Macrobenthic Community Structure in the Northwestern Arabian Gulf, Twelve Years after the 1991 Oil Spill

The biota in the Arabian Gulf faces stress both from natural (i.e., hyper salinity and high sea surface temperature), and human (i.e., from oil-related activities) sources. The western Arabian Gulf was also impacted by world's largest oil spill (1991 Oil Spill). However, benthic research in thi...

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Main Authors: Thadickal V. Joydas, Mohammad A. Qurban, Angel Borja, Periyadan K. Krishnakumar, Abdulaziz Al-Suwailem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00248/full