31Dec 2016

NUTRIENTS VARIATION IN THE COASTAL WATERS OF OUALIDIA LAGOON, MOROCCO, IN RELATION TO THE CONTRIBUTION OF WATERSHED AND HYDRO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

  • Laboratory of Marine and Environmental Biotechnologies (BIOMARE), Faculty of Sciences. El Jadida, Morocco.
  • Marine Geosciences laboratory-REMER (URAC 45), Earth Sciences department, Faculty of Sciences, 24000 El Jadida, Morocco.
  • University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, BP 2202, Fez-Morocco.
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The aim of the present study is to investigate the hydrographic characteristics and nutrient salts in the Oualidia lagoon the period between July 2010 and June 2011. The results revealed that most of nutrients are concentrated upstream of the lagoon and decreased as it approaches the sea. The results showed that the impact of anthropogenic inputs was limited in the distribution of nutrient, the values of total phosphorus were below the Broadwater QWQG value (<25 ?g L-1), except during autumn period where the values reach 48 ?g L-1. Also, the relationships between the different nutrient concentrations and the other parameters (pH and suspended particulate matter) were discussed.

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[Najwa Hassou, Nabila Boujaber, Khadija Oumaskour, Fatima Lakhdar, Jamila Benba, Bendahhou Zourarah, Omar Assobhei and Samira Etahiri. (2016); NUTRIENTS VARIATION IN THE COASTAL WATERS OF OUALIDIA LAGOON, MOROCCO, IN RELATION TO THE CONTRIBUTION OF WATERSHED AND HYDRO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Dec). 1697-1706] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Najwa Hassou
Marine and Environmental Biotechnologies (BIOMARE) biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chouaïb Doukkali, El Jadida, Morocco

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2572      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2572

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