The impact of global climatic changes on the aquatic environment

Procedia Environmental Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 251-259

  Eissa, Alaa E ^a   Zaki, Manal M ^a  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aquatic animals; Biodiversity; Climatic changes; Egypt; Global warming; Invasive species; Levantine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONES; EARTH (PLANET); ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; EROSION; EUTROPHICATION; FISH; GLOBAL WARMING; SEA LEVEL; WATER RESOURCES;

AQUATIC ANIMALS; CLIMATIC CHANGES; EGYPT; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEVANTINE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANIMALIA; MYTILIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PISCES;

EID: 79955449543     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18780296     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proenv.2011.03.030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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