About
Professional SummaryDr. Kerfouf Ahmed is currently working as Professor at University of Sidi-Bel-Abbes, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life, Department of Environment Sciences, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria. He completed his PhD in Environmental Sciences (Marina Ecology) from same university and also received Diploma of the higher studies in Animal Biology (Cytogenetic). His main area of interest is Environmental Sciences (Ecology and Marine Biodiversity, Biodiversity of the Wetlands, Benthic Ecology, Marine Pollution and Water Quality and Fish Parasitology). He published 16 academic writings in national and international journals.
Education
Academic Background-
Ph.D. University of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria Marine Ecology | Completed: 2006
Editorial Services
Editorial & Publishing Roles
Editorial Board Member
Serving as Editorial Board Member for Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science.
Editorial Board Member
Serving as Editorial Board Member for Research Journal of Environmental Sciences.
Editorial Board Member
Serving as Editorial Board Member for International Journal of Oceanography and Marine Ecological System.
Publications (39)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Multivariate assessment of seasonal patterns in benthic polychaete assemblages in Cheliff estuary (Algeria)
2026
Diversity and community structure of microalgae and cyanobacteria in Oglat Eddaira wetland (south-western Algeria)
2026
Biodiversity of marine macroalgae in Oran coast (Algerian west coast – Mediterranean Sea)
2025
Natural diet of the pink spiny lobster, Palinurus mauritanicus (Malacostraca, Decapoda, Palinuridae), from the Algerian west coast.
Ahmed Kerfouf
2023
Marine malacostraca (Arthropoda, Crustacea) from the Gulf of Oran (Algerian West Coast).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2023
Grain Size Data Analysis of Marine Sediments, from the Gulf of Oran (Algerian West Coast)
2022
Inventory of marine molluscs in Gulf of Oran (Western Algerian coastline).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2022
Morphometric analysis of three mediterranean limpets Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758, P. rustica Linnaeus, 1758 and the endangered P. ferruginea Gmelin, 1791 (Gastropoda Patellidae) from the Algerian West Coast.
Ahmed Kerfouf
2022
Grain size data analysis of marine sediments, from the Gulf of Oran (Algerian West Coast).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2022
Diet composition of the deep-water rose shrimp, Parapenaeus longirostris(Decapoda, Dendrobranchiata, Penaeidae), from the Algerian West Coast.
Ahmed Kerfouf
2022
Distribution of soft-bottom benthic molluscs in the Gulf of Oran (Western Algeria).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2022
The current state of water quality and benthic invertebrate fauna in Chikke Stream (North-Central Nigeria).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2021
Trace metals (Cu, Cd, Pb, Zn, and Ni,) concentrations in the sea cucumber Holothuria tubulosa (Gmelin, 1791) of the Algerian West Coast.
Ahmed Kerfouf
2021
Antioxidant, antibacterial and antifungal activities of the aqueous and hydroalcoholic extracts of western Algerian Urtica urens.
Ahmed Kerfouf
2021
Inventory of annelida polychaeta in Gulf of Oran (Western Algerian Coastline).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2021
Characterization and diversity of macroinvertebrates of the Bouhamdane stream (northeast of Algeria).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2021
Biochemical study of Ulva lactuca and Cystoseira stricta from mostaganem coastline (western Algeria).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2020
Use of macro invertebrates to assess the quality of seybouse river (north-east of Algeria).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2020
Natural diet of deep-water rose shrimp in the Beni-Saf Bay (Western Algeria).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2020
The parasitic fauna of Pagellus acarne (Risso, 1827) (Teleostei: Sparidae) of Bu00e9ni Saf ’s bight in the West Coast of Algeria.
Ahmed Kerfouf
2020
Postgenomic technologies for genomic and proteomic analysis in biological and medical research.
Ahmed Kerfouf
2020
2016
Male infertility and cytogenetic disorders: A cross-sectional study.
Ahmed Kerfouf
2016
Cytogenetic study of down syndrome in Algeria: Report and review.
Ahmed Kerfouf
2016
Bacteriological quality of seawater bathing areas along the Oran coast (West Northern Algeria).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2015
First record of Cucullanus cirratus (Muller, 1777) (Nematoda, Cucullanidae) in Western Mediterranean Sea from Phycis blennoides (Teleostei: Gadidae).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2015
Heavy metals (Hg, Cd, Pb) concentrations on Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck, 1819) in Oran coastal waters (Western Algeria): new evidences.
Ahmed Kerfouf
2015
Biodiversity of Echinological fauna of hard substrates of the Algerian West coast.
Ahmed Kerfouf
2015
Impact of anthropic activity on a coastal environment of ecological interest: Stidia (Mostaganem-Algerian West).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2015
Impact of desalination of sea water on a coastal environment of Chatt El Hillal (Beni Saf-Western Northern Algeria).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2015
Assessment of the physico-chemical quality and the level of metallic contamination of the dismissals of sloppy waters of Oran (Algerian West Coastline).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2014
Impact of the climate change on the West coast of Algeria: Gulf of Oran, Arzew and Mostaganem.
Ahmed Kerfouf
2014
Physico-chemical characterization of surface waters of the West Coast of Algeria: Bay of Mostaganem and Cheliff estuary.
Ahmed Kerfouf
2014
The spiny lobster, Palinurus mauritanicus (Gruvel, 1911) from Algerian West coasts: A species to protect.
Ahmed Kerfouf
2014
Diversity of nematodes from the greater forkbeard phycis blennoides (Teleostei: Gadidae) in the Western Mediterranean sea.
Ahmed Kerfouf
2014
Physico-chemical quality and metallic pollution levels in wastewater discharges from Mostaganem (Algerian West Coasts).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2014
Study of the antimicrobial and probiotic effect of lactobacillus plantarum isolated from raw goat's milk from the region of western Algeria.
Ahmed Kerfouf
2014
Reproductive cycle of the European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Clupeiformes Engraulidae) in the gulf of Skikda (Algerian East coasts).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2013
Distribution of macrobenthos in the coastal waters in the Gulf of Oran (Western Algeria).
Ahmed Kerfouf
2007