Laïla RHAZI

Laïla RHAZI Nationality: Moroccan Home address: Secteur 4D, Groupe 3, N° 7, Rue Al Quods, Tabriquet Salé, Morocco Date of birth: 22/10/1972 Place of birth: Salé, Morocco Phone (GSM): (+212) 0670814876 Email: [email protected] Higher Studies 2001. PhD degree in Biology (Plant Ecology), Dissertation « Richness and conservation of plant communities in Moroccan temporary pools », University Hassan II Casablanca. 1995. Graduate thesis in Aquatic Ecology, Dissertation “Phyto‐ecological study of temporary ponds in the province of Benslimane (NW of Morocco)”, University Mohammed V Rabat. 1991. Master degree in Plant Ecology, University Mohammed V Rabat Scientific career 1995‐2000. Assistant professor Biology Department, University Hassan II Casablanca (Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology and Environment) 2001‐2013. Professor Biology Department, University Hassan II Casablanca (Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology and Environment) 2014 – Present. Professor Biology Department, University Mohammed V Rabat (Laboratory of Botany, Mycology and Environment) Research interests My research has focused on plant communities dynamics in Mediterranean temporary wetlands in the context of global change and development of conservation measures of these ecosystems in the long‐term. Publications Book chapters ‐ Rhazi L. 2004. Plant species. In: Grillas P., Gauthier P., Yavercovski N. & Perennou C. (eds.). Mediterranean temporary pools Volume 1, issues relating to conservation, functioning and management. Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat, Arles, 120 p. ‐ Rhazi L. 2004. Plant species. In: Grillas P., Gauthier P., Yavercovski N. & Perennou C. (eds.). Mediterranean temporary pools Volume 2, Species information sheets. Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat, Arles, 127 p. ‐ Rhazi L., Grillas P. Charpentier A., Rhazi M., Leclainche N., Titolet D., Desnoubes L., Duborper E., Yavercovski N. & El Khyari D. 2007. Effet de l’hydrologie sur les populations d’une espèce rare des mares temporaires méditerranéennes : Elatine brochonii (Elatinaceae), In : Paracuellos M. (coord de la ed.), Ambientes Mediterraneos. Funcionamiento, biodiversidad y conservación de los ambientes mediterráneos. Colección Medio Ambiente, 2. Instituto de Estudios Almerienses (Diputa de Almeria). Almeria. 2: 185‐193 ‐ Rhazi L., Grillas P., Rhazi M & El Khyari D. 2007. La dynamique inter‐annuelle et la richesse de la végétation d’un milieu imprévisible : cas d’une mare temporaire du Maroc occidental, In : Paracuellos M. (coord de la ed.), Ambientes Mediterraneos. Funcionamiento, biodiversidad y conservación de los ambientes mediterráneos. Colección Medio Ambiente, 2. Instituto de Estudios Almerienses (Diputa de Almeria). Almeria. 2: 159‐171 ‐ Grillas P., A. Waterkeyn, L. Rhazi & L. Brendonck. 2010. Mediterranean temporary ponds around the world. In: (Eds. P. Fraga I Arguimbau, I.E. Clarisó & E.C. Pons) Bassès temporales mediterrànies. LIFE BASSES: gestió I conservació a Menroca. Recerca, 14, Maó, Menorca. ‐ Rhazi L. & P. Grillas 2010. The status and distribution of aquatic plants. In: Garcia, N., Cuttelod, A. and Abdul Malak, D. (eds.). The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Northern Africa. Gland, Switzerland, Cambridge, UK, and Malaga, Spain: IUCN, 2010. xiii+141pp. ‐ Ewald N., Nicolet P., Oertli B., Della Bella V., Rhazi L., Reymond A‐S., Minissieux E., Saber E., Rhazi M., Biggs J., Bressi N., Cereghino R., Grillas P., Kalettka T., Hull A., Scher O. and Serrano L. (2010) A preliminary assessment of Important Areas for Ponds (IAPs) in the Mediterranean and Alpine Arc. EPCN technical Report, ProPond project financed by the MAVA foundation 46p. (www.europeanponds.org) ‐ Ewald N., Nicolet P., Oertli B., Della Bella V., Rhazi L., Reymond A‐S., Minissieux E., Saber E., Rhazi M., Biggs J., Bressi N., Cereghino R., Grillas P., Kalettka T., Hull A., Scher O. and Serrano L. (2010). A preliminary assessment of Important Areas for Ponds (IAPs) in the Mediterranean and Alpine Arc. EPCN IAP Site Profiles, ProPond project financed by the MAVA foundation, 364 p. (www.europeanponds.org) ‐ Juffe‐Bignoli D., Rhazi, L. & Grillas P. 2012. The socio‐economic value of