 2018 at 48 stations from M'diq bay in the West to Saïdia in the East. 92 taxa have been inventoried, belonging to five groups. Diatoms dominate qualitatively and quantitatively (85.5%), followed by dinoflagellates (12%). Phytoplanktonic diversity and abundance was pronounced in the western part of Moroccan Mediterranean Sea, especially (from Jebha to M'diq) because of the influence of the Atlantic flow.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (10 p.)

ISBN

978-88-5518-147-1.55
9788855181471

Access

Open Access