Algal matAlgal mats are one of many types of microbial mat that forms on the surface of water or rocks. They are typically composed of blue-green cyanobacteria and sediments. Formation occurs when alternating layers of blue-green bacteria and sediments are deposited or grow in place, creating dark-laminated layers. Stromatolites are prime examples of algal mats. Algal mats played an important role in the Great Oxidation Event on Earth some 2.3 billion years ago.
Mollusque d'eau douceAu cours de l'évolution, une partie des mollusques ont quitté le milieu marin et se sont adaptés à l'eau douce ; ce sont les mollusques dulcicoles. On en trouve dans presque toutes les eaux douces, y compris dans des mares isolées et des lacs de haute montagne, et des milieux nouveaux créés par l'homme, ce qui montre, pour certaines espèces au moins, une bonne capacité de dispersion (via des organismes vecteurs animaux, ou via des bateaux dans le cas de la moule zébrée dont l'extension géographique récente a été large et rapide).
Water privatizationWater privatization is short for private sector participations in the provision of water services and sanitation. Water privatization has a variable history in which its popularity and favorability has fluctuated in the market and politics. One of the common forms of privatization is public–private partnerships (PPPs). PPPs allow for a mix between public and private ownership and/or management of water and sanitation sources and infrastructure. Privatization, as proponents argue, may not only increase efficiency and service quality but also increase fiscal benefits.
MysidaMysida is an order of small, shrimp-like crustaceans in the malacostracan superorder Peracarida. Their common name opossum shrimps stems from the presence of a brood pouch or "marsupium" in females. The fact that the larvae are reared in this pouch and are not free-swimming characterises the order. The mysid's head bears a pair of stalked eyes and two pairs of antennae. The thorax consists of eight segments each bearing branching limbs, the whole concealed beneath a protective carapace and the abdomen has six segments and usually further small limbs.
