Les effets de la réouverture de l'embouchure du fleuve Comoé sur le végétation littorale lagunaire (Lagune Ebrié - Côte d'Ivoire)

The results of floristic data collected during two surveys in the eastern region of Ebrié lagoon in 1987 (before the reopening of the inlet) and in 1988 (after the reopening of the inlet) are discussed in this article. Salinity increase (from 4‰ to 30‰) as a result of the reopening in September 1987 of the channel of Comoé river, profoundly modified qualitatively and quantitatively, the plant population. Floating or fixed macrophytes have been completely destroyed. Mangrove forest being the hydrophytic belt of the lagunar rives.

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Main Authors: Sankaré, Y., Amon Kothias, J.B., Konan, A.A.
Other Authors: Centre de Recherches Océanologiques, Abidjan
Format: article biblioteca
Language:French
Published: 1991-11
Subjects:Biology, Ecology, Environment, Côte d'Ivoire, Lagune Ebrié, Comoé river, aquatic macrophytes, lagoons, bacteria, tropical environment,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/24440
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