Characterization of mangrove mudflat sediment contamination by fecal bacteria and trace metals: A multivariate assessment in equatorial marine protected areas in Gabon, Western Central Africa

• Johann Ludovic Martial Happi,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Franceville, Gabon, MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Sète, France

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1055-5574

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• Aimé Roger Nzigou,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Franceville, Gabon

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• Gauthier Schaal,

  Roles Conceptualization, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, LEMAR, Plouzané, France

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• Marie-Laure Rouget,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, IUEM, UAR, Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Plouzané, France

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• Rolf Gael Mabicka Obame,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Franceville, Gabon

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• François Le Loc’h,

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, LEMAR, Plouzané, France

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3372-6997

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• Jean-Daniel Mbega,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratoire d’Hydrobiologie et d’Ichtyologie, IRAF, CENAREST, Libreville, Gabon

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• Christophe Leboulanger ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: christophe.leboulanger@ird.fr

  Affiliation MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Sète, France

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5836-4294

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• Patrick Mickala

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Franceville, Gabon

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5376-0906

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