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Rachid Amara is affiliated with the University of Lille in France. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with significant contributions across related subfields such as Pollution, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Ecology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Heavy metals in environment

They have published extensively, with some of their recent papers including:

  • "Impacts of microplastics exposure on mussel (Mytilus edulis) gut microbiota," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Manta Net: The Golden Method for Sampling Surface Water Microplastics in Aquatic Environments," 2022, Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • "An innovative approach for microplastic sampling in all surface water bodies using an aquatic drone," 2022, Heliyon
  • "Role of estuarine habitats for the feeding ecology of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.)," 2022, PLoS ONE
  • "Relationships between age, growth, diet and environmental parameters for anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus L.) in the Bay of Bénisaf (SW Mediterranean, west Algerian coast)," 2020, Archimer (Ifremer)

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Rachid Amara include:

  • Périne Doyen
  • Mamadou Diop
  • Céline Mahfouz
  • J. Denis
  • Gabriel Pasquier

Amara has published regularly in venues such as:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Regional Studies in Marine Science
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science

This publication record underscores their involvement in research addressing diverse environmental challenges, including the study of microplastics, marine ecosystems, and pollution monitoring. Their work spans laboratory, field, and methodological studies focusing on environmental contaminants and their ecological impacts.

Best Publications

  • Sources of microplastics pollution in the marine environment: Importance of wastewater treatment plant and coastal landfill.

    Maria Kazour;Maria Kazour;Sarah Terki;Khalef Rabhi;Sharif Jemaa

  • Anthropogenic disturbance on nursery function of estuarine areas for marine species

    A. Courrat;Jeremy Lobry;D. Nicolas;Pascal Laffargue

  • Heavy metals in four fish species from the French coast of the Eastern English Channel and Southern Bight of the North Sea.

    F. Henry;R. Amara;L. Courcot;D. Lacouture

  • Environmental factors structuring fish composition and assemblages in a small macrotidal estuary (eastern English Channel)

    Jonathan Selleslagh;Rachid Amara

  • Microplastics pollution along the Lebanese coast (Eastern Mediterranean Basin): Occurrence in surface water, sediments and biota samples.

    Maria Kazour;Maria Kazour;Sharif Jemaa;Christelle Issa;Gaby Khalaf

  • Growth and condition indices in juvenile sole Solea solea measured to assess the quality of essential fish habitat

    Rachid Amara;Tarik Méziane;C. Gilliers;G. Hermel

  • Feeding ecology and growth of O‐group flatfish (sole, dab and plaice) on a nursery ground (Southern Bight of the North Sea)

    R. Amara;P. Laffargue;J. M. Dewarumez;C. Maryniak

  • Are growth and density quantitative indicators of essential fish habitat quality? An application to the common sole Solea solea nursery grounds

    C. Gilliers;O. Le Pape;Y. Désaunay;J. Morin

  • Fish composition and assemblage structure in three Eastern English Channel macrotidal estuaries: A comparison with other French estuaries

    Jonathan Selleslagh;Rachid Amara;Pascal Laffargue;Sandric Lesourd

  • Spatial, temporal and ontogenetic variation in diet of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) on the Algerian coast (SW Mediterranean)

    M. Bacha;R. Amara;R. Amara

  • Growth and condition of 0-group European flounder, Platichthys flesus as indicator of estuarine habitat quality

    Rachid Amara;J. Selleslagh;G. Billon;C. Minier

  • Seasonal patterns in the fish and epibenthic crustaceans community of an intertidal zone with particular reference to the population dynamics of plaice and brown shrimp

    Rachid Amara;Catherine Paul

  • Ontogenetic and spatial variation in the diet of hake (Merluccius merluccius) in the Bay of Biscay and the Celtic Sea

    Kelig Mahe;R Amara;T Bryckaert;M Kacher

  • Impacts of microplastics exposure on mussel (Mytilus edulis) gut microbiota.

    Luen-Luen Li;Rachid Amara;Sami Souissi;Alexandre Dehaut

  • Influence of ontogenetic and environmental changes in the otolith microchemistry of juvenile sole (Solea solea)

    Hélène de Pontual;Françoise Lagardère;Rachid Amara;Marcel Bohn

  • Comparison of growth and condition indices of juvenile flatfish in differentcoastal nursery grounds

    Camille Gilliers;Camille Gilliers;Rachid Amara;Jean-Pierre Bergeron

  • Metamorphosis and estuarine colonisation in the common sole, Solea solea (L.): implications for recruitment regulation

    Rachid Amara;Françoise Lagardere;Yves Desaunay;Jocelyne Marchand

  • Is blue mussel caging an efficient method for monitoring environmental microplastics pollution

    Maria Kazour;Maria Kazour;Rachid Amara

  • Distribution and growth of 0-group European hake in the Bay of Biscay and Celtic Sea: a spatial and inter-annual analyses

    M. Kacher;R. Amara

  • Convergent signs of degradation in both the capacity and the quality of an essential fish habitat: state of the Seine estuary (France) flatfish nurseries

    O. Le Pape;C. Gilliers;P. Riou;J. Morin

  • Growth and condition indices of juvenile turbot, Scophthalmus maximus, exposed to contaminated sediments: effects of metallic and organic compounds.

    E. Kerambrun;F. Henry;F. Henry;P. Perrichon;L. Courcot;L. Courcot

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Ernande
Bruno Ernande French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Henrique N. Cabral
Henrique N. Cabral INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Sami Souissi
Sami Souissi University of Lille
Tarik Meziane
Tarik Meziane French National Museum of Natural History
Catarina Vinagre
Catarina Vinagre University of Lisbon
François Galgani
François Galgani French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Baghdad Ouddane
Baghdad Ouddane University of Lille
Catherine Mouneyrac
Catherine Mouneyrac Catholic University of the West
Philippe Soudant
Philippe Soudant French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea

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