The cumulative impacts of reclamation and dredging on the marine ecology and land-use in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1452-1458

  Zainal, Khadija ^a   Al Madany, Ismail ^b   Al Sayed, Hashim ^a   Khamis, Abdelqader ^b   Al Shuhaby, Suhad ^b   Al Hisaby, Ali ^b   Elhoussiny, Wisam ^b   Khalaf, Ebtisam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

^b Public Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Arabian Gulf; Bahrain; Ecological impact; Environment; Habitat

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN GULF; BAHRAIN; ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS; ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT;

COASTAL ZONES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND RECLAMATION; MARINE BIOLOGY; RECLAMATION; REGIONAL PLANNING;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DREDGING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; TIDAL FLAT;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; CORAL; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHY; HABITAT; LAND USE; MARINE BIOLOGY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SPECIES; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; ROCK; SAND; SEAGRASS; SEASHORE;

BAHRAIN; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANS AND SEAS; SHIPS;

ARABIAN SEA; BAHRAIN; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 84863441255     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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