aquatic plants in northern African region. In: Juffe‐Bignoli D. and Darwall W.R.T (eds.) (2012). Assessment of the socio‐economic value of freshwater species for the northern African region. Gland, Switzerland and Málaga, Spain: IUCN. IV + 84 pages. Publications in journals ‐ Rhazi L., Grillas P., Mounirou Touré A. & Tan Ham L. 2001. Impact of land use and activities on water, sediment and vegetation of temporary pools in Morocco. Comptes Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences Paris. Life Sciences 324 : 165‐177. ‐ Rhazi L., Grillas P., Touré Tan Ham L., El Khyari D. 2001. The seed bank and the between years dynamics of the vegetation of a Mediterranean temporary pool (NW Morocco). Ecologia Mediterranea 27 (1) : 69‐88. ‐ Titolet D. & Rhazi L. 2003. Intérêt patrimonial d’un milieu des subéraies : les mares temporaires. Naturalia Maroccana 1(1): 109 – 114. ‐ Rhazi M., Grillas P., Médail F. & Rhazi L. 2005. Consequences of shrub dynamics on the richness of aquatic vegetation in oligotrophic seasonal pools in Southern France. Phytocoenologia 35 (2‐3): 489‐
510. ‐ Rhazi L., Rhazi M., Grillas P. & El Khyari D. 2006. Richness and structure of plant communities in temporary pools from western Morocco: influence of human activities. Hydrobiologia 570: 197‐203 ‐ Rhazi M., Grillas P., Rhazi. L., Charpentier A. & Médail F. 2009. Competition in microcosm between a clonal plant species (Bolboschoenus maritimus) and a rare quillwort (Isoetes setacea) from Mediterranean temporary pools of southern France. Hydrobiologia 634: 115‐124 ‐ Rhazi L., Grillas P., Rhazi M. & Aznar J.C. 2009. Ten‐year dynamics of vegetation in a Mediterranean temporary pool in Western Morocco. Hydrobiologia 634: 185–194 ‐ Sahib N., Rhazi L., Rhazi M. & Grillas P. 2009. Experimental study of the effect of hydrology and mechanical soil disturbance on plant communities in Mediterranean temporary pools in Western Morocco. Hydrobiologia 634: 77–86 ‐ Amami B., Rhazi L., Bouahim S., Rhazi M. & Grillas P. 2009. Vegetation recolonization of a Mediterranean temporary pool in Morocco following small‐scale experimental disturbance. Hydrobiologia 634: 65–76 ‐ Daoud‐Bouattour A., Muller S.D., Ferchichi‐Ben Jamaa H., Ghrabi‐Gammar Z., Rhazi L., Gammar A.M., Karray M.R., Soulié‐Märsche I., Zouaïdia H., de Bélair G., Grillas P. & Ben Saad‐Limam S. 2009. Recent discovery of the small pillwort (Pilularia minuta Durieu, Marsileaceae) in Tunisia: Hope for an endangered emblematic species of Mediterranean temporary pools?. Comptes Rendus Biologie 332: 886–897 ‐ Ghrabi‐Gammar Z., Daoud‐Bouattour A., Ferchichi H., Gammar A. M., Muller S. D., Rhazi L. & Limam‐Ben Saad S. 2009. Flore vasculaire rare, endémique et menacée des zones humides de Tunisie. Revue d’Ecologie Terre et Vie, 64: 19‐40. ‐Ferchichi‐Ben Jamaa H., Muller S. D., Daoud‐Bouattour A., Ghrabi‐Gammar Z., Rhazi L., Soulié‐
Märsche I., Ouali M. et Ben Saad‐Limam S. 2010. Structures de végétation et conservation des zones humides temporaires méditerranéennes : la région des Mogods (Tunisie septentrionale). Comptes Rendus Biologies 333: 265–279. ‐ Muller, S.D., Daoud‐Bouattour, A., Belouahem‐Abed, D., Ben Haj Jilani, I., Ben Saad‐Limam, S., Benslama, M., Ferchichi‐Ben Jamaa, H., Rhazi, L. & Ghrabi‐Gammar Z. 2010. Peat mosses (Sphagnum) and related plant communities of North Africa. I. The Numidian‐Kroumirian range (Algeria‐Tunisia). Flora Mediterranea, 20: 159‐178 ‐ Rhazi, L., Muller, S.D., Rhazi, M., Grillas, P., Ibn Tattou, M., Saber, E., Tellal, M., Bouahim, S., Amami, B., Loutfi, M., Daoud‐Bouattour, A., Ben Saad‐Limam, S., Ghrabi‐Gammar, Z. & García, N., 2010. Contributions to vascular Flora of Morocco: 15. Bellis prostrata Pomel (Asteraceae), a new species for Morocco. Acta Botanica Malacitana, 35: 185‐189 ‐Amami, B., Muller, S.D., Rhazi, L., Grillas, P., Rhazi, M., Bouahim, S., 2010. Pollen record of local hydrophytic vegetation in a Mediterranean temporary pool (western Morocco). Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 162: 213–225. ‐ Bouahim, S., Rhazi, L., Amami, B., Sahib, N., Rhazi, M., Waterkeyn, A., Zouahri, A., Mesleard, F., Muller, S.D., Grillas, P., 2010. Impact of grazing on the species richness of plant communities in Mediterranean temporary pools (western Morocco). Comptes Rendus Biologies 333 : 670–679. ‐ Sahib N., Rhazi L. & Grillas P. 2011. Post‐disturbance dynamics of plant communities in a Mediterranean temporary pool (Western Morocco): Effects of disturbance size. Botany 89: 105‐118 ‐ Muller S.D., Rhazi L., Saber E., Rifai N., Daoud‐Bouattour A., Bottollier‐Curtet M., Ben Saad‐Limam S. & Ghrabi‐Gammar Z. 2011. Peat mosses (Sphagnum) and related plant communities of North Africa. II. The Tingitanean‐Rifan range (northern Morocco). Nova Hedwigia. 93(3‐4): 335–352 ‐ Bouahim S., Rhazi L., Mathevet R., Ernoul L., Amami B., Saber E., Muller S.D., Grillas P. 2011. Analysis of perception of temporary pools in western of Morocco by the local stakeholders and the interest of sustainable development. Journal of Material and Environmental Sciences 2: 451‐454 ‐ Daoud‐Bouattour, A., Muller, S.D., Ferchichi‐Ben Jamaa, H., Ben Saad‐Limam, S., Rhazi, L., Soulié‐
Märsche, I., Rouissi, M., Touati, B., Ben Haj Jilani, I., Gammar, A.M. & Ghrabi‐Gammar, Z., 2011. Conservation of Mediterranean wetlands: interest of historical approach. Comptes Rendus Biologies, 334 : 742‐756 ‐ Rhazi L., Grillas P., Saber E., Rhazi M., Brendonck L & Waterkeyn A. 2012. Vegetation of Mediterranean temporary pools: a fading jewel?. Hydrobiologia, 689:23‐36 ‐ Amami B., Rhazi L., Chaibi M., Fauquette S., Ayt Ougougdal M., Charif A., Ridaoui M., S. Bouahim S., Carré M., Daoud‐Bouattour A., Grillas P., Muller S.D. 2013. Late Quaternary history of a Mediterranean temporary pool fromwestern Morocco, based on sedimentological and palynological evidence. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 392 (2013) 281–292 ‐ Lepais O, Muller SD, Ben Saad‐Limam S, Benslama M, Rhazi L., Belouahem‐Abed D., Daoud‐
Bouattour A., Mokhtar Gammar A., Ghrabi‐Gammar Z., Bacles C.F.E. 2013. High Genetic Diversity and Distinctiveness of Rear‐Edge Climate Relicts Maintained by Ancient Tetraploidisation for Alnus glutinosa. PLoS ONE 8(9): e75029. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075029 ‐ Daoud‐Bouattour A., Bottollier‐Curtet M., Ferchichi‐Ben Jamaa H., Ghrabi‐Gammar Z., Ben Saad‐
Limam S., Rhazi L., Muller S.D. 2014. Effects of hydrology on recruitment of Pilularia minuta Durieu (Marsileaceae), an endangered plant of Mediterranean temporary pools. Aquatic Botany 112: 76–83 ‐ Muller S.D., Rhazi L., Andrieux B., Bottollier‐Curtet M., Fauquette S., Saber E., Rifai N. & Daoud‐
Bouattour A. 2014. Vegetation history of the western Rif mountains (NW Morocco): origin, late‐
Holocene dynamics and human impact. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 10.1007/s00334‐
014‐0504‐9 ‐ Bouahim S., Rhazi L., Amami B., Waterkeyn A., Rhazi M., Saber E., Zouahri A., Van den Broeck M., Muller S.D., Brendonck L. & Grillas P. 2014. Unravelling the impact of anthropogenic pressure on plant communities in Mediterranean temporary ponds. Marine and Freshwater Research, 65, 1–13. ‐ Ferchichi‐Ben Jamaa H., Muller S.D., Ghrabi‐Gammar Z., Rhazi L., Soulié‐Märsche I., Mokhtar Gammar A., Ouali M., Ben Saad‐Limam S., & Daoud‐Bouattour A. 2014. Influence of grazing on structure, composition and dynamics of vegetation in Mediterranean temporary pools (northern Tunisia). Revue d’Ecologie (Terre et Vie) 69: 196‐213 ‐ Rifai N., Khattabi A. & Rhazi L. 2014. Modélisation des crues des rivières pour la gestion intégrée du risque d’inondation : cas du bassin versant de Tahaddart (nord‐ouest du Maroc). Revue des Sciences de l’Eau, 27(1) : 57‐69 ‐ Rifai N., Khattabi A. & Rhazi L. 2014. Impact of climate change on daily maximum temperature, daily minimum temperature and precipitation in Tangier’s region (North‐Western Morocco) quantified from a statistical downscaling method. Vertigo, Volume 14 Numéro 3, DOI : 10.4000/vertigo.15474 ‐ Van den Broeck M., Waterkeyn A., Rhazi L., Grillas P. & Brendonck L. 2015. Assessing the ecological integrity of endorheic wetlands, with focus on Mediterranean temporary ponds. Ecological Indicators 54: 1–11 ‐ Van den Broeck M., Waterkeyn A., Rhazi L. & Brendonck L. (in press). Distribution, coexistence and decline of Moroccan large branchiopods. Journal of Crustacean Biology (in press). Abstracts of presentations ‐ Rhazi M., Yavercovski N., Felisiak D., Rhazi L., Grillas P & Médail F. Restauration de la diversité végétale dans les mares temporaires du sud de la France. Colloque International «Mediterranean Plant Conservation in a Changing World», Hyères 29‐septembre‐2 octobre 2005, France ‐ Rhazi L., Rhazi M., Grillas P., El Khyari D. : La richesse et la structure des communautés de plantes dans les mares temporaires du Maroc occidental : influence des activités humaines. XV Aula Ecologia : Ambientes Mediterraneos. 