LITERATURE REVIEW
Table 1. Examples of impacts on Posidonia oceanica from studies on the Algerian
coast.
Author
Zone
Aspect/ Parameter
The impact on
Posidonia oceanica
(Saliha et al.,
2015)
Waters of the
Gulf of Annaba
The measurement of
some element’s metallic
traces in the marine
phanerogam Posidonia
oceanica using atomic
absorption
spectrophotometer
Contamination
of
Posidonia
oceanica
with heavy metals in the
Gulf of Annaba impairs
its health and affects the
entire
marine
ecosystem, highlighting
the need for consistent
pollution management.
(Hamimeche,
2015)
Jijel
A biometric and
phenological
characterization
Posidonia
oceanica
seagrass meadows in the
Taza Marine Protected
Area
are
thriving,
serving
as
crucial
biodiversity reservoirs.
(Sengouga, et al.,
2019)
Algiers, Tipaza
Application of a
multimetric index
Posidonia
oceanica
meadows along the
central Algerian coast
show resilience to
anthropogenic
pressures, maintaining
mostly good ecological
status from 2011 to
2018,
with
only
localized
impacts
observed at some sites.