Biological effects of dilution of Dead Sea brine with seawater: Implications for the planning of the Red Sea-Dead Sea "Peace Conduit"

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 121-131

  Oren, Aharon ^a   Gavrieli, Ittai ^b   Gavrieli, Jonah ^c   Kohen, Marco ^d   Lati, Jossi ^d   Aharoni, Mordehay ^d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^c IMI TAMI Institute for Research and Development Ltd   (Israel)

^d ICL Fertilizers   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dead Sea; Dunaliella; Halophilic Archaea; Hypersaline; Red Sea

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DESALINATION; ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; SEAWATER DESALINATION;

SEAWATER;

ALGAL BLOOM; DILUTION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; SALINITY; SEAWATER; WATER BUDGET; WATER USE;

AFRICA; ASIA; DEAD SEA; EGYPT; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; RED SEA [(GVR) EGYPT];

ALGAE; ARCHAEA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CHLOROPHYTA; DUNALIELLA;

EID: 1842738141     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2003.11.017     Document Type: Article

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