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    Preface

    J. R. Thompson, R. J. Flower in Hydrobiologia (2009)

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    Model analyses of the future water quality of the eutrophicated Ghar El Melh lagoon (Northern Tunisia)

    Ghar El Melh (Northern Tunisia) is a shallow eutrophicated lagoon (total surface area 35.6 km2) which was one of the primary sites within the MELMARINA project. It is connected to the Mediterranean through a dred...

    E. Kock Rasmussen, O. S. Petersen, J. R. Thompson, R. J. Flower, F. Ayache in Hydrobiologia (2009)

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    Hydrological characteristics of three North African coastal lagoons: insights from the MELMARINA project

    Hydrological and hydrodynamic characteristics are important controls in all wetlands including coastal lagoons. Enhanced understanding of lagoon functioning can be obtained through the acquisition and interpre...

    J. R. Thompson, R. J. Flower, M. Ramdani, F. Ayache, M. H. Ahmed in Hydrobiologia (2009)

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    Sediment distribution and accumulation in lagoons of the Southern Mediterranean Region (the MELMARINA Project) with special reference to environmental change and aquatic ecosystems

    Surface sediments and sediment cores were collected from coastal lagoons and lakes located in the Southern Mediterranean Region (SMR) as part of the MELMARINA Project which involved integrated eco-hydrological...

    R. J. Flower, P. G. Appleby, J. R. Thompson, M. H. Ahmed, M. Ramdani in Hydrobiologia (2009)

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    Environmental science and management of coastal lagoons in the Southern Mediterranean Region: key issues revealed by the MELMARINA Project

    Lagoons in the heavily populated, semi-arid coastal zone of the Southern Mediterranean Region exemplify the conflict between human utilisation of water and related resources and aquatic ecosystems. Having reco...

    J. R. Thompson, R. J. Flower in Hydrobiologia (2009)

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    Application of remote sensing to site characterisation and environmental change analysis of North African coastal lagoons

    This article describes the use of satellite imagery for identifying key environmental characteristics within three North African coastal lagoons (Merja Zerga, Morocco; Ghar El Melh, Tunisia and Lake Manzala, E...

    M. H. Ahmed, B. M. El Leithy, J. R. Thompson, R. J. Flower, M. Ramdani in Hydrobiologia (2009)

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    Environmental influences on the qualitative and quantitative composition of phytoplankton and zooplankton in North African coastal lagoons

    Within the framework of the international research project MELMARINA, seasonal dynamics of plankton communities in three North African coastal lagoons (Merja Zerga, Ghar El Melh, and Lake Manzala) were investi...

    M. Ramdani, N. Elkhiati, R. J. Flower, J. R. Thompson, L. Chouba in Hydrobiologia (2009)

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    Environmental characteristics, landscape history and pressures on three coastal lagoons in the Southern Mediterranean Region: Merja Zerga (Morocco), Ghar El Melh (Tunisia) and Lake Manzala (Egypt)

    Three North African coastal lagoons were selected as primary sites for integrated ecological and hydrological monitoring and modelling as part of the MELMARINA Project (see Flower & Thompson, 2009). The three ...

    F. Ayache, J. R. Thompson, R. J. Flower, A. Boujarra, F. Rouatbi in Hydrobiologia (2009)

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    Hydrodynamic-ecological model analyses of the water quality of Lake Manzala (Nile Delta, Northern Egypt)

    Lake Manzala remains the largest of the Nile Delta lakes and has undergone substantial recent changes particularly over the last 30 years due to regulation of freshwater inflows, land reclamation and increasin...

    E. Kock Rasmussen, O. Svenstrup Petersen, J. R. Thompson, R. J. Flower in Hydrobiologia (2009)

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    The fish fauna of three North African lagoons: specific inventories, ecological status and production

    This paper examines the ecological and biological status of fisheries in three coastal lagoons in the southern Mediterranean region: Merja Zerga in Morocco, Ghar El Melh in Tunisia and Lake Manzala in Egypt. D...

    M. M. Kraïem, L. Chouba, M. Ramdani, M. H. Ahmed, J. R. Thompson in Hydrobiologia (2009)

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    An overview of integrated hydro-ecological studies in the MELMARINA Project: monitoring and modelling coastal lagoons—making management tools for aquatic resources in North Africa

    As landscape disturbance and climate conspire to accelerate global environmental change towards unprecedented levels in the twenty-first century, the populated coastal regions of many countries are facing majo...

    R. J. Flower, J. R. Thompson in Hydrobiologia (2009)