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<p>The aim of this study is to examine the Odonata fauna structure and composition in Kabylia’s wetlands (central north Algeria) by sampling 36 potential sites (16 wadis and 20 water reservoirs) in the two main departments of this region, namely, the Kabylia of Djurdjura (Tizi Ouzou) and the Kabylia of Soummam (Bejaia). This region has one of the most important hydrographic systems in Algeria and a wide range of exceptional wetlands due to its important rainfall regime. A lack of studies, especially in the western part of the region (Tizi Ouzou), prompts a specific inventory and ecological analysis of the Odonata population over a period of 6 months (from April to September 2021). Forty species of Odonata have been recorded in Kabylia, of which <italic>Pyrrhosoma nymphula</italic> represents a new record for Algeria, raising the reference list to 64 species. There are four northern African endemic species and among these, we report on the rediscovery of the critically endangered (EN) <italic>Calopteryx exul</italic> in Algeria, recorded in the 19th century and deemed to have been extinct after an absence of more than a century; <italic>Gomphus lucasii</italic> is assessed as vulnerable (VU) and <italic>Enallagma deserti</italic> and <italic>Platycnemis subdilatata</italic> are judged as least concern (LC).</p>
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The aim of this study is to examine the Odonata fauna structure and composition in Kabylia’s wetlands (central north Algeria) by sampling 36 potential sites (16 wadis and 20 water reservoirs) in the two main departments of this region, namely, the Kabylia of Djurdjura (Tizi Ouzou) and the Kabylia of Soummam (Bejaia). This region has one of the most important hydrographic systems in Algeria and a wide range of exceptional wetlands due to its important rainfall regime. A lack of studies, especially in the western part of the region (Tizi Ouzou), prompts a specific inventory and ecological analysis of the Odonata population over a period of 6 months (from April to September 2021). Forty species of Odonata have been recorded in Kabylia, of which Pyrrhosoma nymphula represents a new record for Algeria, raising the reference list to 64 species. There are four northern African endemic species and among these, we report on the rediscovery of the critically endangered (EN) Calopteryx exul in Algeria, recorded in the 19th century and deemed to have been extinct after an absence of more than a century; Gomphus lucasii is assessed as vulnerable (VU) and Enallagma deserti and Platycnemis subdilatata are judged as least concern (LC).

Survey and repartition of Odonatofauna in the lotic and lentic waters of the Djurdjura and Soumman regions of Kabylia (North Central Algeria)

Department of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences and Agronomical Sciences

Laboratoire de Zoologie Appliquée et d’Ecophysiologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie

Eau & Environnement (LBEE), Faculty of SNV-STU, University of 8 May 1945. BP. 401

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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The aim of this study is to examine the Odonata fauna structure and composition in Kabylia’s wetlands (central north Algeria) by sampling 36 potential sites...

Survey and repartition of Odonatofauna in the lotic and lentic waters of the Djurdjura and Soumman regions of Kabylia (North Central Algeria)

Publié en ligne: 08 oct. 2023

Pages: 230 - 238

Reçu: 17 mars 2023

Accepté: 26 mai 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2023-0026

Mots clés
North Africa, elevation gradients, Odonata, wetlands, distribution

© 2023 Lamia Ait Taleb et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Survey and repartition of Odonatofauna in the lotic and lentic waters of the Djurdjura and Soumman regions of Kabylia (North Central Algeria)

Publié en ligne: 08 oct. 2023

Pages: 230 - 238

Reçu: 17 mars 2023

Accepté: 26 mai 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2023-0026

Mots clésNorth Africa, elevation gradients, Odonata, wetlands, distribution

© 2023 Lamia Ait Taleb et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
North Africa, elevation gradients, Odonata, wetlands, distribution