22‐26 Novembre 2005. Almeria, Espagne ‐ Rhazi L., Grillas P, Charpentier A, Rhazi M., Leclainche N., Titolet D., Desnouhes L., Duborper E. & El Khyari D. Causes for inter‐annual instability of a rare annual species of Mediterranean temporary pools : Elatine brochonii Clav. (Elatinaceae), 2nd International Symposium “Conservation of pond biodiversity in a changing European landscape” 23‐25 Febrary 2006 Toulouse‐ France ‐ Rhazi L., Grillas P., Rhazi M., Titolet D. & El Khyari D. Richness and inter‐annual dynamics of vegetation in unstable environment: the Moroccan temporary pools. 2nd International Symposium “Conservation of pond biodiversity in a changing European landscape” 23‐25 Febrary 2006 Toulouse‐ France ‐ Grillas P., Rhazi L., Rhazi M., Thiery A., Waterkeyn A., Cheylan M. & Medail F. Vernal pools of the Old World Mediterranean region. SWS Sacramento, USA, 2007, Symposia: Vernal Pools and Other Mares Temporaires. June 2007. ‐ Rhazi L., Grillas P., Rhazi M. & Aznar J.C. Impact des fluctuations climatiques sur la composition et la dynamique des communautés de plantes dans les mares temporaires méditerranéennes (Maroc occidental). 4ème Colloque International sur l’Ecologie des Communautés Végétales, 12‐14 mars 2008, Rennes (France) ‐ Rhazi M., Grillas P., Rhazi L., Médail F. & Charpentier A : Compétition interspécifique et impact sur les espèces rares dans les mares temporaires méditerranéennes. 4ème Colloque International sur l’Ecologie des Communautés Végétales, 12‐14 mars 2008, Rennes (France) ‐ Rhazi L., Grillas P., Rhazi M. & Aznar J.C. The impact of interannual climatic fluctuations on the species composition and the dynamics of plant communities in Mediterranean temporary pools (western Morocco). 3rd International Symposium “Conservation of pond biodiversity in a changing European landscape” 14‐16 may 2008 Valencia (Spain) ‐ Amami B., Rhazi L., Bouahim S., Grillas P., Rhazi M. & Muller S. D. An experimental study of the recolonization process in vernal pools following disturbance: preliminary results 3rd International Symposium “Conservation of pond biodiversity in a changing European landscape” 14‐16 may 2008 Valencia (Spain) ‐ Saber E., Rhazi L., Rhazi M., Ballais J.L., Grillas P., Inventory of the temporary pools of the province of Benslimane (Morocco) by remote sensing and implication for their conservation. 3rd International Symposium “Conservation of pond biodiversity in a changing European landscape” 14‐16 may 2008 Valencia (Spain) ‐ Rhazi M., Grillas P., Rhazi L., Médail F. & Charpentier A. Experimental survey of the competition between a clonal species and a rare species of the Mediterranean temporary pools. 3rd International Symposium “Conservation of pond biodiversity in a changing European landscape” 14‐16 may 2008 Valencia (Spain) ‐ Bouahim S., Rhazi L., Amami B., Sahib N., Grillas P., Rhazi M. & Mesleard F. Impact of grazing on the richness of plant communities in the Mediterranean temporary ponds in W‐Morocco. 3rd International Symposium “Conservation of pond biodiversity in a changing European landscape” 14‐
16 may 2008 Valencia (Spain) ‐ Sahib N., Rhazi L., Grillas P., Rhazi M., Amami B., Bouahim S. & Muller S.D. Impact of physical soil disturbance on the vertical distribution of seed banks and the above ground plant community composition in a Mediterranean temporary pond (Western Morocco). 3rd International Symposium “Conservation of pond biodiversity in a changing European landscape” 14‐16 may 2008 Valencia (Spain) ‐ Ferchichi H., Daoud‐Bouattour A., Gammar‐Ghrabi Z., Gammar A.M., Grillas P., Karray M. R., Muller S.D., Rhazi L., Souliemarsche I. & Ben Saad‐Limam S. Temporary ponds of northern Tunisia: a contribution to the assessment of a new hotspot for plant diversity in the Mediterranean basin. 3rd International Symposium “Conservation of pond biodiversity in a changing European landscape” 14‐
