
Oceanographic and Marine Environmental Studies around the Arabian Peninsula
- 338 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Oceanographic and Marine Environmental Studies around the Arabian Peninsula
About this book
Oceanographic and Marine Environmental Studies around the Arabian Peninsula presents studies on a range of topics related to the marine environment of the Red Sea and Arabian (Persian) Gulf.
This book contains invited and peer-reviewed chapters from diverse researchers active in their respective fields. The chapters offer new data and include a comprehensive lists of references. Some of the main topics included in the book are pollution from heavy metals and petroleum, hydro-environmental characteristics of the seas, conservation of marine ecosystems, risk of climate change on the Red Sea region, and the mangrove environment.
With new developments occurring in the coastal regions in recent decades, the book will be not only a helpful resource to researchers but also be a valuable reference for anyone curious about managing the marine and littoral environment of these two unique seas.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Editor biographies
- List of contributors
- 1 Introduction to oceanographic and marine environmental studies around the Arabian Peninsula
- Part 1 Hydrodynamics
- Part 2 Chemical oceanography
- Part 3 Heavy metals in seawater and sediments
- Part 4 Marine debris
- Part 5 Hydrocarbon pollution in sediments and seawater
- Part 6 Conservation and the marine ecosystem
- Part 7 Mangroves and the coastal ecosystem
- Part 8 Climate variability and its effects
- Part 9 New developments
- Index