About
Professional Summary
My research interests are fairly broad, but revolve around biological interactions and community ecology in arid and semiarid lands of North Africa. I’m interested in how natural environments and anthropogenic perturbations affect biological interactions, population dynamics and influence community diversity. I collaborate on works that deal with plant diversity and distribution, terrestrial insects, plant-insect interactions, freshwater fish, and mycorrhization. I’m seeking answers for the following questions using statistical modelling approaches: (1) what is the structure (nested, partially connected, etc.) of these networks in various natural and disturbed environments? (2) Does this structure vary geographically? (3) Can this structure be explained by species composition of local communities and/or by species traits? In other word I’m looking to understand and assess spatiotemporal variations of biodiversity, in various ecosystems of Algeria and North Africa.
Education
Academic Background-
H.D.R University of Tebessa, Algeria Ecology and Environment | Completed: 2020
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M.Sc. University of Ouargla, Algeria Ecology and Environment | Completed: 2010
Publications (136)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Fire severity shapes seasonal soil-plant enzymatic interactions and plant physiological responses in semi-arid forests
2026
Diversity and prevalence of endoparasites in wild and feral Columbidae across urban and natural habitats
2026
Host plant specificity and multi-level infestation patterns of scale insects in semi-arid forests of North Africa
2026
Integrated assessment of irrigation water quality and wastewater reuse under hydrochemical, microbiological, and metal contamination constraints in a Mediterranean semi-arid basin
2026
Influence of Host Plant Associations on the Composition and Structure of Scale Insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) Communities in Semi-arid Mediterranean-type Forests
2026
Development of Reduced-Sugar Gluten-Free Sponge Cakes Using Rice, Amaranth, and Tiger Nut Composite Flours
2026
Epidemiological assessment of ectoparasite prevalence in the dromedary camel (
Camelus dromedarius
) in the Sahara Desert
2026
Assessing Forest Burn Severity, Post-Fire Recovery, Vegetation Shifts, and Forest Resilience Across Mediterranean-Type Woodlands
2026
Species composition and diversity of Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Algeria
2026
Evaluating the Impacts of Treated Wastewater and Groundwater Irrigation on Soil Quality and Physico-Chemical Properties
2026
Field applications of sewage sludge improved soil properties and increased wheat yield in sand-textured soils of hot drylands
2026
Modeling environmental drivers and socio-economic/human predictors of forest fire outbreaks in Algeria
2026
Structure and Diversity of Earthworm Communities along a Gradient of Aridity in Northeastern Algeria
2026
First records of bat ectoparasites from Chrea National Park, Algeria, with notes on guano-based endoparasite traces
2026
No-Till and Direct Seeding as Sustainable Alternatives for Improving Soil Functioning and Wheat Performance in Semi-Arid Agro-Ecosystems
2026
Spatial and temporal trends in meteorological, hydrological and agricultural droughts in northeastern Algeria
2026
A review on the impact of biochar applications on soil health and fertility, plant growth, and food security: advancing agricultural sustainability
2026
Appearance cannot be deceptive in plants: Morphological, physiological and biochemical responses of a xerophytic and industrially important plant to water stress
2026
Physicochemical, biochemical and bacteriological indicators of water quality of Temacine Lake in the Sahara Desert
2026
Species assemblage of wild bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) associated with rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus Spenn.)
