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Oualidia lagoon, Morocco: an estuary without a river
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: K Hilmi VG Koutitonsky A Orbi JI Lakhdar M ChagdaliThis study describes some physical oceanography features of an estuary maintained by fresh groundwater inflow. The mesoscale variability of currents, temperature and salinity are documented from moored current meter observations of 12 days duration at three stations. Current speeds exceeded... -
The vulnerable Osprey breeding population of the Al Hoceima National Park, Morocco: present status and threats
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Flavio Monti --- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CNRS UMR5175), France Houssine Nibani --- Association de Gestion Intégrée des Ressources (AGIR), Morocco Jean-Marie Dominici --- Rèserve Naturelle Scandola, Parc Naturel Règional de Corse, France Hamid Rguibi Idrissi --- University Chouaib Doukkali, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco Mathieu Thévenet --- , France Pierre-Christian Beaubrun --- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CNRS UMR5175), France Olivier Duriez --- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CNRS UMR5175), FranceIn the Mediterranean, most areas belonging to the initial distribution range of the Osprey Pandion haliaetus have been lost and local populations have disappeared in recent decades because of persecution. Even though direct management actions have allowed local partial recovery,... -
Wintering seabirds in West Africa: foraging hotspots off Western Sahara and Mauritania driven by upwelling and fisheries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CJ Camphuysen J van der MeerCold-water upwelling supports abundant and diverse faunas. Upwelling off Mauritania has been highlighted as being important for seabirds, but very few systematic offshore surveys have been conducted in that region. Mauritanian waters are increasingly targeted by commercial fisheries along the... -
Spring diet and trophic partitioning in an alpine lizard community from Morocco
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Miguel A. Carretero --- Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO/UP), Campus Agrário de Vairão, Portugal Anna Perera --- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Spain D. James Harris --- Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO/UP), Campus Agrário de Vairão, Portugal Vasco Batista --- Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO/UP), Campus Agrário de Vairão, Portugal Catarina Pinho --- Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO/UP), Campus Agrário de Vairão, PortugalOukaïmeden Plateau is a herpetologically rich locality in the High Atlas (Morocco) where four lizard species coexist in strict sympatry: three lacertids (Lacerta perspicillata chabanaudi, L. andreanszkyi and Podarcis vaucheri – formerly P. hispanica vaucheri) and one gekkonid (Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus)... -
Phylogeography of Buthus Leach, 1815 (Scorpiones: Buthidae): a multigene molecular approach reveals a further complex evolutionary history in the Maghreb
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Diana Pedroso --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigaçço em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genèticos, Campus Agrário de Vairço, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, Portugal Pedro Sousa --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigaçço em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genèticos, Campus Agrário de Vairço, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, Portugal D. James Harris --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigaçço em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genèticos, Campus Agrário de Vairço, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, Portugal Arie Van der Meijden --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigaçço em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genèticos, Campus Agrário de Vairço, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, PortugalThe distribution of the scorpion genus Buthus Leach, 1815 includes southwestern Europe, North and Central Africa and extends east towards the Arabian Peninsula. Phylogenetic relationships within the genus are complex and remain partially unresolved despite several previous assessments. A set... -
Genetic variability in the ocellated lizard Timon tangitanus in Morocco
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Ana Perera --- CIBIO UP, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal James D. Harris --- CIBIO UP, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, PortugalThe ocellated lizards in the Timon lepidus/tangitanus/pater complex include the largest lacertids living in continental Europe and North Africa. Long considered a single species (T. pater), the division of the North African ocellated lizards into two species, T. pater in... -
First report of cyanobacterial diversity and microcystins in a Microcystis
