Appendix 1 Check-list of water birds of ChottMerouane and environs (OuedRigh Valley) with records of breeding.
Species / ChottMerouane and environs (OuedRigh Valley)1 / Tachybaptusruficollis
2 / Podicepscristatus
3 / Phalacrocorax carbo
4 / Nycticoraxnycticorax
5 / Ardea alba
6 / Ardea ibis
7 / Egrettagarzetta
8 / Ardea cinerea
9 / Ciconiaciconia / Breeding
10 / Platalealeucorodia
11 / Glossy Ibis
12 / Phoenicopterusroseus / Breeding
13 / Tadornaferruginea / Breeding
14 / Tadornatadorna / Breeding
15 / Anas penelope
16 / Anasstrepera
17 / Anascrecca
18 / Anasacuta
19 / Anasquerquedula
20 / Anasclypeata
21 / Anasplatyrhynchos
22 / Marmaronettaangustirostris / Breeding
23 / Aythyanyroca
24 / Anasrufina
25 / Anasferina
26 / Circus aeruginosus
27 / Pandionhalietus
28 / Rallusaquaticus
29 / Gallinulacholoropus
30 / Fulicaatra / Breeding
31 / Himantopushimantopus / Breeding
32 / Recuvirostraavosetta / Breeding
33 / Charadriusdubius / Breeding
34 / Charadriusalexandrinus / Breeding
35 / Calidrisminuta
36 / Philomachuspugnax
37 / Gallinagogallinago
38 / Tringaerythropus
39 / Tringatotanus
40 / Tringastagnalis
41 / Tringanebularia
42 / Tringaochropus
43 / Actitishypoleucos
44 / Larusmichahellis
45 / Larusridibundus
46 / Sterna nilotica / Breeding
Appendix 2 Questionnaire used during the study
Survey
District Village Locality Date …………..
I. Family
Q1Respondent ages: ...... Gender: ......
Q2Origin of the respondent:
- Of district - From neighboring district
-Other city of installation ...... - Date of installation......
Q3 Education level
- None ...... -Primary ...... - College ...... - Secondary ...... -University......
Q4Doesthe respondent havea vocational training?Yes ...... No......
Q5Household composition and characteristics
- Total number ofperson livingunder the same house
- Number of peopleinvolved in the productionandhousehold income
- Number of children educated
II.Economic activity
Q6What is yourmain activity?
Q7If you are afarmer?
- Yourtotal farm surface / ha/ are
-Useful Agricultural Surface /ha/ are
- Acquisition mode
Q8 Agricultural production
- Number of date palm
- What kind of cultivars?...... Cultivars number......
- Dates production / palm………………….- Income…………………
Q9Doyou practiceintercropping culture? Yes ...... No......
- If sowhat kind ofculture?
- Destinationof the product? Self consumption...... Marketing......
- Income
Q10 Conductmode of the exploitation?
-Mechanized...... -Manual......
Q11Doyou have employees? Yes...... No......
- If so, number of employee...... -Are theyfamily members...... -Age......
Q12What is irrigation systemdo you use?
Q13If you do thedrainage? What is the drainage waterdestination in your region?
Q14Do you usepesticides? Yes...... No......
- If so, what kind ofproducts...... Quantity/ ha......
Q15 Do you use the amendments? Yes...... No......
- If so, kind...... Quantity/ ha......
Q16 If you are a livestock producer, who owns the flock?
- You...... - A member of your family...... - And/ or others......
- Total number of heads...... - Type of livestock......
- Number of heads/ Type......
- Product destination?...... Turnover......
Q17 Are you practicing pasture?
- If so, what is the grazing area...... - Type of vegetation preferred......
- If not, what kind of food you give them? …………......
Q18What representsfor youthe possessionof a flock?
Q19If you are usersof salt?
If so, sincewhen ...... - Area exploited/ ha......
Q20Doyou have employees? Yes...... No......
- Number...... - Age...... - Origin......
Q21What are theequipments used toextract salt?
Q22 What is the quantity extracted?
III. Stakes and perceptions
Q23 Do you practice or one of your family members crafts activities? Yes...... No......
- If yes, what type of activity it is:
- Pottery...... - Tapestry ...... - Basketwork...... - Other......
Q24In this case,who practicethis activity?(Women, men, both)......
Q25What is the sourceof yourraw material?
Q26What is thedestination of yourproduct?
Q27Do you doApiculture? Yes...... No......
If so, what is the destinationof the product?......
- Place of beehives...... -Number of beehives......
Q28What are theproblems you encounterin your area?
Q29 Do you accept to change your activity? Yes...... No......
- If so,why?......
Q30Do you knowthat theChottis protected?Yes...... No......
Q31 Is the Chott is of benefit for you?
- If so? How?
- Ifnot?Explain?
Q32 How do you seetheChottevolve?
Q33 Do you think the Chott can be threatened? Yes...... No......
- If so, what kind of threat?
IV. Focus group survey
Locality …………………………..District …………………………… Date………………….
Group number…………………… Gender…………………
Q34 How do you call your wetland?......
Q35 Does the population use the plants of the region? Yes………No………….
- If yes, type of vegetation………………………………….....
- For what purpose…………………………………………….
Q36 What is your statement on birds and wild animals in recent years?
-Their number increased -Their numberfellbehind
-They settledmorethan usual -They settledlaterthan usual
-There ismore diversity-There are someindividualswho stayedto nest
- Others(specify)
Q37 Is hunting practiced by people? Yes………No……
- Ifso, who?......
Q38 What kind of wild game the most hunted?
Q39 Where you throw your household waste?
Q40 Does you burn your waste?
- If so, specify? Solid products…………………………..Others (specify)…………………....
Q41 Where your household wastewater flows?
- In the nature
- In individual accumulation basins that you empty every time they fill up
Q42 Which the problems that suffer your area?
Q43 Does it all the population is concerned by these problems?
Q44 Your wetland is it threatened by any danger, after you? Yes………. No……….
- If yes, explain?
Q45 Are you aware that there is a convention on behalf of "Ramsar" to protect wetlands and even your area? Yes………... No…………
Q46/ Do you think that the area (Chott) has economic importance for local population?
Q47 Do you believe that your region could play a role in the tourist attraction?
- If so, how?......
- If not, why?......
Q48 Are you willing to participate in an ecotourism program?
Q49 How do you envisage your future in your region?