2026
Biochar-Soil Interfaces: Mechanisms, Temporal Dynamics, and Implications for Soil Structure, Fertility, and Biological Functioning, a Critical Review
2026
Endophytic and rhizospheric bacterial consortia from Peganum harmala alleviate lead phytotoxicity and enhance durum wheat growth in heavy metal-contaminated soils
2026
Dynamic Evolution of Atmospheric, Ecological, and Hydrological Systems in Circum-Mediterranean Regions
2025
2025
Multiscale partitioning effects of livestock grazing management on plant community composition and diversity in arid rangelands
2025
Restoration of soil quality and improvement of physicochemical properties through grazing exclusion in arid and semi-arid rangelands
2025
Physiological and biochemical responses of Phragmites australis correlate with water quality in lagoon wastewater treatment system
2025
Species diversity within ecosystem diversity of wetlands within drylands: Waterbird ecological attributes in an ecological complex of wetland habitats
2025
Influence of water quality on composition and diversity of groundwater fauna in North Africa
2025
Biofilm and microstructure of small ruminant skin used in making traditional dairy products
2025
Soil–plant–microbiome interactions in drylands: soil bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere of a xerophytic plant gather multiple plant growth promoting properties
2025
Climatic and population-dependent drivers of feeding activity in the wintering common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
2025
Nest‐Site and Nest Characteristics of Maghreb Magpie (
Pica mauritanica
) in Algeria
2025
Soil physicochemical properties and soil fertility indicators of two cropping systems under semiarid climate conditions
2025
In Vitro and In Silico Pharmacological Study of Three Combined Lamiaceae Essential Oils: Cytotoxicity and Antiviral Potential
2025
A Bayesian modeling and retrospective analysis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Sahara Desert
2025
Molecular detection and associated risk factors of Anaplasma marginale, A. ovis and A. platys in sheep from Algeria with evidence of the absence of A. phagocytophilum
2024
Treated Water Quality and Interrelationships Between Wastewater Parameters at WWTP of Batna City (Algeria)
2024
Amphibian and reptile diversity in natural landscapes and human-modified habitats of the Sahara Desert of Algeria: A better understanding of biodiversity to improve conservation
2024
Revolutionizing food quality assessment: Unleashing the potential of artificial intelligence for enhancing honey physicochemical, biochemical, and melissopalynological insights
2024
Water physicochemical quality as driver of spatial and temporal patterns of microbial community composition in lake ecosystems
2024
A survey of nematodes in the European hake (Merluccius merluccius) intended for human consumption
2024
Every pollen grain tells a story: A palynological analysis of selected melliferous plant species native to the Sahara Desert with implications for honey origin determination
2024
Biological Potential and Essential Oil Profile of Two Wild Apiaceae Species from Algeria (Daucus carota L. and Foeniculum vulgare Mill.): Larvicidal and Antibacterial Effects
2024
Effects of incorporating biochar on soil quality and barley yield in microplastics-contaminated soils
2024
Using ensemble modeling to predict the current distribution of Pistacia atlantica Desf. in Algeria
2024
Monitoring and assessment of spatial and seasonal variability in water quality at Lake of Birds (Algeria) using physicochemical parameters and bacterial quality indicators
2024
In vitro Seed Germination of Some Wild Plants from Algeria: An Effective Means for Plant Biodiversity Preservation
2023
Effect of vegetable coagulant and lamb rennet on physicochemical composition, fatty acid profile and lipid quality indices of a traditional fresh cheese (Jben)
2023
Comparative effectiveness of exogenous organic amendments on soil fertility, growth, photosynthesis and heavy metal accumulation in cereal crops
2023
Copro-parasitological survey of striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena), African golden wolf (Canis lupaster), and red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Algeria
2023
Biochar Amendments Changed Soil Properties and Improved Cereal Crop Growth Under Salt Stress
2023
Decoding the interplay between tree traits, seed production, and cone-boring insect damage using advanced modeling to unveil the intricacies of Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica) forests
2023
Structure and diversity of earthworm communities in long-term irrigated soils with raw effluent and treated wastewater
2023
Enhancing soil resilience and crop physiology with biochar application for mitigating drought stress in durum wheat (Triticum durum)
2023
Assessment of the spatial dynamics of sandy desertification using remote sensing in Nemamcha region (Algeria)
2023
Diversity, phenology and distribution of mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera) along an altitudinal gradient in two permanent Wadis of Algeria
2022
Spatiotemporal Changes in Date Palm Oases of Algeria Over the Last Century
2022
Effect of Edaphic Factors on Essential Oil Production in Wild Plants Growing Under Semiarid Mediterranean Conditions
2022
Planting prickly pears as a sustainable alternative and restoration tool for rehabilitating degraded soils in dry steppe rangelands
2022
2022
Modeling and Risk Analysis of Dam-Break Flooding in a Semi-Arid Montane Watershed: A Case Study of the Yabous Dam, Northeastern Algeria
2022
Soil fertility indicators and soil stoichiometry in semi-arid steppe rangelands
2022
Soil organic carbon stock in arid and semi-arid steppe rangelands of North Africa
2022
Formation and dynamics of aroma compounds during manufacturing-ripening of Bouhezza goat cheese
2022
Variation in Plant Diversity along a Watershed in the Semi-Arid Lands of North Africa
2022
New records, distribution and phenology of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in semi-arid habitats in northeastern Algeria
2021
The Rough Bent‐toed Gecko Cyrtopodion scabrum (Heyden, 1827) (Squamata: Gekkonidae): First records in Algeria and NW Africa with morphometric and meristic description of population
2021
2021
Nest site selection and breeding ecology of the Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) in Algeria
2021
Quantifying how climatic factors influence essential oil yield in wild-growing plants
2021
New insights for the production of medicinal plant materials: Ex vitro and in vitro propagation of valuable Lamiaceae species from northern Africa
2021
Does melanin-based plumage coloration reflect health status of free-living birds in urban environments?