16 may 2008 Valencia (Spain) ‐ Grillas P., Rhazi L. & Rhazi M. The ecology of the vegetation of temporary pools: adaptation and opportunism. International Conference on Mediterranean Temporary Ponds, 5‐10 2009, Menorca (Spain) ‐ Rhazi L., Rhazi M., Grillas P.,Sahib N. & Tellal M. Richesse et dynamique des communautés végétales des plans d’eau temporaires de la zone humide de Sidi Boughaba (Côte Atlantique marocaine). 5ème Colloque International sur l’Ecologie des Communautés Végétales, 8‐10 avril 2009, Gembloux (Belgique) - Saber E., Rhazi L., Rhazi M., Grillas P., Apport de la télédétection et des SIG à l’étude diachronique des mares temporaires des provinces de Benslimane et de Settat (région Chaouia‐Ouardigha, Maroc). 5ème Colloque International sur l’Ecologie des Communautés Végétales, 8‐10 avril 2009, Gembloux (Belgique) ‐ Sahib N., Rhazi L., Grillas P. & Rhazi M. Effet de la taille des perturbations physiques du sol sur les communautés de plantes d’une mare temporaire Méditerranéenne (Maroc occidental). 5ème Colloque International sur l’Ecologie des Communautés Végétales, 8‐10 avril 2009, Gembloux (Belgique) - Bouahim S., Rhazi L., Amami B., Mathevet R. & Grillas P. Analyse de la relation vulnérabilité d’usage‐biodiversité floristique dans les mares temporaires méditerranéennes (Maroc occidental). 5ème Colloque International sur l’Ecologie des Communautés Végétales, 8‐10 avril 2009, Gembloux (Belgique) ‐ Rhazi M., Grillas P., Rhazi L., Médail F. & Yavercovski N. Essai de restauration de la végétation caractéristique des mares temporaires méditerranéennes : cas des mares du sud de la France. 5ème Colloque International sur l’Ecologie des Communautés Végétales, 8‐10 avril 2009, Gembloux (Belgique) ‐ Bouahim S., Rhazi L., Amami B., Mathevet R., Ernoul L., Saber E., Grillas P. & Khattabi A. Perception of vernal pools by the local population in western Morocco and an analysis of their vulnerability. International Conference on Mediterranean Temporary Ponds, 5‐10 Menorca (Spain) ‐ Sahib N., Rhazi L., Grillas P. & Rhazi M. Experimental study of the effect of physical disturbance of soil and hydrology on plant communities in Mediterranean temporary pools (western Morocco). International Conference on Mediterranean Temporary Ponds, 5‐10 Menorca (Spain) ‐ Amami B., Muller S.D., Rhazi L., Grillas P., Rhazi M. & Bouahim S. Pollen record of local hydrophytic vegetation in a Mediterranean temporary pool (western Morocco). International Conference on Mediterranean Temporary Ponds, 5‐10 Menorca (Spain) ‐ Rhazi M., Grillas P., Médail F. & Rhazi L. Ecological restoration of the rare species of the Mediterranean temporary pools: case of the populations of Isoetes setacea. International Conference on Mediterranean Temporary Ponds, 5‐10 Menorca (Spain) ‐ Muller S.D., Daoud‐Bouattour A., Amami B., Ferchichi‐Ben Jamaa H., Ferrandini J., Ferrandini M., Ghrabi‐Gammar Z., Grillas P., Ben Saad‐Limam S., Pozzo di Borgo M.‐L., Rhazi L. & Soulié‐Märsche I.. Interest of historical data for temporary pools’ conservation. International Conference on Mediterranean Temporary Ponds, 5‐10 Menorca (Spain) ‐ Saber E., Rhazi L., Rhazi M., Grillas P. & Ballais J.L. Role of the remote sensing and the GIS in the inventory and the conservation of the temporary ponds of the province of Settat (western Morocco). International Conference on Mediterranean Temporary Ponds, 5‐10 Menorca (Spain) ‐ Rhazi L., Grillas P., Saber E. & Rhazi M. The temporary pools of the western Morocco: issues of conservation and spatio‐temporal dynamic by remote sensing. International Conference on Mediterranean Temporary Ponds, 5‐10 Menorca (Spain) ‐ Sahib N., Rhazi L., Grillas P. & Rhazi M. Les perturbations physiques du sol, l’hydrologie et leurs effets sur les communautés de plantes des mares temporaires méditerranéennes (Maroc occidental). Atelier Dynamiques des Paysages et Teledetection : Aspects Environnementaux et Développement Durable, 9‐13 Juin 2009, Tunis (Tunisie) ‐ Amami B., Rhazi L., Bouahim S., Grillas P. & Rhazi M. Processus de colonisation et structuration des communautés végétales dans les mares temporaires de la Méséta côtière marocaine (Région de Benslimane). Atelier Dynamiques des Paysages et Télédétection : Aspects Environnementaux et Développement Durable, 9‐13 Juin 2009, Tunis (Tunisie) ‐ Rhazi L., P. Grillas P., Hull V., Falcucci M., Rhazi M., Loiselle S.A., Bracchini L., Tognazzi A., Chauvelon P., Loubet A., Dattilo A.M. Preliminary assessment of a coastal lake, Sidi Boughaba, in NW Morocco European Conference on Coastal Lagoon Research Montpellier 14‐18 December 2009, France ‐ Sahib N., Rhazi L. & Grillas P. Effet de la dominance d’une hélophyte compétitive Juncus maritimus sur la richesse des communautés de plantes d’une mare temporaire méditerranéenne (NW du Maroc). 