RECOVERY OF SAUDI ARABIAN SHORE BIOTA FOLLOWING THE GULF WAR
1995 ◽
Vol 1995
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pp. 979-979
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ABSTRACT Five months after the impact of oil on the shores of Dawhat ad Dafi and Dawhat al Musallamiya, long-term biological monitoring was initiated on permanent transects (PTL) on representative habitats and similar but uncontaminated control habitats outside the area. Upper shore biota was virtually eliminated on all oiled shores, while lower shores showed a 60 to 90 percent mortality, depending on the substrate type. By September 1994, species diversity comparable to that of controls was present on the mid and lower regions of impacted shores. Abundances are still generally lower for most species on affected shores, and abnormal population density fluctuations for some species are still apparent.
2000 ◽
Vol 40
(5)
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pp. 440-448
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2009 ◽
Vol 34
(3)
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pp. 321-329
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2011 ◽
Vol 70
(1)
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pp. 5-11
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