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TI Macrophytobenthos de substrat meuble de l'étang de Thau (France, Méditerranée) et facteurs environnementaux associés
OT Soft-bottom macrophytobenthos and associated environmental factors in Thau Lagoon (France, Mediterranean).
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AF GERBAL, M
   VERLAQUE, M
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FF 1:;2:;
IF 0.662
TC 25
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00097/20853/18472.pdf
LA French
DT Article
AB The study of soft-bottom macrophytobenthos of the Mediterranean Thau lagoon was carried out in autumn 1986. The total biomass is high (10073 +/- 2006 tDW) and is dominated by Florideophyceae (67 %) and Zostera (22 %). Seven communities have been identified, with the following characteristic species: Solieria chordalis in the deep zone; Ulva rigida, Monostroma obscurum and Gracilaria verrucosa to the northeast; Gracilaria spp. with Sargassum muticum in shellfish breeding zones; Halopitys incurvus to the southwest; and Zostera spp. along the shallow edge. The differentiation of these communities depends essentially on depth, catchment area inputs (fresh water, nutrients, pollutants), sea water flows, hydrodynamism and shellfish breeding activities. In the eastern part of the lagoon, unstable environmental conditions and organic pollution induce the development of heterogeneous euryhaline and nitrophilous communities. Conversely, to the west, shallow bottoms, moderate nutrient concentrations and relative short-term hydrologic stability permit the differentiation of permanent Florideophyceae communities.
PY 1995
SO Oceanologica Acta
SN 0399-1784
PU Gauthier-Villars
VL 18
IS 5
UT A1995TV59000006
BP 557
EP 571
ID 20853
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