Table 2
Major characteristics of the Tunisian lagoons.
Lagoons | Surface | Mean depth | Temperature ranges | Salinity ranges | Water exchange | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ichkeul (37°81'N 9°83'E) |
8000 to 12 000 ha (summer to winter phase) | 1 to 2 m | 10 to 33 °C | 0.20 to 80 psu | Bizerte lagoon | Ben Hassine, 1974; Ben Rejeb Jenhani, 1989; Beji Sassi, 1999; Ben M'barek, 2001; ANPE, 2007 |
Bizerte (37°10'N 09°50'E) |
15 000 ha | 8 to 12 m | 11 to 29 °C | 33.9 to 35.8 psu | Mediterranean sea | Harzallah, 2002; Béjaoui et al., 2010; Boukef et al., 2010; MeHSIP-PPIF, 2011 |
Ghar El Melh lagoon (37°08'N 10°10'E) |
2600 ha | 0.5 to 1 m | 9.7 to 27.4 °C | 25.0 to 46.0 psu | Gulf of Tunis | Romdhane, 1985; Burgis and Symoens, 1987; Lemoalle, 1987 |
Tunis Lake | Gulf of Tunis | Ben Charrada, 1992; Ben Maiz, 2008; Jouini et al., 2005 | ||||
North part: (36°49'N10°14'E) |
2200 ha | 1 to 3 m | 10 to 29 °C | 34 to 42.5 psu | ||
South part: (36°47'N 10°13'E) |
710 ha | 2 to 4 m | 10 to 32 °C | 37.2 to 37.4 psu | ||
Boughrara (33°36'N 10°49'E) |
50 000 ha | 4 m | 11.2 to 27.4 °C | 36.9 to 44.4 psu | Gulf of Gabes | Jedoui et al., 1981; Romdhane et al., 1998; Ben Aoun et al., 2007; Kharroubi et al., 2012 |
Biban (33°14'N 11°15'E) | 30 000 ha | 4 m | 6 to 30 °C | 40.0–50.0 psu | Gulf of Gabes | Medhioub, 1979; Lemoalle and Vidy, 1984; Jouili et al., 2017 |
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