strain from Sidi Boughaba, a Moroccan coastal lagoon Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Douma --- Department of Biology, Laboratory of Biology and Biotechnology of Microorganisms, N Manaut --- Health and Environment Unit, Provincial Direction of the Ministry of National Education, Morocco B Oudra --- Department of Biology, Laboratory of Biology and Biotechnology of Microorganisms, M Loudiki --- Department of Biology, Laboratory of Biology and Biotechnology of Microorganisms,The cyanobacterial diversity of Sidi Boughaba, a Moroccan coastal lagoon and Ramsar site, was evaluated and its potentially toxic species were isolated and characterised. This study was the first time that cyanobacterial diversity and cyanotoxin production have been characterised in... -
Cryptic variation in the Moroccan high altitude lizard Atlantolacerta andreanskyi (Squamata: Lacertidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Mafalda Barata --- , , Portugal Ana Perera --- , , Portugal D. James Harris --- , , PortugalAtlantolacerta andreanskyi is a mountain specialist lacertid lizard, restricted to areas above 2400 m of the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, with apparently no geographic connection between different populations. In a recent molecular study, populations from A. andreanskyi collected across... -
Clutch, egg and hatchling characteristics in the Souss Valley tortoises, Testudo graeca soussensis Pieh, 2001 (Testudines: Testudinidae) from an arid steppe-land of west-central Morocco
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Nawal Hichami --- , , Morocco Mohammed Znari --- , , Morocco Mohamed Naimi --- , , Morocco Salwa Namous --- , , MoroccoClutch, egg and hatchling characteristics in the Souss Valley tortoises Testudo graeca soussensis (Testudinidae) from an arid steppe area of west-central Morocco were investigated in semi captivity in spring–early summer 2011. Mating activity occurs twice in the year, mainly in... -
Towards understanding habitat use patterns of an endangered galliform subspecies, Pternistis bicalcaratus ayesha: implications for conservation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Saâd Hanane --- Forest Research Center, High Commission for Water, Forests and Desertification Control, Morocco Najib Magri --- Forest Research Center, High Commission for Water, Forests and Desertification Control, MoroccoDetermination of factors affecting habitat selection is a major topic in avian ecology, with strong implications for conservation purposes. Studies dealing with the impacts of ecological factors on breeding spurfowls, especially the Critically Endangered Double-spurred Spurfowl Pternistis bicalcaratus ayesha, are... -
Phytomass estimation using eMODIS NDVI and ground data in arid rangelands of Morocco
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Hamid Mahyou --- Centre Régional de la Recherche Agronomique d’Oujda, Morocco Bernard Tychon --- Department of Environmental Sciences and Management, Belgium Marie Lang --- Department of Environmental Sciences and Management, Belgium Riad Balaghi --- Centre Régional de la Recherche Agronomique de Meknès, MoroccoThe assessment of rangeland productivity in semi-extensively grazed arid rangelands is a prerequisite for livestock management in relation to sustainable use of pastoral resources. The objective of this study was to assess rangeland productivity based on normalised difference vegetation index... -
Spatial distribution and breeding territories of Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciata in the western Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ali Irizi --- Département de Zoologie et Ecologie Animale, Institut Scientifique, Morocco Mohamed Aourir --- Laboratory « Biodiversité et fonctionnement des écosystèmes », Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco Mohammed Znari --- Laboratoire « Biodiversité et Dynamique des Ecosystèmes», Faculté des Sciences – Semlalia, Morocco Mohamed Aziz El Agbani --- Département de Zoologie et Ecologie Animale, Institut Scientifique, Morocco Abdeljebbar Qninba --- Département de Zoologie et Ecologie Animale, Institut Scientifique, MoroccoThe North African population of Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciata (Vieillot, 1822) is limited to the south by the northern fringe of the Sahara Desert. This study provides the first data on the spatial distribution and density of breeding Bonelli’s Eagles... -
Correlates of persistent electrocution-related mortality of raptors in Guelmim-Oued Noun province, Morocco
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ali Irizi --- , Morocco Mohamed Aourir --- , Morocco Mohamed Aziz El Agbani --- , Morocco Abdeljebbar Qninba --- , MoroccoElectrocution on poorly designed power pylons is one the most important human-related causes of large bird mortality worldwide. Raptor mortality caused by 22 kV distribution power lines was studied in south-west Morocco. We surveyed 323 pylons (53.5 km) and collected... -
Prevalence and associated factors of loneliness among a national sample of in-school adolescents in Morocco
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- , Thailand Karl Peltzer --- , South AfricaThe goal of the study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of loneliness among adolescents in Morocco. Data were analysed from 6 745 school adolescents (median age = 15 years) that participated in the 2016 Morocco cross-sectional Global School-Based... -
