Protecting and managing the Arabian Gulf: Past, present and future

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 429-439

  Hamza, Waleed ^a   Munawar, Mohiuddin ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b GREAT LAKES LABORATORY FOR FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coastal management; Ecosystem protection; Human impact; Persian gulf

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954721414     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980903361580     Document Type: Article

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