Protecting the Gulf’s Marine Ecosystems from Pollution

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Abuzinada, Abdulaziz H. (Editor), Barth, Hans-Jörg (Editor), Krupp, Friedhelm (Editor), Böer, Benno (Editor), Abdessalaam, Thabit Zahran Al (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel, 2008.
• Subjects: Environment.; Ecosystems.; Aquatic ecology.; Ecotoxicology.; Nature conservation.; Pollution prevention.; Industrial Pollution Prevention.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Nature Conservation.

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...