Integrating spatial data and shorebird nesting locations to predict the potential future impact of global warming on coastal habitats: A case study on Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 311-315

  AlRashidi, Monif ^a   Shobrak, Mohammed ^b   Al Eissa, Mohammed S ^a   Székely, Tamás ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charadrius alexandrinus; Climate change; Intertidal habitats; Kentish plover; Red Sea; Remote sensing; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHARADRIIDAE; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 84863218659     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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