Human-induced desalinization of Manzala lagoon, Nile delta, Egypt: Evidence from isotopic analysis of benthic invertebrates

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 431-442

  Reinhardt, E G ^a   Stanley, D J ^a   Schwarcz, H P ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aswan High Dam; Fisheries; Invertebrate fauna; Manzala lagoon; Molluscs; Nile delta; Nile River; Oxygen and carbon isotopes; Salinity; Strontium

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INFAUNA; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DESALINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LAGOON; PALEONTOLOGY;

EGYPT;

EID: 0034970992     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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