Table 3
Tunisian Lagoon biodiversity.
| Lagoons | Phytoplankton (N species) | Macrophytes (N species) | Zooplankton (N species) | Invertebrates (N species) | Fishes (N species) | Hydrological specificities |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichkeul | 32 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 2nd degree lagoon with continental water tributaries and communicating with Bizerte lagoon | Ben Rejeb Jenhani et al., 1991; Chaouachi and Ben Hassine, 1998; Romdhane, 2002; Kraïem et al., 2003; Shaiek et al., 2016 |
| Bizerte | 56 | 86 | 21 | 150 | 45 | Large and deep lagoon with deep channel as the inlet | Azouz, 1966; Zaouali, 1980; Beji, 2000; Sakka et al., 2003 |
| Ghar El Melh | 74 | 13 | 41 | 84 | 49 | Shallow lagoon with restricted lagoon-sea exchanges | Romdhane, 1985; Romdhane and Ktari, 1986; Shili et al., 2002; Kraïem et al., 2009 |
| Tunis | 56 | 38 | 43 | 85 | 15 | Medium surface and depth lagoon with tide-regulated water exchange (gates) | Ben Maiz, 2008; Turki, 2004 |
| Boughrara | 84 | 15 | 48 | 100 | 31 | Large and deep lagoon with large lagoon-sea exchanges in the West and limited exchanges in the East | Zaouali, 1980; Daly Yahia and Romdhane, 1994; Ben Rejeb Jenhani and Romdhane, 2002; Shili and Ben Maiz, 2003 |
| Biban | 47 | 35 | 19 | 80 | 42 | Large and deep lagoon with considerable lagoon-sea exchanges | Zaouali, 1982; Lemoalle and Vidy, 1984 |
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