Fied expertise: The main domain is the morphologic changes of coastal zones in response to the recent sea-level rise. The lowland zones are subject of flooding during storm events which became frequent and more energetic.

Keywords: microtidal, marsh, bacterial activity, carbone cycle, sea-level.

Relevant publications:
Maher Gzam Mohamed Moncef Serbaji Mohamed Ouaja Younes Jedoui (2012) Coastal progradation in response to the recent sea level rise: A case study of El Grine coast, Gulf of Gabes (Southeastern Tunisia). Arabian Journal of Geosciences 6(12).DOI:10.1007/s12517-012-0713-4.
Maher Gzam Noureddine Elmejdoub Soumay Boussetta Younes Jedoui (2014) Genesis and Evolution of A Beach-Ridge Plain Reflecting Relative Sea-Level Rise: A Case Study From Trab El Makhadha Gulf of Gabes, Southeastern Tunisia. Journal of Sedimentary Research 84(3):183-191

Geology

I would like to join projects that deal with the impact of recent sea level rise on low-lying coasts. The flooding of marshes is associated with a loss of biota and a weakening of the biodiversity of the marine ecosystem. The hydro-sedimentary characterization of these coastal environments is possible through a study of sedimentary structures, in particular stromatolites and washover figures. Indeed, stromatolites develop in sheltered environments where the hydrodynamic signature can be recorded. Similarly, the berm ridge that develop in low microtidal environments can be subject tooverflow phenomena that can be recorded by a coarse facies and washover figures.

marshes, stromatolithes, biofilm, bacteria, carbone cycle, microtidal, washover, berm ridge, sedimentary structures.

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