Ain Zayanah Explained

Ain Zayanah is a protected area of Libya.[1] It has an area of 500 hectares, and covers the Ayn Zayanah lagoon and a portion of the coast 15 km northeast of Benghazi. It is a component of the Benghazi Nature Reserve.[2]

In the Ain Zayanah lagoon there is a large representation of macroinvertebrates.[3]

The various species of fish, amphipods, isopods, cladocerans, copepods and molluscs mainly represent the animal world in the Ain Zayanah lagoon.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parks, Reserves, and Other Protected Areas in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Parks.it. 26 March 2013.
  2. Web site: Benghazi . 20 July 2022 . BirdLife Data Zone . BirdLife International .
  3. Web site: Taxonomical study on macroinvertebrates in Ain- Zayanah lagoon.
  4. Web site: An ecological approach to ain zayanah lagoon, banghazi, libya. 2020-08-18. www.envirobiotechjournals.com.