2021
Seasonal patterns of scorpion diversity along a gradient of aridity in Algeria
2021
On the sustainability of land applications of sewage sludge: How to apply the sewage biosolid in order to improve soil fertility and increase crop yield?
2021
Livestock grazing‐induced large‐scale biotic homogenization in arid mediterranean steppe rangelands.
Haroun Chenchouni
2021
Plant community composition and structure under short-term grazing exclusion in steppic arid rangelands.
Haroun Chenchouni
2021
Breeding ecology of the Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) in Guerbes-Sanhadja wetlands of Algeria
2020
Introduction to “Water Resources in Algeria: Assessment of Surface and Groundwater Resources”
2020
Introduction to “Water Resources in Algeria: Water Quality, Treatment, Protection and Development”
2020
Effect of inoculation with native and commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on growth and mycorrhizal colonization of olive (Olea europaea L.)
2020
Physico-chemical and bacteriological quality assessment of surface water at Lake Tonga in Algeria
2020
Vegetation traits are accurate indicators of how do plants beat the heat in drylands: Diversity and functional traits of vegetation associated with water towers in the Sahara Desert
2020
Plants of the same place do not have the same metabolic pace: soil properties affect differently essential oil yields of plants growing wild in semiarid Mediterranean lands
2020
Pollen morphological variability correlates with a large-scale gradient of aridity.
Haroun Chenchouni
2020
Endophytic passenger bacteria associated with genista cinerea nodules growing in north african drylands.
Haroun Chenchouni
2020
Does pre-culture in sugar-rich media affect carbohydrate content and post-thawing recovery rate of cryopreserved potato (Solanum phureja) shoot tips?
Haroun Chenchouni
2020
Vegetation Analysis of Chott Tinsilt and Sebkhet Ezzemoul (Two Ramsar Sites in Algeria) in Relation to Soil Proprieties
2019
Projected Small-Scale Range Reductions of Cedrus atlantica Forests Due to Climate Change at the Belezma National Park (Algeria)
2019
Effect of Climatic Factors on Essential Oil Accumulation in Two Lamiaceae Species from Algerian Semiarid Lands
2019
Physicochemical and Bacteriological Quality of Surface Water Resources Receiving Common Wastewater Effluents in Drylands of Algeria
2019
Are diurnal time-budgets and activity patterns density-dependent in the Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) wintering in Algeria? An analysis across multiple temporal scales
2019
Sewage sludge fertilization alleviates drought stress and improves physiological adaptation and yield performances in Durum Wheat (Triticum durum): A double-edged sword
2019
Bird ecological status of two internationally important wetlands ‘Ramsar sites and IBA’ in Algeria
2019
Diversity and phenology of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in pine forests (Pinus halepensis Miller) of Algeria.
Haroun Chenchouni
2019
Diversity of insects associated with olive (Oleaceae) groves across a dryland climate gradient in Algeria.
Haroun Chenchouni
2019
Modelling climate influences on population dynamics and diurnal time budget of the Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) wintering in Ramsar wetlands of Algeria.
Haroun Chenchouni
2019
Spatiotemporal patterns of ground beetle diversity (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in a Ramsar wetland (Chott tinsilt) of Algeria.
Haroun Chenchouni
2019
Characterization of volatile organic compounds from six aromatic and medicinal plant species growing wild in North African drylands.
Haroun Chenchouni
2019
Modelling environment contamination with heavy metals in flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus and upper sediments from North African coasts of the Mediterranean Sea.
Haroun Chenchouni
2018
Diversity and functional traits of spontaneous plant species in Algerian rangelands rehabilitated with prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica L.) plantations.
Haroun Chenchouni
2018
Effect of water regime on growth performance of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) during different vegetative phases.
Haroun Chenchouni
2018
Assessment of water quality at the largest dam in Algeria (Beni Haroun Dam) and effects of irrigation on soil characteristics of agricultural lands.
Haroun Chenchouni
2018
Photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline antibiotic using new calcite/titania nanocomposites.
