Changing GULF Ecosystem: Ecology, Health and Management
Editorial
M. Munawar
Preface
Dr. Naji Al-Mutairi
Foreword
A. N. Al-Ghadban & M. U. Beg
Environmental rejuvenation of the Gulf by compensation and restoration
A. R. G. Price, M. C. Donlan, C. R. C. Sheppard & M. Munawar
Application of ecosystem-based analytic tools to evaluate natural resource damage and environmental impact assessments in the ROPME Sea Area
Timothy J. Reilly, Deborah French McCay, Jon R. Grant & Jill Rowe
Preliminary assessment of sewage contamination in coastal sediments of Kuwait following a major pumping station failure using fecal sterol markers
T. Saeed, A. Al-Bloushi, H. I. Abdullah, A. Al-Khabbaz & Z. Jamal
Trace metal speciation in marine sediments from Sulaibikhat Bay, Kuwait
Hassan Alshemmari, Lulwa Ali & Yousef Alotaibi
Estimation of suspended particulate matter in Gulf using MODIS data
S. Uddin, A. N. Al-Ghadban, B. Gevao, D. Al-Shamroukh & A. Al-Khabbaz
Baseline radionuclide specific activity in commercial fishes of Kuwait
A. N. Al-Ghadban, S. Uddin, A. Aba & M. H. Behbehani
Marine environmental impacts of power-desalination plants in Kuwait
Ahmad Al-Dousari, Abdul Nabi Al-Ghadban & Neil C. Sturchio
The occurrence of algal blooms in Omani coastal waters
Adnan Al-Azri, Sergey Piontkovski, Khalid Al-Hashmi, Hamed Al-Gheilani, Harib Al-Habsi, Salem Al-Khusaibi & Nasser Al-Azri
A preliminary assessment of harmful algal blooms in Kuwait’s marine environment
Faiza Al-Yamani, Maria Saburova & Igor Polikarpov
Seagrass habitats in the Arabian Gulf: distribution, tolerance thresholds and threats
Paul L.A. Erftemeijer & Dawood A. Shuail
Sabah Al-Ahmad Sea City Kuwait: development of a sustainable man-made coastal ecosystem in a saline desert
D. A. Jones, M. Nithyanandan & I. Williams
Selected environmental and sustainable development indicators for the Kingdom of Bahrain
Khadija Zainal, Essam Ghanem & Salem Buhammood
Gulf II Conference Overview and Commentary
Nuzrat Yar Khan