Publications by Author: Mimeche, Hayet

2024
Mimeche H, Chafaa S, Laabassi A. Diversity of arthropods subservient to olive groves in arid region (Northeastern Algeria). Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Biologia [Internet]. 2024;69 (1) :155-170. Publisher's VersionAbstract

Olea europaea L. 1753, is one of the oldest and most distinctive trees in the Mediterranean region. Its nutritional, social, cultural, and economic value is very important for populations in arid regions, where it is widely distributed. A sign of a sustainable environment in many agricultural regions is the existence of a wide variety and abundance of arthropod groups. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the diversity of arthropods subservientin in olive agro-systems in the arid region by using several sampling techniques, namely classic sight hunting, visual inspection, Barber pots, and yellow traps. The inventory is carried out over a period of 5 months, from February to June 2023, in three stations in M’Sila (northeastern Algeria). Three classes of arthropods were found: Insecta, Arachnida, and Malacostraca. Captures were numerically dominated by Insecta, representing 96.88% of total captures. Arachnida and Malacostraca classes represented about 2.74 and 0.38%, respectively. During this research, a total of 1861 arthropod individuals were collected and identified into 83 species, 79 genera, 53 families, and 15 orders. The most abundant orders were: Diptera (42.56%), Hymenoptera (28.11%), and Coleoptera (7.32%). However, we found a significant difference in species composition according to habitat (P < 0.01). The species were determined, and the ecological indices were calculated (Shannon Value, Evenness values and Simpson reciprocal index). The dominant functional feeding groups were phytophages (41.91 %), predators (32.94%), and polyphages (22.14%). The arthropods included several olive pests such as Euphyllura olivina (Costa) (Hemiptera: Liviidae), Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae), Prays oleae (Bernard) (Lepidoptera: Praydidae), Liothrips oleae Costa (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), and Oxycenus maxwelli (Keifer) (Arachnida: Eriophyidae).

2018
Mimeche F, Zedam A, Chafaa S, Mimeche H, Biche M. Étude saisonnière du régime alimentaire du barbeau Luciobarbus callensis (Valencienne 1842) dans le réservoir de K&⋕39;sob (M&⋕39;Sila, Algérie). Revue des sciences de l’eauRevue des sciences de l’eau. 2018;31 :89-171.Abstract
The composition of the diet of the barbel (Luciobarbus callensis) was studied in the K’sob reservoir near the town of M’Sila (Algeria). The capture of the barbels was carried out between September 2010 and August 2011.The diet was studied from 379 specimens collected by trammel net. During the study period, it was noted that the food spectrum essentially consisted of Chironomids, Ephemeroptera and Copepods, which are abundant in the environment. The barbel of the K’sob reservoir has a seasonal food pattern influenced by climatic and ecological conditions and by its reproductive cycle. The diet of L. callensis in the study area is omnivorous, with a zoo-benthophage tendency.
Mimeche F, Zedam A, Chafaa S, Mimeche H, Biche M. Étude saisonnière du régime alimentaire du barbeau Luciobarbus callensis (Valencienne 1842) dans le réservoir de K'sob (M'Sila, Algérie). Revue des sciences de l’eau/Journal of Water ScienceRevue des sciences de l’eau/Journal of Water Science. 2018;31 :163-171.
Mimeche F, Zedam A, Chafaa S, Mimeche H, Biche M. Seasonal study of the diet of the barbel Luciobarbus callensis (Valencienne1842) in the K&⋕39;sob reservoir (M&⋕39;Sila, Algeria). Journal of Water ScienceJournal of Water Science. 2018;31 :89-171.Abstract
The composition of the diet of the barbel (Luciobarbus callensis) was studied in the K’sob reservoir near the town of M’Sila (Algeria). The capture of the barbels was carried out between September 2010 and August 2011.The diet was studied from 379 specimens collected by trammel net. During the study period, it was noted that the food spectrum essentially consisted of Chironomids, Ephemeroptera and Copepods, which are abundant in the environment. The barbel of the K’sob reservoir has a seasonal food pattern influenced by climatic and ecological conditions and by its reproductive cycle. The diet of L. callensis in the study area is omnivorous, with a zoo-benthophage tendency.