Résumé:
The plateau of Mostaganem represents a case of most affected ecosystem in Algeria
by degradation of its soil and water resources. It is a sandy coastal area covering over 78 100
hectares, characterized by a significant wind activity and thus a strong erosive power.
Additionally to this erosive effect, the plateau is under strong urban concentration and
economic activities: agriculture, industry and port, which threaten as much its resources, that
it’s basic ecological balance.
This work is a contribution to the diagnosis of the state of degradation of the plateau of
Mostaganem subject to various agricultural and industrial constraints that affected its natural
soil and water resources.
One important result of this approach is that the degradation of Mostaganem plateau
exists in several forms at the same time it remains undervalued because it has not benefited
enough attention from scientists or even socio-economic operators. She half-opened, however,
an investigation way of primary importance on ecological and environmental impacts of rapid
development conducted in the region, in the medium and long term.
