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Protecting the Gulf's Marine Ecosystems from Pollution
The Gulf is endowed with valuable natural resources and a great biodiversity of plant and animal species. Sustainable living in the Gulf area is dependent upon such resources provided by the sea. Large areas of its coastal zone including important marine habitats are currently threatened by increasi...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Basel :
Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser,
2008.
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| Édition: | 1st ed. 2008. |
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto Completo |
Table des matières:
- Biogeophysical setting of the Gulf
- The coastal vegetation of the western and southern Gulf - characterisation and conservation aspects
- Impact of oil pollution and increased sea surface temperatures on marine ecosystems and biota in the Gulf
- Integrated management of pollution stress in the Gulf
- Efforts of regional and international organisations in reducing levels of pollution in the Gulf
- Oil pollution preparedness in the ROPME Sea Area
- Remote Sensing: A tool for managing marine pollution in the Gulf
- Coastal pollution in Bahrain and its management
- Pollution from sea based sources
- Impacts of seawater desalination plants on the marine environment of the Gulf
- Importance of the freshwater influx from the Shatt-Al-Arab River on the Gulf marine environment
- The compensation schedule approach for the assessment of oil spill damages to marine resources of the RSA
- The impact of the Gulf War (1990 - 91) oil release upon the intertidal Gulf coast line of Saudi Arabia and subsequent recovery
- Rapid assessment indicators of oil spill recovery in salt marsh ecosystems
- Shoreline bioremediation after the 1991 Gulf War oil spill
- Evaluation of arid salt marsh restoration techniques.