5èmes Journées Oiseaux d’Eau et Zones Humides du Maroc, Rabat 23‐25 Février 2010 ‐ Rhazi L., Patrick Grillas P., Er‐riyahi Saber E. & Rhazi M. The temporary pools of the western Morocco: issues of conservation and spatio‐temporal dynamic by remote sensing. 4th EPCN Conference may 2010, Berlin (Erkner), Germany ‐ Rhazi M., Grillas P., Médail F. & Rhazi L. Passive restoration of the populations of Isoetes setacea, a rare fern of the Mediterranean temporary pools. 4th EPCN Conference may 2010, Berlin (Erkner), Germany ‐ Della Bella V., Nicolet P., Oertli B., Reymond A.S., Rhazi L., Grillas P., Saber E., Rhazi M. Important Areas for Ponds (IAPs) Project in the Alpine Arc and the Mediterranean region. 4th EPCN Conference may 2010, Berlin (Erkner), Germany ‐ Saber E., Rhazi L., Rhazi M., Grillas P. & Ballais J.L. 2011. Dynamique spatio‐temporelle des mares temporaires de la province de Settat (Maroc occidental) : Apport de la télédétection satellitaire. Communication affichée au Colloque International «Journées des Géosciences de l'Environnement» Oujda, 21,22 et 23 Juin 2011 « Environnement et développement durable ». ‐ Rhazi L., Grillas P., Rhazi M. & Saber E. 2011. Analyse floristique des mares temporaires des forets de plaines Nord‐Ouest du Maroc. Communication affichée au Colloque International «Journées des Géosciences de l'Environnement» Oujda, 21,22 et 23 Juin 2011 «Environnement et développement durable». ‐ Rhazi L., Grillas P., Hull V., Falcucci M., Rhazi M., Saber E., Loiselle S.A. Bracchini L., Tognazzi A., Chauvelon P., Loubet A., Dattilo A.M. & Rossi C. (2011). Sidi Boughaba lake (NW Morocco): preliminary ecological diagnosis and proposals for adaptive management. International conference, “The Aquatic Ecosystem Puzzle: Threats, Opportunities and Adaptation”. Sienna, Italy, June 13‐15, 2011 ‐ Rhazi L., Grillas P., Saber E., Rhazi M., Brendonck L., Van den Broeck M. & Waterkeyn A. Les mares temporaires méditerranéennes: un écosystème en disparition? International Symposium on Water and Wetlands in the Mediterranean, Agadir, Morocco, 6‐8 February 2012: poster presentation. ‐ Rhazi, L., Grillas P., Juffe‐Bignoli D. Les usages des plantes aquatiques en Afrique du nord Communication orale Symposium International de Medwet‐ Agadir (Maroc), 6‐8 Février 2012 ‐ Rhazi, L., Muller S.D., Saber E., Rifai N., Rhazi M. & Grillas P., Intérêt floristique des zones humides tourbeuses de Krimda (Région de Larache‐ NW du Maroc). 6èmes Journées Internationales Oiseaux d’Eau et Zones Humides au Maroc, Casablanca 23‐25 février 2012 ‐ Van den Broeck M., Waterkeyn A., Rhazi L. & Brendonck L. Anthropogenic stressors on Moroccan temporary wetlands: how can we promote their sustainable use and conservation? The 5th European Pond Conservation Network Conference (EPCN), Luxembourg, 4‐8 June 2012: poster presentation. ‐ Waterkeyn A., Rhazi L., Grillas P. & Brendonck L. Mediterranean temporary ponds: From ecology to conservation. Oral communication at the 5th European Pond Conservation Network Conference, Luxembourg, 4‐8 June 2012. ‐ Van den Broeck M., Waterkeyn A., Rhazi L., Grillas P., Mertens J. & Brendonck L. Using crustacean communities to assess the ecological quality of temporary ponds in the subtropics. The 32nd Congress of the International Society of Limnology, Budapest, Hungary, 4‐9 August 2013: poster presentation. ‐ Van den Broeck M., Waterkeyn A., Rhazi L., Grillas P., Mertens J. & Brendonck L. Using faunal and floral communities to assess the ecological integrity of temporary ponds in the subtropics. International Congress: Sustainable livelihood in the tropical drylands, Mekelle, Ethiopia, 17‐22 September 2013: oral presentation ‐ Van den Broeck M., Waterkeyn A., Rhazi L., Grillas P., Mertens J. & Brendonck L. SI closing event Morocco, Leuven, Belgium, 27 September 2013: oral presentation ‐ El Madihi M., Rhazi L., Van den Broeck M., Rhazi M., Waterkeyn A., Brendonck L. & Grillas P. Analyse des facteurs déterminant la composition des communautés végétales dans les zones humides temporaires du Maroc occidental. 