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View article: Confronting a date monoculture in Tunisia: Can underused date varieties decrease farm economic vulnerability?
Confronting a date monoculture in Tunisia: Can underused date varieties decrease farm economic vulnerability? Open
Crop diversity is promoted for its environmental benefits. However, few analyses have been conducted on whether crop diversity can reduce farm economic vulnerability to multiple production stresses. Deglet Noor is the most frequently grown…
View article: Osmotic Pretreatment and Solar Drying of Eggplant in Tunisian Rural Areas: Assessing the Impact of Process Efficiency and Product Quality
Osmotic Pretreatment and Solar Drying of Eggplant in Tunisian Rural Areas: Assessing the Impact of Process Efficiency and Product Quality Open
The drying process plays a crucial role in enhancing the shelf life of food products by reducing moisture content. As climate change contributes to rising temperatures, alternative drying methods, such as solar drying, offer promising solu…
View article: From invasion to the dish: Recipes made with blue crabs
From invasion to the dish: Recipes made with blue crabs Open
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View article: International cooperation projects in support of entrepreneurship in southern Tunisia: activities and relations with public actors
International cooperation projects in support of entrepreneurship in southern Tunisia: activities and relations with public actors Open
In Tunisia, international cooperation projects in support of entrepreneurship boomed after the 2011 revolution. This paper analyses to what extent such projects have built the capacities of those involved in local entrepreneurial “ecosyste…
View article: Making sense of on-going dynamics and innovations in oases and newly irrigated areas of North African arid regions: towards more sustainable development pathways
Making sense of on-going dynamics and innovations in oases and newly irrigated areas of North African arid regions: towards more sustainable development pathways Open
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View article: Zarazi table olives in Beni Khedache (Tunisia) highlighting an overlooked traditional product
Zarazi table olives in Beni Khedache (Tunisia) highlighting an overlooked traditional product Open
Agricultural development in southern regions of Tunisia have often focused on a few very prominent products, such as dates and olive oil. Promoting traditional agricultural products in these regions could help foster a more resilient devel…
View article: Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea
Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea Open
Climate change is causing an increase in the frequency and intensity of marine heatwaves (MHWs) and mass mortality events (MMEs) of marine organisms are one of their main ecological impacts. Here, we show that during the 2015–2019 period, …
View article: Biochemical composition, nutritional value and socio-economic impacts of the invasive crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 in central Mediterranean Sea
Biochemical composition, nutritional value and socio-economic impacts of the invasive crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 in central Mediterranean Sea Open
The Atlantic crab Callinectes sapidus was recently recorded in Tunisia and presents an invasive behavior. This study aims to evaluate its socio-economic impacts on small-scale fisheries and to analyze variations in chemical composition, fa…
View article: Farmers’ perceptions of water management in Jemna oasis, Southern Tunisia
Farmers’ perceptions of water management in Jemna oasis, Southern Tunisia Open
Groundwater resources are a crucial driver of development. Since the 1970s, the expansion of irrigated land on the margins of the existing ‘traditional’ oases has been encouraged by the Tunisian authorities to enhance local development. As…
View article: Datasets used on the analysis of Mediterranean Mass mortality events during the 2015-2019 period
Datasets used on the analysis of Mediterranean Mass mortality events during the 2015-2019 period Open
This upload contains three datasets in CSV files and a PDF file with the specific description of the CSV files. These data was used for the analysis of the mass mortality events reported during the period 2015-2019 across the Mediterranean…
View article: Datasets used on the analysis of Mediterranean Mass mortality events during the 2015-2019 period
Datasets used on the analysis of Mediterranean Mass mortality events during the 2015-2019 period Open
This upload contains three datasets in CSV files and a PDF file with the specific description of the CSV files. These data was used for the analysis of the mass mortality events reported during the period 2015-2019 across the Mediterranean…
View article: Impact de la crise sanitaire Covid-19 sur les petites exploitations agricoles et perspectives pour un système alimentaire durable en Tunisie
Impact de la crise sanitaire Covid-19 sur les petites exploitations agricoles et perspectives pour un système alimentaire durable en Tunisie Open
Covid-19 had a negative effect economically and socially in Tunisia, as illustrated by the highest mortality rate recorded in Africa in March 2020 and the economic growth rate estimated at -9.3% by the Central Bank of Tunisia in 2020. The …
View article: First record of the Gracile lizardfish Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) in Mediterranean waters
First record of the Gracile lizardfish Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) in Mediterranean waters Open
In January 2021 during a scientific survey to assess the economic impacts of a Mass Mortality Event, a single individual of the Gracile lizardfish Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) was caught out of Korbous (Northern Tunisia). This o…
View article: Legume Flour Enrichment of Cereal Products: Effects on Consumer Perception and Physical Quality
Legume Flour Enrichment of Cereal Products: Effects on Consumer Perception and Physical Quality Open
Legume flour enrichment can enhance the nutritional value of many cereal products, in line with the current dietary recommendations of the World Health Organization.The aim of this study based on a survey of 105 consumers was firstly to in…
View article: Mass mortality events in Mediterranean marine coastal ecosystems
Mass mortality events in Mediterranean marine coastal ecosystems Open
The Mass Mortality Events database (hereafter MME-T-MEDNet) is a collaborative initiative involving more than 30 research institutions from 10 Mediterranean countries including EU and non-EU countries. This initiative aims to facilitate th…
View article: Unpublished Mediterranean records of marine alien and cryptogenic species
Unpublished Mediterranean records of marine alien and cryptogenic species Open
Good datasets of geo-referenced records of alien species are a prerequisite for assessing the spatio-temporal dynamics of biological invasions, their invasive potential, and the magnitude of their impacts. However, with the exception of fi…
View article: Collaborative Database to Track Mass Mortality Events in the Mediterranean Sea
Collaborative Database to Track Mass Mortality Events in the Mediterranean Sea Open
Anthropogenic climate change, and global warming in particular, has strong and increasing impacts on marine ecosystems (Poloczanska et al., 2013; Halpern et al., 2015; Smale et al., 2019). The Mediterranean Sea is considered a marine biodi…