Impacts of human activities and natural inputs on heavy metal contents of many coral reef environments along the Egyptian Red Sea coast

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1739-1752

  Madkour, Hashem Abbas ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Coral reef environment; Heavy metals; Human impact; Natural input; Red Sea

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

EGYPT; RED SEA [(GVR) EGYPT];

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84878337479     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-011-0482-5     Document Type: Article

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