Protecting the Gulf's Marine Ecosystems from Pollution

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Abuzinada, Abdulaziz H. (Editor ), Barth, Hans-Jörg. (Editor ), Krupp, Friedhelm. (Editor ), Böer, Benno. (Editor ), Al Abdessalaam, Thabit Zahran. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-7947-6
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.