A review of the impacts of aquaculture and artificial waterways upon coastal ecosystems in the Gulf (Arabian/Persian) including a case study demonstrating how future management may resolve these impacts

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-94

  Al Jamali, F ^a   Bishop, J M ^b   Osment, J ^c   Jones, D A ^d   LeVay, L ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

^c CH2M HILL   (United States)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lagoons; Productivity; Stock enhancement; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 22444432127     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980590914953     Document Type: Review

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