Volume 8, Issue 2, September 2014, Pages 283–290
Noura HANIF1, Mohammed CHAIR2, and Mostapha CHBANI IDRISSI3
1 Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Nutrition Laboratory, Chouaib Doukkali University, Faculty of Science, El-Jadida, Morocco
2 Prospecting Laboratory of Marine Resources, APP/INRH project, National Institute of Fisheries Research, Casablanca, Morocco
3 Prospecting Laboratory of Marine Resources, APP/INRH project, National Institute of Fisheries Research, Casablanca, Morocco
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The proliferation of harmful algae in a marine environment is practically linked to human activities that are to be by overexploitation or pollution. Characteristics of the brown alga Sargassum muticum promote her ability to adapt and endure the harsh conditions in different parts of its distribution. This study indicates that the overexploitation of the red algae Gelidium sesquipedale causes an imbalance in the marine environment will be colonized by invasive alga S. muticum. Therefore, we must act quickly and rationally manage natural seaweed fields to avoid the invasion of the environment by harmful species.
Author Keywords: harmful algae, human activities, invasion, pollution.
Noura HANIF1, Mohammed CHAIR2, and Mostapha CHBANI IDRISSI3
1 Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Nutrition Laboratory, Chouaib Doukkali University, Faculty of Science, El-Jadida, Morocco
2 Prospecting Laboratory of Marine Resources, APP/INRH project, National Institute of Fisheries Research, Casablanca, Morocco
3 Prospecting Laboratory of Marine Resources, APP/INRH project, National Institute of Fisheries Research, Casablanca, Morocco
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The proliferation of harmful algae in a marine environment is practically linked to human activities that are to be by overexploitation or pollution. Characteristics of the brown alga Sargassum muticum promote her ability to adapt and endure the harsh conditions in different parts of its distribution. This study indicates that the overexploitation of the red algae Gelidium sesquipedale causes an imbalance in the marine environment will be colonized by invasive alga S. muticum. Therefore, we must act quickly and rationally manage natural seaweed fields to avoid the invasion of the environment by harmful species.
Author Keywords: harmful algae, human activities, invasion, pollution.
How to Cite this Article
Noura HANIF, Mohammed CHAIR, and Mostapha CHBANI IDRISSI, “Study of Gelidium sesquipedale overexploitation effects on Sargassum muticum proliferation of in El Jadida area, Morocco,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 283–290, September 2014.