Haroun Chenchouni
2018
Modeling seasonal and spatial contamination of surface waters and upper sediments with trace metal elements across industrialized urban areas of the Seybouse watershed in North Africa
2017
Spatiotemporal variation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonization in olive (Olea europaea L.) roots across a broad mesic-xeric climatic gradient in North Africa.
Haroun Chenchouni
2017
Edaphic factors controlling the distribution of inland halophytes in an ephemeral salt lake “Sabkha ecosystem” at North African semi-arid lands.
Haroun Chenchouni
2017
Variation in white stork (Ciconia ciconia) diet along a climatic gradient and across rural-to-urban landscapes in North Africa.
Haroun Chenchouni
2017
Ecological status of phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in rural communities of Northeastern Algeria.
Haroun Chenchouni
2016
An appraisal of eremophyte diversity and plant traits in a rocky desert of the Sahara.
Haroun Chenchouni
2015
A pedological characterisation of some Inland wetlands and ramsar sites in Algeria.
Haroun Chenchouni
2015
Population increase and nest-site selection of cattle egrets bubulcus ibis at a new colony in drylands of north-east algeria.
Haroun Chenchouni
2015
Effect of poultry manure on the yield and nutriments uptake of potato under saline conditions of arid regions.
Haroun Chenchouni
2015
Effects of soil chemical properties and seasonality on mycorrhizal status of prickly pear (opuntia ficus-indica) planted in hot arid steppe rangelands.
Haroun Chenchouni
2015
Influence of date fruit biochemical characteristics on damage rates caused by the carob moth (ectomyelois ceratoniae) in saharan oases of algeria.
Haroun Chenchouni
2015
New inland sites for the mediterranean killifish (aphanius fasciatusvalenciennes, 1821) in the sahara desert of algeria.
Haroun Chenchouni
2015
Trophic niche and feeding strategy of the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) during different phases of the breeding season.
Haroun Chenchouni
2015
Modeling the effects of climate on date palm scale (Parlatoria blanchardi) population dynamics during different phenological stages of life history under hot arid conditions.
Haroun Chenchouni
2015
Effects of climate on the productivity of desert truffles beneath hyper-arid conditions.
Haroun Chenchouni
2015
Ethnomycological survey of traditional usage and indigenous knowledge on desert truffles among the native Sahara Desert people of Algeria.
Haroun Chenchouni
2014
Bacterial load of german cockroach (blattella germanica) found in hospital environment.
Haroun Chenchouni
2014
Diet of the little owl (athene noctua) during the pre-reproductive period in a semi-arid mediterranean region.
Haroun Chenchouni
2014
Desert truffles of the north algerian sahara: diversity and bioecology.
Haroun Chenchouni
2014
A “simple” geomatics-based approach for assessing water erosion hazard at montane areas.
Haroun Chenchouni
2014
Floristic composition and analysis of spontaneous vegetation of Sabkha Djendli in north-east Algeria.
Haroun Chenchouni
2013
Antimicrobial activity of xerophytic plant ( cotula cinerea delile ) extracts against some pathogenic bacteria and fungi.
Haroun Chenchouni
2013
Bird species diversity of the mitidja plain (northern algeria) with emphasis on the dynamics of invasive and expanding species.
Haroun Chenchouni
2013
Using self-organizing maps to investigate environmental factors regulating colony size and breeding success of the white stork (ciconia ciconia).
Haroun Chenchouni
2013
Ecological status interactions for assessing bird diversity in relation to a heterogeneous landscape structure.
Haroun Chenchouni
2013
Cycle biologique de Parlatoria oleae (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) infeodee aux oliveraies dans une region aride.
Haroun Chenchouni
2013
An avifaunal survey of mesic manmade ecosystems "Oases" in algerian hot-hyperarid lands.
Haroun Chenchouni
2013
Diversity assessment of vertebrate fauna in a wetland of hot hyperarid lands.
Haroun Chenchouni
2012
Effect of large-scale environmental variables and human pressure on distribution patterns of exotic continental fish in east Algeria.
Haroun Chenchouni
2012
A simple geomatics-based approach for assessing water erosion hazard at montane areas.
Haroun Chenchouni
2012
Population monitoring of pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) by pheromone trapping at the southern limit of distribution of Pinus halepensisin eastern Algeria.
Haroun Chenchouni
2011
A global overview of drought and heat-induced tree mortality reveals emerging climate change risks for forests.
Haroun Chenchouni
2010