The environmental impact of dam construction in a wetland area. A case study Boukhroufa (El Taref) Algeria

• Autorzy: Benrabah Samia , Touati Mounira , Halimi Fahima , Tachi Salah-Eddine , Bouguera Hamza

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DOI

10.15576/GLL/2024.3.01

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article presents an approach to the assessment of the environmental impact of a dam construction for agricultural use in the Boutheldja region. This region’s environment is rich in natural resources and forms a part of the El Kala National Park (P.N.E.K). It was designated a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar convention by UNESCO in 1983 and later declared a biosphere reserve in 1990. It is among the most significant aquatic areas in this region (contains about 40% of surface water resources). The physical characteristics of the watershed support the construction of the dam, although there could be a number of unfavorable effects: upstream – including soil erosion and reservoir sedimentation, reduced storage capacity, lower water quality and loss of productivity of flooded area; downstream – removal of silt from downstream flows, loss of fertilising functions, changes in water quality, changes in productivity, reduction in natural floods, loss of access to resources and ecological disturbance. Such processes will have an impact on an ecosystem so fragile. Although Boukhroufa dam provides significant benefits to the city, such as controlling stream regime, preventing floods, and supplying agricultural water from stored water, it also has significant negative effects on the surrounding watershed ecosystem.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

watershed; Boukhroufa dam; El Taref; environmental impact; flood

PL

dział wodny; Zapora Boukhroufa; wpływ na środowisko; El Taref; powódź

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rolniczego w Krakowie
• Czasopismo: Geomatics, Landmanagement and Landscape
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: no. 3
• Strony: 7--19
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 30 poz., rys.,, tab.

Twórcy

autor

Benrabah Samia

• Badji Mokhtar University, Annaba, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0371-4395

autor

Touati Mounira

• Badji Mokhtar University, Annaba, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3822-6499

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Halimi Fahima

• Badji Mokhtar University, Annaba, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5151-6803

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Tachi Salah-Eddine

• Badji Mokhtar University, Annaba, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4606-5753

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Bouguera Hamza

• Badji Mokhtar University, Annaba, Algeria

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).