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Dehouck, Aurélie, Virginie Lafon, Nadia Sénéchal, Jean-Marie Froidefond, Rafael Almar, Bruno Castelle, and Nadège Martiny. "Evolution morphodynamique interannuelle du littoral sud de la Gironde." Revue Française de Photogrammétrie et de Télédétection, no. 197 (April 22, 2014): 31–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.52638/rfpt.2012.82.

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Une série d'images satellitaires Spot couvrant la période 1997-2009 (base Kalideos Littoral) est exploitée dans l'optique de caractériser l'évolution interannuelle du littoral sableux au sud du Bassin d'Arcachon. Un algorithme semi-analytique reposant sur les propriétés optiques des eaux et des petits fonds a été calibré et validé par des données in situ etappliqué à la série d'images pour produire des spatiocartes bathymétriques. Les observations indiquent une très forte connectivité entre les grands bancs de l'embouchure (Banc d'Arguin et Banc du Pineau) et les barres sous-marines des plages de par la relation « amont-aval » induite par la dérive littorale. Une séquence de 5 ans (1999-2004) a étéconstatée débutant par la dislocation du Banc d'Arguin, la migration d'énormes bancs de sable à travers la Passe Sud, conduisant à une alimentation massive du Banc du Pineau et des structures sous-marines des plages. En outre, la fréquence et l'incidence des houles de tempête contrôlent l'intensité et la direction des déplacements des barres sous-marines (migration cross-shore/longshore). Sur la période récente, cette mobilité se traduit notamment par la progression vers le sud de structures sableuses solidaires de la barre externe mais de plus faible profondeur, se déplaçant face à la plage de Biscarrosse actuellement suivie par des caméras vidéo.

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Sevrin-Reyssac, J. "Hydrology and underwater climate of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania: a review." Hydrobiologia 258, no. 1-3 (May 1993): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00006181.

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Loktionov, Y. "Hydrographical observations west of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania, in May 1988." Hydrobiologia 258, no. 1-3 (May 1993): 21–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00006183.

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Wolff, W. J., A. G. Duiven, P. Duiven, P. Esselink, Abou Gueye, A. Meijboom, G. Moerland, and J. Zegers. "Biomass of macrobenthic tidal flat fauna of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania." Hydrobiologia 258, no. 1-3 (May 1993): 151–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00006193.

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Kuipers, B. R., H. J. Witte, and S. R. Gonzalez. "Zooplankton distribution in the coastal upwelling system along the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania." Hydrobiologia 258, no. 1-3 (May 1993): 133–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00006192.

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Jager, Zwanette. "The distribution and abundance of young fish in the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania." Hydrobiologia 258, no. 1-3 (May 1993): 185–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00006196.

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Wolff, W. J., J. van der Land, P. H. Nienhuis, and P. A. W. J. de Wilde. "The functioning of the ecosystem of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania: a review." Hydrobiologia 258, no. 1-3 (May 1993): 211–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00006198.

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Hemminga, M. A., and J. Nieuwenhuize. "Seagrass wrack-induced dune formation on a tropical coast (Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania)." Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 31, no. 4 (October 1990): 499–502. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0272-7714(90)90040-x.

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Veen, Jan, Hanneke Dallmeijer, and Thor Veen. "Selecting Piscivorous Bird Species for Monitoring Environmental Change in the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania." Ardea 106, no. 1 (May 1, 2018): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.5253/arde.v106i1.a7.

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Duineveld, G. C. A., P. A. W. J. de Wilde, E. M. Berghuis, and A. Kok. "The benthic infauna and benthic respiration off the Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania, Northwest Africa)." Hydrobiologia 258, no. 1-3 (May 1993): 107–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00006190.

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Leopold, M. F. "Seabirds in the shelf edge waters bordering the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania, in May." Hydrobiologia 258, no. 1-3 (May 1993): 197–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00006197.

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Wolff, Wim J., and Francesc Montserrat. "Cymbium spp. (Gastropoda: Mollusca) as bivalve predators at the tidal flats of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania." Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 85, no. 4 (June 27, 2005): 949–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315405011938.