7èmesJournées Internationales ‘Oiseaux d’Eau & Zones Humides’, 20‐22 mars 2014, Marrakech, Morocco. ‐ El Madihi M., Rhazi L., Van den Broeck M., Rhazi M., Waterkeyn A., Brendonck L., Grillas P. Identifying key factors related to plant community structure in Mediterranean temporary pond. 2nd edition of Mediterranean Conservation Sciences Conference, 28 au 30 avril 2014 Arles, France ‐ Van den Broeck M., Waterkeyn A., Rhazi L., Brendonck L. Diversity and distribution of large branchiopods in temporary ponds: living fossils along a climate and anthropogenic disturbance gradient in Morocco. 2nd edition of Mediterranean Conservation Sciences Conference2nd edition of Mediterranean Conservation Sciences Conference, 28 au 30 avril 2014 Arles, France ‐ Rhazi L., Bouahim S., Van den Broeck M., Waterkeyn A., Grillas P., Amami B., El Madihi M., Rhazi M., Saber E., Brendonck L. 2014. Raising awareness for Mediterranean temporary ponds in Morocco. Communication at the International Wetlands Conference, Huesca, Spain, 14‐18 September 2014 ‐ Van den Broeck M., Rhazi L., Grillas P., El Madihi M., Rhazi M., Brendonck L., Waterkeyn A. 2014. Faunal and floral community patterns in Moroccan temporary ponds along climatic and anthropogenic disturbance gradients. Oral communication at the International Wetlands Conference, Huesca, Spain, 14‐18 September 2014 ‐ El Madihi M., Rhazi L., Van den Broeck M., Rhazi M., Waterkeyn A., Saber E., Brendonck L., Grillas P., Patrons des communautés de plantes des mares temporaires du Maroc le long de gradients climatique et de perturbation anthropique. Oral communication at 11th French Symposium of plant communities’ ecology, Grenoble, France, 25‐27 march 2015 Research projects Coordination ‐ Egide Volubilis project (N° MA/07/172): history of Mediterranean temporary pools from western Morocco, based on sedimentological and palynological evidence (University Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco/University Montpellier II, France/Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat, France/University of Safi, Morocco) 2007‐2010 ‐ Moroccan‐Tunisian Cooperation (N° 08/TM 82): The vegetation of temporary pools in Morocco and Tunisia, 2008‐2010 (University Hassan II Casablanca/University Al Manar of Tunis) ‐ Circle MedCodyn project: Climate change impacts in transitional water systems in the Mediterranean. 2008‐2010 (University of Sienna, Italy/ Tour du Valat, France/ CRA‐ Roma, Italy/ University Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco) ‐ VLIR‐UOS Project (ZEIN2011Z092/2011‐101): « Networking for the conservation and sustainable management of Mediterranean temporary wetlands in Morocco », 2011‐2013 (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium/ University Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco). Participant ‐ Project "Development and management of the Benslimane province" with the Ministry of Agriculture. Convention N° 2/87 DPMVIA, 1995. ‐ Project « The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Northern Africa and in the Mediterranean Region». (Funded by IUCN, 2007‐2008) ‐ Project « Assessment of the socio‐economic value of freshwater species for the Northern Africa region » (Funded by IUCN, 2011‐2012) ‐ GIREPSE Project « Adapting to climate change in the Tensift River Basin, Morocco», (Funded by CRDI Ottawa, Canada, 2015‐2018) Supervision of research PhD Promotor PhD In cotutelles with the university of Montpellier II (France): ‐ Amami B. (2007‐2010). temporal Dynamics in the short and long term of a Mediterranean temporary pool (western Morocco), and implications for the conservation. PhD of University Hassan II Casablanca and University Montpellier II (France). ‐ Bouahim S. (2007‐2010). Use and conservation of the Mediterranean temporary pools: case of the temporary pools of the region of Benslimane (western Morocco). PhD of University Hassan II Casablanca and University of Montpellier II (France). In cotutelles with the Centre of research on the Mediterranean wetlands, Arles (France): ‐ Sahib N. (2006‐2010). Impact of disturbances on dynamics and richness of plants communities in temporary pools of western Morocco. PhD of University Hassan II Casablanca and Tour du Valat Centre of research on the Mediterranean wetlands, Arles (France). ‐ Rifai N. (2010‐2014). Impact of climate change on the Tahaddart river Basin (NW of Morocco). PhD of University Hassan II Casablanca ‐ El Madihi M. 2013‐2016. Conservation and integrated management of the temporary wetlands of Morocco in a context of the global changes. PhD of University Mohammed V Rabat and Tour du Valat Centre of research on the Mediterranean wetlands, Arles (France). Co‐promotor PhD ‐ Maarten Van den Broeck “Conservation and sustainable management of Moroccan temporary wetlands for the benefit of the local people” (University of Leuven (Belgium)/University Mohammed V of Rabat, 2012‐2015). ‐ Sara Varandas Martins “Ecohydrology of temporary ponds: implications for conservation” (University College London, United Kingdum/ University Mohammed V Rabat, 2015‐2017) Master thesis ‐ Sahib N 2005. Richness and inter annual dynamics of the vegetation of the northern temporary water body of the merja of Sidi Boughaba (Moroccan Atlantic coast). Master “Marine and Coastal Environment”, University Hassan II Casablanca. ‐ Amami B 2006. Evaluation of the quality of the water of the dam Al Massira (Oum er Rbia river) by the aquatic macrophytes. Master “Water and Sustainable Développement”, University Hassan II Casablanca. ‐ Bouahim S. 2006. Use of the water columns isolated for the theoretical evolution from the water mass and the influence of pH variation on the physico‐chemical parameters of water: Case of the dam Al Massira (Oum Rbiaa). Master “Water and Sustainable Développement”, University Hassan II Casablanca. ‐ Boudrissi S. 2008. Vulnerability of the temporary wetlands of the coastal méséta to the anthropic activities and effect on the biodiversity. Master “Management and Valorisation of the Marine Resources”, University Hassan II Casablanca ‐ Halidou Doudou H. 2008. Analysis of the legal and institutional context concerning environment in Niger and corresponding requirements for the Society of exploitation of the Waters of Niger (SEEN). Master "Water and Sustainable Development", University Hassan II, Casablanca, ‐ Najjar F. 2012. Valorization of the recreative and educational services of the wetlands in the Mediterranean. Case of the wetland of Sidi Boughaba (Moroccan Atlantic coast). Memory of Master, University Hassan II‐Casablanca, 56p. ‐ El Madihi M. 2013. Use of the aquatic macrophytes as bioindicateurs of the waters quality of the temporary pools of the province of Benslimane. Master “Management and Valorization of the Marine Resources”, University Hassan II‐Casablanca, ‐ Saayoun S. 2013. Impact of the anthropogenic pressures on the richness and the diversity of the seed bank of the temporary pools of the Western meséta (Morocco). Master “Management and Valorisation of the Marine Resources”, University Hassan II‐Casablanca ‐ Schahrakane Y. 2014. Experimental study of the effect of physicochemical disturbances on the water quality and the composition of plant communities in temporary wetlands in Moroccan coastal Meseta. Master “Management and Valorisation of the Marine Resources”, University Hassan II‐
Casablanca Other experiences ‐ Member of PhD commission of Hafawa Ferchichi‐Ben‐Jemaa “Vegetation structures and conservation of Mediterranean temporary wetlands: Mogods region (northern Tunisia) (University Al Manar, Tunisia, 2007‐2010). ‐ Member of Scientific committee of the LIFE Charcos Project (LIFE12 NAT/PT/000997 "Temporary Ponds Conservation in the Southwest Coast of Portugal"; 2013‐2017). ‐ Referee for peer‐reviewed journals (e.g. Revue d’Ecologie; Comptes Rendus Biologie ; Bulletin de l’Institut Scientifique de Rabat) ‐ Member of Associations (AMAB: Moroccan Association of Biodiversity; SOMAPAM: Moroccan Society of Medicinal and Aromatic plants; MWA: Moroccan Wildilife Association; AMSR: Moroccan Association for Regional Sciences)