Impacts of Anthropogenic Factors on the Groundwater Ecosystem of Fezouata in South-East of Morocco

• Autorzy: Boudellah Abderrazzaq , El Moustaine Radouane , Maliki Abdelmounaim , Moutaouakil Soumia , El Gharmali Abdelhay , Boulanouar Mohamed , El Hachimi Youssef , Ghamizi Mohamed

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12911/22998993/146678

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The depletion of aquifer systems in arid and semiarid regions worldwide is causing acute water scarcity and quality degradation, and leading to extensive ecosystem damages. Groundwater is exposed to a variety of anthropogenic water pollution, such as raw wastewater disposal in the Draa Wadi and the use of septic tanks. In this respect, a study performed in some wells of Fezouata (South-east of Morocco) aimed at both discovering the main components of the aquatic subterranean fauna unknown up to now in this area, and the potential relationships between this fauna and the water quality The principal physico-chemical characteristics of water were measured between November 2019 to March 2021 for 15 wells, which were selected considering their position with respect to the pollution sources known in surface. The Fezouata groundwater is distinguished by its high salinity with an increasing gradient from upstream to downstream. The aquatic fauna in the 15 wells showed 12 stygofauna species. In the protected wells which are situated far from the pollution sources, the fauna is dominated by Cirolanidae, Hydrobiidae, Metacrangonctydae, Stenasellidae, and Thermosbaenacea. On the other hand, in the less protected well, close to the pollution sources, the fauna is made of epigean species, such as insect’s larva, mainly Culicidae and Chironomidae. The analysis of the water quality and the subterranean biodiversity shows that the latter decreases with increasing groundwater pollution. It seems that the impact of the acute pollution affected the stygocenose even by reducing drastically the biodiversity.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

groundwater pollution; stygobiont fauna; Fezouata aquifer; water quality; Morocco

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 23, nr 5
• Strony: 30--43
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 52 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Boudellah Abderrazzaq

• Department of Biology, Cadi Ayyad University, 112Bd. Abdelkrim Al Khattabi Avenue, 549, 40000, Marrakech, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0994-5994

autor

El Moustaine Radouane

• Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University Moulay Ismail, BP 11201, Zitoune Avenue, Meknes, Morocco

autor

Maliki Abdelmounaim

• Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University Moulay Ismail, BP 11201, Zitoune Avenue, Meknes, Morocco

autor

Moutaouakil Soumia

• Museum of Natural History, Cadi Ayyad University, Abdelkrim Al Khattabi Avenue, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco
• Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, (URA 33), B.P. 2390, Boulevard de Safi, 40000, Marrakech, Morocco

autor

El Gharmali Abdelhay

• Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, (URA 33), B.P. 2390, Boulevard de Safi, 40000, Marrakech, Morocco

autor

Boulanouar Mohamed

• Department of Biology, Ecole Normale Supérieure Marrakech, B.P. 2400, Marrakech 40000, Marocco

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El Hachimi Youssef

• Department of Biology, Cadi Ayyad University, 112Bd. Abdelkrim Al Khattabi Avenue, 549, 40000, Marrakech, Morocco

autor

Ghamizi Mohamed

• Museum of Natural History, Cadi Ayyad University, Abdelkrim Al Khattabi Avenue, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco
• Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, (URA 33), B.P. 2390, Boulevard de Safi, 40000, Marrakech, Morocco

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