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Two species of the genus of large gastropods Cymbium were observed on the tidal flats of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania: C. pepo and C. tritonis. Average densities on a flat studied in detail were 0·0009 and 0·0014 individuals per m2, respectively. Both species leave the tidal flats in April and are absent until at least September. Their density on the tidal flats was maximal on sandy sediments. Probably the distribution of their prey species determines the distribution of Cymbium. Prey species observed were the bivalves Anadara senilis (97%), and an occasional Solen vagina and Venerupis sp. The annual predation pressure of Cymbium on intertidal Anadara was estimated to be <1%.

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Wijnsma, Gerard, Wim J. Wolff, André Meijboom, Piet Duiven, and Jaap De Vlas. "Species richness and distribution of benthic tidal flat fauna of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania." Oceanologica Acta 22, no. 2 (March 1999): 233–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0399-1784(99)80048-6.

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Michaelis, H. "Food items of the grey mullet Mugil cephalus in the Banc d'Arguin area (Mauritania)." Hydrobiologia 258, no. 1-3 (May 1993): 175–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00006195.

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Onrust, Jeroen, Jimmy De Fouw, Thomas Oudman, Matthijs Van Der Geest, Theunis Piersma, and Jan A. Van Gils. "Red Knot diet reconstruction revisited: context dependence revealed by experiments at Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania." Bird Study 60, no. 3 (August 2013): 298–307. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2013.811213.

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Wolff, Wim J., and Hermann Michaelis. "Do shorebirds graze down zoobenthic biomass at the Banc d'Arguin tidal flats in Mauritania?" Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 79, no. 3 (September 2008): 491–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2008.04.025.

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Zwarts, Leo, Anne-Marie Blomert, and Roelof Hupkes. "Increase of Feeding Time in Waders Preparing for Spring Migration from the Banc D'Arguin, Mauritania." Ardea 38-90 (January 2002): 237–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.5253/arde.v78.p237.

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Lavaud, Romain, Julien Thébault, Anne Lorrain, Matthijs van der Geest, and Laurent Chauvaud. "Senilia senilis (Linnaeus, 1758), a biogenic archive of environmental conditions on the Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania)." Journal of Sea Research 76 (February 2013): 61–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2012.11.003.

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Barusseau, J. P., R. Certain, R. Vernet, and J. F. Saliège. "Late Holocene morphodynamics in the littoral zone of the Iwik Peninsula area (Banc d'Arguin — Mauritania)." Geomorphology 121, no. 3-4 (September 2010): 358–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.05.006.

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ould Dedah, Sidina. "Wind, surface water temperature, surface salinity and pollution in the area of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania." Hydrobiologia 258, no. 1-3 (May 1993): 9–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00006182.

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Kide, N. G., A. Dunz, J. F. Agnèse, J. Dilyte, A. Pariselle, C. Carneiro, E. Correia, et al. "Cichlids of the Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania: insight into the diversity of the genus Coptodon." Journal of Fish Biology 88, no. 4 (February 1, 2016): 1369–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12899.

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Wolff, W. J., Abou Gueye, A. Meijboom, Th Piersma, and Mamadou Alassane Sall. "Distribution, biomass, recruitment and productivity of Anadara senilis (L.) (Mollusca: Bivalvia) on the banc d'Arguin, Mauritania." Netherlands Journal of Sea Research 21, no. 3 (September 1987): 243–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0077-7579(87)90016-0.

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Hemminga, M. A., and J. Nieuwenhuize. "Transport, deposition and in situ decay of seagrasses in a tropical mudflat area (Banc D'Arguin, Mauritania)." Netherlands Journal of Sea Research 27, no. 2 (June 1991): 183–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0077-7579(91)90011-o.

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Williams, Robert S. R., and Martin C. Jacoby. "Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla in the Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania: a new species for Africa." Bulletin of the African Bird Club 3, no. 2 (September 1996): 132–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/p.308922.

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Certain, Raphaël, Abdoul Dia, Nicolas Aleman, Nicolas Robin, Robert Vernet, Jean-Paul Barusseau, and Olivier Raynal. "New evidence of relative sea-level stability during the post-6000 Holocene on the Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania)." Marine Geology 395 (January 2018): 331–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2017.11.007.

