Contribution à l’étude des agents de dégradation des ressources en sols et en eaux dans le plateau de Mostaganem

Abstract

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.