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Utilisation des peuplements de la macrofaune benthique pour déceler les signes de perturbation du milieu : exemple du golfe du Morbihan (Bretagne, France).
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Author
Afli, AhmedDate
1999
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Use of benthic macrofauna assemblages to detect the signs of perturbation of the area : example of the Morbihan Gulf (Brittany, France).Abstract
Des milieux cotiers comme le golfe du Morbihan sont le siege d'activites anthropiques croissantes et d'apports terrigenes intenses. Les approches physiques et chimiques ne peuvent a eux seuls juger l'etat de ces lieux tres complexes. Les populations macrofauniques, face a de telles conditions, reagissent differemment, et constituent ainsi un materiel efficace pour deceler les premiers signes d'eutrophisation et de perturbation du milieu. Le modele des groupes ecologiques et des indices biotiques a ete employe, il montre que la totalite du bassin oriental du golfe du Morbihan est largement touchee par les activites anthropiques diverses, et voit ses peuplements se degrader. Ceci se manifeste par l'apparition de plus en plus d'especes tolerantes dans une premiere phase et opportunistes dans une phase suivante correspondant a la degradation maximale.The coastal area is more and more affected by the increasing anthropogenic activities and nutriment inputs, coming from the catchment area. Macrofauna populations show different reactions to such conditions, and therefore constitute an effective tool to detect the first signs of eutrophication and perturbation of the area. The model of ecologic groups and biotic indices was used. It shows that the whole eastern part of Morbihan Gulf is affected by the perturbation, and its benthic macrofauna assemblages are perturbed as shown by the increasing dominance of, firstly, tolerant species and, secondly, opportunistic species. This indicates a strong imbalance in the macrofauna assemblages
Journal
Bulletin de l'Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la MerVolume
26Page Range
pp. 147-163Collections