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Bak, R. P. M., and G. Nieuwland. "Patterns in pelagic and benthic nanoflagellate densities in the coastal upwelling system along the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania." Hydrobiologia 258, no. 1-3 (May 1993): 119–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00006191.

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Cezilly, Frank, Phillipe Gowthorpe, Bruno Lamarche, and Alan R. Johnson. "Observations on the Breeding of the Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber roseus, in the Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania." Colonial Waterbirds 17, no. 2 (1994): 181. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1521297.

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Veen, Jan, Otto Overdijk, and Thor Veen. "The Diet of an Endemic Subspecies of the Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia balsaci,Breeding at the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania." Ardea 100, no. 2 (October 2012): 123–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.5253/078.100.0203.

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Schaffmeister, Britta E., Jan Geert Hiddink, and Wim J. Wolff. "Habitat use of shrimps in the intertidal and shallow subtidal seagrass beds of the tropical Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania." Journal of Sea Research 55, no. 3 (April 2006): 230–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2005.10.003.

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Thompson, D. B. A., B. J. Ens, T. Piersma, W. J. Wolff, and L. Zwarts. "Homeward Bound: problems waders face when migrating from the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania, to their northern breeding grounds in spring." Journal of Animal Ecology 60, no. 2 (June 1991): 715. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/5308.

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Ahmedou Salem, Mohamed Vall, Matthijs van der Geest, Theunis Piersma, Younès Saoud, and Jan A. van Gils. "Seasonal changes in mollusc abundance in a tropical intertidal ecosystem, Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania): Testing the ‘depletion by shorebirds’ hypothesis." Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 136 (January 2014): 26–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2013.11.009.

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Carlier, Antoine, Laurent Chauvaud, Matthijs van der Geest, François Le Loc'h, Michel Le Duff, Marc Vernet, Jean Raffray, et al. "Trophic connectivity between offshore upwelling and the inshore food web of Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania): New insights from isotopic analysis." Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 165 (November 2015): 149–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2015.05.001.

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Everaarts, J. M., R. Heesters, C. V. Fischer, and M. Th J. Hillebrand. "Baseline levels of cyclic pesticides and PCBs in benthic invertebrates from the continental slope of the Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania)." Marine Pollution Bulletin 26, no. 9 (September 1993): 515–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0025-326x(93)90470-5.

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Vermaat, J. E., J. A. J. Beijer, R. Gijlstra, M. J. M. Hootsmans, C. J. M. Philippart, N. W. van den Brink, and W. van Vierssen. "Leaf dynamics and standing stocks of intertidal Zostera noltii Hornem. and Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson on the Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania)." Hydrobiologia 258, no. 1-3 (May 1993): 59–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00006186.

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van Gils, Jan A., Matthijs van der Geest, Jutta Leyrer, Thomas Oudman, Tamar Lok, Jeroen Onrust, Jimmy de Fouw, et al. "Toxin constraint explains diet choice, survival and population dynamics in a molluscivore shorebird." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 280, no. 1763 (July 22, 2013): 20130861. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.0861.

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Recent insights suggest that predators should include (mildly) toxic prey when non-toxic food is scarce. However, the assumption that toxic prey is energetically as profitable as non-toxic prey misses the possibility that non-toxic prey have other ways to avoid being eaten, such as the formation of an indigestible armature. In that case, predators face a trade-off between avoiding toxins and minimizing indigestible ballast intake. Here, we report on the trophic interactions between a shorebird (red knot, Calidris canutus canutus ) and its two main bivalve prey, one being mildly toxic but easily digestible, and the other being non-toxic but harder to digest. A novel toxin-based optimal diet model is developed and tested against an existing one that ignores toxin constraints on the basis of data on prey abundance, diet choice, local survival and numbers of red knots at Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania) over 8 years. Observed diet and annual survival rates closely fit the predictions of the toxin-based model, with survival and population size being highest in years when the non-toxic prey is abundant. In the 6 of 8 years when the non-toxic prey is not abundant enough to satisfy the energy requirements, red knots must rely on the toxic alternative.

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Magalhães, Luísa, Guillemine Daffe, Rosa Freitas, and Xavier de Montaudouin. "Monorchis parvus and Gymnophallus choledochus: two trematode species infecting cockles as first and second intermediate host." Parasitology 147, no. 6 (March 4, 2020): 643–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182020000402.

