A5043992278- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Travel-related health issues
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Entomological Studies and Ecology
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
Mohammed V University
2008-2024
Université Ibn-Tofail
2021-2023
Université Sultan Moulay Slimane
2020-2022
Instituto Superior da Maia
2019
Université Moulay Ismail de Meknes
2017
Mohamed I University
2016
Summary Illegal killing/taking of birds is a growing concern across the Mediterranean. However, there are few quantitative data on species and countries involved. We assessed numbers individual each killed/taken illegally in Mediterranean country per year, using diverse range sources incorporating expert knowledge. estimated that 11–36 million individuals year may be region, many them migration. In Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon Syria, more than two average year. For such as Blackcap Sylvia...
Summary There is a general lack of information on how international conservation treaties affect biodiversity. The Ramsar convention the protection internationally important wetlands such an policy. It initiated world‐wide establishment over 2000 protected areas currently covering more than 200 million ha. came into force in 1975, but to date, it remains unknown whether actually produces biodiversity benefits. We analysed 21 years survey data from wide range waterbird species Moroccan and...
COVID-19 pandemic has had huge impacts on multiple industries and sectors, not just ecotourism wildlife protection in Morocco. Ecological health are a critical resource for the country’s tourism sector recovery. Conservation is considered as one of that hit hard by pandemic. Many threats facing biodiversity protected areas have been exacerbated during following, outbreak with practices such poaching, trafficking, forest logging activities resumed due to country lockdown collapse....
Sex chromosomes often bear distinct patterns of genetic variation due to unique inheritance and demography. The processes mutation, recombination, drift selection also influence rates evolution on sex differently than autosomes. Measuring such differences provides information about how these shape genomic their roles in the origin species. To test hypotheses predictions autosomal sex-linked diversity differentiation, we measured population statistics within between populations subspecies...
Since 2005, Morocco has designated many Ramsar wetlands, yet little is known about factors determining their occupation by waterbird communities. In this study, we assessed the relationship between of Moroccan wetlands during breeding season two globally threatened waterbirds, marbled teal Marmaronetta angustirostris and ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca, geographical, topographical macrohabitat factors. Habitat-based statistical models showed that presence these waterfowl species at was...
The population of the African continent is significantly increasing which has given rise to societal, economic and environmental changes. This will generate an increase in demand for food, water energy. Thus, strategies sustainable management natural resources need be adopted urgently order match future needs ensure development on continent. Water Energy Food (WEF) nexus one avenues studying current interactions interdependencies WEF sectors under different scenarios challenges effort...
Islands, and the particular organisms that populate them, have long fascinated biologists. Due to their isolation, islands offer unique opportunities study effect of neutral adaptive mechanisms in determining genomic phenotypical divergence. In Canary an archipelago rich endemics, barn owl (Tyto alba), present all islands, is thought diverged into a subspecies (T. a. gracilirostris) on eastern ones, Fuerteventura Lanzarote. Taking advantage 40 whole-genomes modern population genomics tools,...
Abstract Transition zones between natural and human‐altered spaces are eroding in most terrestrial ecosystems. The persistence of animals shared landscapes depends part on their behavioral flexibility, which may involve being able to exploit human agricultural production. As a forest‐dependent species, the Barbary macaque ( Macaca sylvanus ) is affected by progressive conversion forest‐adjacent lands into crops. We explore how behavior differs groups living forest at edge (hereafter...
Pest rodents cause extensive damage to crops worldwide. Up 40% of global crop production is lost annually pests and diseases, with accounting for 15–30% this loss amounting billions dollars each year. The current method controlling rodent populations involves the use chemical rodenticides. While effective in short term, these chemicals pose serious environmental health risks, leading secondary poisoning non-target species other long-term negative ecological consequences, underscoring need...
African vulture populations are rapidly declining, yet funding and other resources available for their conservation limited. Improving our understanding of which species could best serve as an umbrella the entire suite vultures help conservationists save time, money, by focusing efforts on a single species. Furthermore, improving suitability biomonitors detecting environmental toxins authorities to detect changes in ecosystem health. We used systematic approach based criteria selected priori...
Ten-year survey of breeding Anatidae Lake Sidi Boughaba (North-western Marocco) : status, tendencies change and avenues for future research. A ten years duck species was carried out in the Ramsar site Important Bird Area (IBA) Boughaba. No such has ever been conducted before Morocco to study number country. Overall results have shown appearance new Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina), Common (Aythya ferina) White-Headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala). Other become more regular like Gadwall (Anas...
A pair of the Northwest African endemic Maghreb Owl Strix mauritanica (Witherby, 1905) located in a coastal urban environment Moroccan capital, Rabat, was monitored for first time over two consecutive breeding seasons, 2020 and 2021, respectively. Pellets (n = 434) collected analysed from their roost contained remains synanthropic species rodents, such as house mouse (Mus musculus), black rat (Rattus rattus), brown norvegicus) fairly similar proportion birds. The most interesting finding...
The Merja Zerga lagoon is significant as a stopover site for Trans-Sahara migrants, an over-wintering ducks and waders, well breeding nesting refuge some rare species in Morocco. contains mosaic of habitats: sandbars, tidal mudflats, meadows with Spartina, Salicornia, Juncus, wet grassland, semi-temporary stagnant water permanent streams. Each habitat characterised by its avifauna: 156 bird are ecologically dependent on only one during at least part their annual cycle. An analysis diversity...
Knowledge of factors influencing waterbird distribution is a crucial step that would help wetland managers to target their conservation efforts. In this work, we used 2-year survey in 25 wetlands distributed throughout Morocco model Podicipedidae and Rallidae spatial assess the relevance set environmental anthropogenic predicting site occupancy, by means generalised linear mixed models (GLMM). Podicipedidae, little grebes great crested were most commonly detected species, while common...
Capsule The number of Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni breeding pairs in Morocco has varied significantly and positively over thirteen years (1998–2010), between six colonies the 13-year period at each colony. mean growth rate was λ = 1.13 ± 0.02. This positive trend is consistent with current Least Concern conservation status species IUCN Red List.