BookLaith A. Jawad, editor.
Summary: The Arabian Seas Marine Region encompasses marine areas from Djibouti to Pakistan, including the northern part of Somalia, the Red Sea, the Arabian/Persian Gulf, and parts of the Arabian Sea. Human pressures on the coastal and marine environments are evident throughout the region, and have resulted in harmful environmental effects. Oil and domestic, urban and industrial pollutants in several areas of this part of the world have caused local habitat degradation, eutrophication and algal blooms. Further, coastal landfill, dredging, and sedimentation, as well as nutrient and sediment runoff from phosphate mining, agriculture and grazing, and reduction in freshwater seepage due to groundwater extraction are all contributing to the degradation of coastal environments. This book discusses aspects not covered in other books on the region, which largely focus on marine biodiversity, and examines several environmental challenges that are often ignored, but which have a significant impact on the environment. Evaluating the status quo, it also recommends conservation measures and examines the abiotic factors that play a major main role in the environmental changes. Lastly, the book addresses the biodiversity of the area, providing a general context for the conservation and management measures discussed.
Contents:
Intro
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Editor and Contributors
Introduction
1 The Name of the Studied Area
2 The Geographical and Geological Settings
3 Biodiversity
4 Faunal Domains
References
Part I: Historical Perspectives
History and Geography of the Arabian Gulf
1 Introduction
2 The Arabian Gulf in General
2.1 Names of the Gulf
2.2 History of the Arabian Gulf Before Christ
2.3 History of the Arabian Gulf After Christ
2.4 The Ottomans and the Desired World Powers
3 History of Arabian Gulf Countries
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Kuwait 3.1 Tidal Variation off Kuwaiti Territorial Waters
3.2 Tide-Induced Current in the Kuwaiti Territorial Waters
3.3 Maximum Significant Wave Heights in the Kuwaiti Territorial Waters
3.4 Wave Period in Kuwaiti Territorial Waters
3.5 Water Transparency in Kuwaiti Territorial Waters
3.6 Seawater Turbidity Around Boubyan Island in Kuwait Based on Field Measurements
4 Conclusions
References
Low Oxygen Zones Predict Future Condition of Fish Under Climate Change
1 Introduction
2 Data Resources and Analysis
3 Results Obtained
4 Discussion
Appendix
References 3.3 Bahrain
3.4 Qatar
3.5 The United Arab Emirates
3.6 Sultanate of Oman
3.7 Saudi Arabia
References
Documents
Periodicals
Books
Map
The Prehistoric Fishers and Gatherers of the Northern and Western Coasts of the Arabian Sea
1 Introduction
2 Environmental Conditions, Natural Resources, and Coastal Constraints
3 History of the Research
4 Resources Exploitation
5 Seafaring
6 Social Aspects of the Exploitation of Marine Resources
7 Inferring Fishing Gears and Methods from Material Culture Remains
8 Discussion
References Part II: Environmental Aspects
The Biogeochemical Features of Kuwaiti Water in the Northwestern Arabian Gulf: Current State of Knowledge and Future
1 Introduction and Background
2 Hydrography: The Physical Settings
3 Climatically Important Gases and Their Components
4 Biogeochemistry of Bio-essential Macronutrients and Trace Elements
5 Chlorophyll a and Productivity
6 Impact of Anthropogenic Perturbations and Climate Change in Kuwaiti Waters
7 Concluding Remarks and Future Recommendations
References Some Physical Oceanographic Aspects of Kuwait and Arabian Gulf Marine Environment
1 Introduction
2 Some Physical Oceanographic Aspects of Arabian Gulf
2.1 Precipitation, Evaporation, and Flow of Seawater in and out of Arabian Gulf
2.2 General Topography of the Countries Around Arabian Gulf
2.3 Bathymetry of Arabian Gulf
2.4 Tidal Variation in the Arabian Gulf
2.5 Wind Speed and Direction
2.6 Maximum Tidal Current in the Arabian Gulf
2.7 Maximum Wave Heights and Periods Inside the Arabian Gulf
3 Some Physical Oceanographic Aspects of Kuwaiti Territorial Waters