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AbstractThe most deleterious stage of a trematode life cycle occurs in the first intermediate host where the parasite penetrates as a miracidium and asexually multiplicates in sporocysts or rediae. When infection advances, other organs can be occupied with severe effects on host individual health and population dynamics. Existing studies focused on these host/parasite systems are still scarce due to the usual low prevalence in ecosystems. Using cockles (Cerastoderma spp.) and two trematode species (Monorchis parvus and Gymnophallus choledochus) infecting these bivalves as first and second intermediate host, the present work aimed to (1) summarize the most relevant literature and (2) provide new information regarding this host/parasite system, taking advantage of a 21-year monthly database from Banc d'Arguin (France). This long-term monitoring showed that different trematode species display varying host size range preference (6–38 and 31–36 mm for M. parvus and G. choledochus, respectively). The occurrence of coinfection was lower than expected, raising some questions related to parasite interspecific competition. This review improved our understanding of the processes shaping the prevalence and distribution of parasitism. This study highlighted that beyond constant trematode assemblage monitoring, there is a need to identify the main predictors of rediae/sporocysts infection, such as the definitive host dynamics and miracidium infection processes, for future better management of host severe disease and mortality episodes.

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Hootsmans, M. J. M., J. E. Vermaat, and J. A. J. Beijer. "Periphyton density and shading in relation to tidal depth and fiddler crab activity in intertidal seagrass beds of the Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania)." Hydrobiologia 258, no. 1-3 (May 1993): 73–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00006187.

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Honkoop, Pieter J. C., Eilke M. Berghuis, Sander Holthuijsen, Marc S. S. Lavaleye, and Theunis Piersma. "Molluscan assemblages of seagrass-covered and bare intertidal flats on the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania, in relation to characteristics of sediment and organic matter." Journal of Sea Research 60, no. 4 (November 2008): 255–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2008.07.005.

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Everaarts, J. M., R. Heesters, and C. V. Fischer. "Heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd) in sediment, zooplankton and epibenthic invertebrates from the area of the continental slope of the Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania)." Hydrobiologia 258, no. 1-3 (May 1993): 41–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00006185.

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van Lent, F., P. H. Nienhuis, and J. M. Verschuure. "Production and biomass of the seagrasses Zostera noltii Hornem. and Cymodecea nodosa (Ucria) Aschers. at the Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania, NW Africa): a preliminary approach." Aquatic Botany 41, no. 4 (1991): 353–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-3770(91)90053-8.

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Vernet, Robert, Marcel Ott, Liliane Tarrou, Annabelle Gallin, and Jade Géoris-Creuseveau. "Fouille de la butte de FA 10 (Banc d'Arguin) et son apport à la connaissance de la culture épipaléolithique de Foum Arguin, nord-ouest du Sahara." Journal of African Archaeology 5, no. 1 (June 2007): 17–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.3213/1612-1651-10084.

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Castro, Gonzalo. "Homeward Bound: Problems Waders Face When Migrating from the Banc D'Arguin, Mauritania, to Their Northern Breeding Grounds in Spring B. J. Ens T. Piersma W. J. Wolff L. Zwarts." Auk 108, no. 3 (July 1991): 744–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/4088131.

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Lank, David B. "Homeward Bound: Problems Waders Face When Migrating from the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania, to Their Northern Breeding Grounds in Spring. Bruno J. Ens , Theunis Piersma , Wim J. Wolff , Leo Zwarts." Quarterly Review of Biology 66, no. 4 (December 1991): 524. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/417420.

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Walter, S., A. Kock, and T. Röckmann. "High-resolution measurements of atmospheric molecular hydrogen and its isotopic composition at the West African coast of Mauritania." Biogeosciences 10, no. 5 (May 23, 2013): 3391–403. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-3391-2013.

