Protecting the Gulf's Marine Ecosystems from Pollution - Abuzinada, Abdulaziz H.; Barth, Hans-Jörg.; Krupp, Friedhelm; Böer, Benno; Al Abdessalaam, Thabit Zahran; SpringerLink (Online service) (Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2008)
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.
Keywords: Pollution prevention; Ecosystems; Aquatic ecology .; Ecotoxicology; Nature conservation; Industrial Pollution Prevention; Ecosystems; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Ecotoxicology; Nature Conservation