A pilot study on the use of DNA metabarcoding for diet analysis in a montane amphibian population from North Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Ana Pereira --- Universidade do Porto, Portugal Mohamed Amine Samlali --- Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco Abderrahim S’Khifa --- Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco Tahar Slimani --- Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco D James Harris --- Universidade do Porto, PortugalAlthough dietary studies are essential to design effective conservation strategies for amphibians, non-invasive studies using microscopy assessment of faecal material are known to have limitations. We assessed the use of DNA metabarcoding to determine diet in the Moroccan painted frog... -
On the identity of west Saharan geckos of the Tarentola ephippiata complex (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae), with comments on an extreme case of syntopy with their close relative T. annularis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Thore Koppetsch --- Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Germany Wolfgang Böhme --- Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, GermanyTarentola geckos have a widespread geographic distribution and occur both in the Palearctic and Afrotropical realms, as well as the Neotropical region. Particularly, across North Africa phenotypically similar and cryptic species can be found, like the west Saharan members of... -
Factors associated with single and multiple suicide attempts in adolescent school children in Morocco: A national cross-sectional survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- University of the Free State, South Africa Supa Pengpid --- Mahidol University, ThailandThe study aimed to assess factors associated with multiple suicide attempts (MSA) in adolescents with a history of suicide attempts in Morocco. National cross-sectional data from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) in Morocco in 2016 were analysed. Students... -
Long‐term variation in reproductive traits of Bibron's agama, agama impalearis, in Western Morocco
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: M. Znari --- Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco E. El Mouden --- Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco H. Francillon‐Vieillot --- Université Denis Diderot Paris 7, Laboratoire d'Anatomie Comparée, FranceFemale reproductive characteristics (clutch size [CS], egg volume [EV] and egg mass [EM]) of Agama impalearis and their annual variation were studied over a six‐year period (1993–1998) in the central Jbilet mountains, Western Morocco. Females produced one to two clutches... -
Geographic distribution of the scorpion fauna in the central Moroccan region of Souss-Massa with potential implications for public health
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Fouad Salhi --- Ibn Zohr University, Morocco John P Dunbar --- Institute, University of Galway, Ireland Colin Lawton --- Animal Ecology & Conservation Unit, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, Ireland Jamila Hermas --- Ibn Zohr University, Morocco Jaouad Abou Oualid --- Ibn Zohr University, Morocco Michel M Dugon --- Institute, University of Galway, IrelandDespite the medical importance of North African scorpions, many aspects of their ecology which may be important to understand envenoming patterns throughout their range, remain understudied. The region of Souss-Massa in central Morocco exhibits a high incidence of scorpion envenomings,... -
‘Vampire birds’: diet metabarcoding reveals that migrating Woodchat Shrikes Lanius senator consume engorged camel ticks in a desert stopover site
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Crinan Jarrett --- Swiss Ornithological Institute, Switzerland Marc Illa --- Institut Català d’Ornitologia, Nat-Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, Spain Marta Burri --- Swiss Ornithological Institute, Switzerland Gabriel Marcacci --- Swiss Ornithological Institute, Switzerland Vanessa A Mata --- Universidade do Porto, Portugal Maria Luisa Boglino --- Konrad-Lorenz Institute of Ethology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Austria Oumnia Himmi --- Mohammed V University of Rabat, Institut Scientifique, Morocco Ivan Maggini --- Konrad-Lorenz Institute of Ethology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Austria Barbara Helm --- Swiss Ornithological Institute, SwitzerlandData on the diets of Afro-Palearctic migratory birds outside their breeding grounds are scarce, despite the importance of feeding during the migratory journey. Here, we report on anecdotal findings from a study in which we used diet metabarcoding to analyse... -
First record of a large breeding colony of the Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus in mainland Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Mohamed Radi --- , Morocco El-Mustapha Laghzaoui --- Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco Aouissa Salek --- , Morocco Rhimou El Hamoumi --- Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco Mohamed Dakki --- , Morocco Abdeljebbar Qninba --- Scientific Institute, Mohamed V University, Morocco El Hassan El Mouden --- Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco Mohamed Aourir --- Ibn Zohr University, MoroccoA breeding colony of the Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus was discovered at the Khenifiss lagoon on the Atlantic coast of southern Morocco. In June 2022, 222 nests were counted and, in 2023, 62 nests were present. Nests were built... -
Estimation of standing crop biomass in rangelands of the Middle Atlas mountains using remote sensing data