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Abstract. Oceans are a net source of molecular hydrogen (H2) to the atmosphere, where nitrogen (N2) fixation is assumed to be the main biological production pathway followed by photochemical production from organic material. The sources can be distinguished using isotope measurements because of clearly differing isotopic signatures of the produced hydrogen. Here we present the first ship-borne measurements of atmospheric molecular H2 mixing ratio and isotopic composition at the West African coast of Mauritania (16–25° W, 17–24° N). This area is one of the biologically most active regions of the world's oceans with seasonal upwelling events and characterized by strongly differing hydrographical/biological properties and phytoplankton community structures. The aim of this study was to identify areas of H2 production and distinguish H2 sources by isotopic signatures of atmospheric H2. For this more than 100 air samples were taken during two cruises in February 2007 and 2008. During both cruises a transect from the Cape Verde Islands towards the Mauritanian Coast was sampled to cover differing oceanic regions such as upwelling and oligotrophic regimes. In 2007, additionally, four days were sampled at high resolution of one sample per hour to investigate a possible diurnal cycle of atmospheric H2. Our results indicate the influence of local sources and suggest the Banc d'Arguin as a pool for precursors for photochemical H2 production, whereas oceanic N2 fixation could not be identified as a source for atmospheric H2 during these two cruises. The variability in diurnal cycles is probably influenced by released precursors for photochemical H2 production and also affected by a varying origin of air masses. This means for future investigations that only measuring the mixing ratio of H2 is insufficient to explain the variability of an atmospheric diurnal cycle and support is needed, e.g. by isotopic measurements. Nevertheless, measurements of atmospheric H2 mixing ratios, which are easy to conduct online during ship cruises, could be a useful indicator of production areas of biological precursors such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for further investigations.

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Walter, S., A. Kock, and T. Röckmann. "High-resolution measurements of atmospheric molecular hydrogen and its isotopic composition at the West African coast of Mauritania." Biogeosciences Discussions 9, no. 12 (December 19, 2012): 18799–829. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bgd-9-18799-2012.

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Abstract. Oceans are a net source of molecular hydrogen (N2) to the atmosphere, where nitrogen (N2) fixation is assumed to be the main biological production pathway besides photochemical production from organic material. The sources can be distinguished using isotope measurements because of clearly differing isotopic signatures of the produced hydrogen. Here we present the first ship-borne measurements of atmospheric molecular H2 mixing ratio and isotopic composition at the West African coast of Mauritania (16–25° W, 17–24° N). This area is one of the biologically most active regions of the world's oceans with seasonal upwelling events and characterized by strongly differing hydrographical/biological properties and phytoplankton community structures. The aim of this study was to identify areas of H2 production and distinguish H2 sources by isotopic signatures of atmospheric H2. Besides this a diurnal cycle of atmospheric H2 was investigated. For this more than 100 air samples were taken during two cruises in February 2007 and 2008, respectively. During both cruises a transect from the Cape Verde Island towards the Mauritanian Coast was sampled. In 2007 additionally four days were sampled with a high resolution of one sample per hour. Our results clearly indicate the influence of local sources and suggest the Banc d'Arguin as a pool for precursors for photochemical H2 production, whereas N2 fixation could not be identified as a H2 source during these two cruises. With our experimental setup we could demonstrate that variability in diurnal cycles is probably influenced and biased by released precursors for photochemical H2 production and the origin of air masses. This means for further investigations that just measuring the mixing ratio of H2 is insufficient to explain the variability of a diurnal cycle and support is needed, e.g. by isotopic measurements. However, measurements of H2 mixing ratios, which are easy to conduct online during ship cruises could be a helpful tool to easily identify production areas of biological precursors such as VOC's for further investigations.

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Verschuren, Jacques. "Mauritania: its wildlife and a coastal park." Oryx 19, no. 4 (October 1985): 221–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0030605300025655.

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Most of Mauritania's populations of large mammals have been exterminated or severely depleted by hunting. The Mauritanians usually do not hunt birds, however, and as a result the avifauna are protected, albeit somewhat passively. The Parc National du Bane d'Arguin is an exceptionally rich coastal area, attracting huge concentrations of waders in the European winter and impressive nesting colonies of birds in the summer, including eastern white pelicans, greater flamingos and royal terns. Although the birds are probably safe, the Park's mammals are not, and the last few dorcas gazelles need urgent protection from poachers.

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Marcot-Coqueugniot, J. "A Preliminary List of Marine Algae from the Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania)." Botanica Marina 34, no. 3 (1991). http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/botm.1991.34.3.195.

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