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: S Boukrouh --- University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), Morocco Y Bouazzaoui --- Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco A El Aich --- Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco H Mahyou --- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Morocco M Chikhaoui --- Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco M Ait Lafkih --- Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco O N’Dorma --- Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco CL Alados --- Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (CSIC), SpainIn the Middle Atlas rangelands, traditional methods for estimating standing crop biomass are labour-intensive and impractical. Remote sensing offers an initiative for standing crop biomass large-scale monitoring. The aim of this study was to estimate standing crop biomass, comprising annual... -
The contribution of social and territorial innovation to territorial development in Morocco: Insights from a systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tariq Laajini --- LARETA, Hassan 1st University, Morocco Hind TadjoustiThis study investigates how social and territorial innovation influences territorial development in Morocco, offering insights into inclusive governance approaches that integrate collaborative, participatory, and solidarity-based practices. Utilizing a systematic documentary analysis of six innovative projects, the research reveals that these... -
The importance of Dakhla (Western Sahara) as a wintering site for Ospreys Pandion haliaetus: first systematic census
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Carlos A Torralvo --- CIMA, Spain Jorge García-Macía --- CIMA, Spain Miguel Ferrer --- CSIC, Spain Virginia Morandini --- National Museum of Natural Sciences of Madrid, CSIC, SpainThe Osprey Pandion haliaetus is a large piscivorous raptor with a world-wide distribution. European populations are often long-distance migrators, overwintering in different regions of Africa and the Mediterranean basin. Until now, citizen science and occasional reports suggested that the Dahkla... -
The role of academic institutions in leveraging innovation through patenting activities: A diagnostic of the Moroccan experience focusing on the agricultural sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sanaa Zebakh --- Ibn Tofail University, Morocco Jaouad Anissi --- EUORMED Research Centre EI-BIOMEDTECH, EUROMED University of Fes, Morocco, Salim Bounou --- EUORMED Research Centre EI-BIOMEDTECH, EUROMED University of Fes, Morocco, Mohammed Sadiki --- Rabat-Instituts, MoroccoIn the late 2000s, Morocco implemented various actions and programmes to establish a National Innovation System, which has helped to bolster innovation and patenting activities within higher education and research institutions. This article investigates the Moroccan innovation framework that facilitated... -
Access to PrEP for cis and transgender women: Developing and implementing a community-based intervention adapted to populations exposed to HIV in Mali, Morocco, and Mauritius
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mustapha Sodqi --- Association de Lutte Contre le Sida, Morocco Amal Ben moussa --- Association de Lutte Contre le Sida, Morocco Rosemary Delabre --- , France Rime Barrakad --- Association de Lutte Contre le Sida, Morocco Luis Sagaon Teyssier --- Aix-Marseille University, France Niloufer Khodabocus --- Lutte contre le SIDA, Mauritius Sofia Fathi --- Association de Lutte Contre le Sida, Morocco Fodié Diallo --- ARCAD Santé PLUS, Mali Patrice Monvoisin --- Lutte contre le SIDA, Mauritius Bintou Keita Dembele --- ARCAD Santé PLUS, Mali Annette Treebhoobun --- Lutte contre le SIDA, Mauritius Naoual Laaziz --- Association de Lutte Contre le Sida, Morocco Lahoucine Ouarsas --- Association de Lutte Contre le Sida, Morocco Daniela Rojas Castro --- , France Mehdi Karkouri --- Association de Lutte Contre le Sida, MoroccoBackground: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention approach, but its uptake among women, particularly those in key populations, remains limited. -
Comparative growth and carotenoid production in the green microalga Dunaliella salina from marine and continental ecosystems: harnessing environmental diversity for sustainable industrial applications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S Benabouche --- Biotechnology Laboratory, Specialised Centre for Valorisation and Technology of Marine Products (CSVTPM), National Institute of Marine Research (INRH), Morocco M Chikhaoui --- Biotechnology Laboratory, Specialised Centre for Valorisation and Technology of Marine Products (CSVTPM), National Institute of Marine Research (INRH), Morocco H Baazizi --- Laboratory of Quality Control, Specialised Centre for Valorisation and Technology of Marine Products (CSVTPM), National Institute of Marine Research (INRH), Morocco F El Filali --- Laboratory of Quality Control, Specialised Centre for Valorisation and Technology of Marine Products (CSVTPM), National Institute of Marine Research (INRH), Morocco A Banaoui --- Laboratory of Aquatic Systems: Marine and Continental Environments (AQUAMAR), Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, MoroccoIn Morocco, diverse saline ecosystems support both industrial salt production and the growth of Dunaliella salina, a halophilic unicellular green microalga in class Chlorophyceae, and well-known for its applications in aquaculture, cosmetics, food and pharmaceuticals owing to its significant carotenoid-producing...