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DOI	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110949
	Evaluating the potential area and environmental key factors for Sargassum bed restoration in highly turbid waters of the northwestern Arabian Gulf
	Alghunaim A.; Yamamoto T.; Madhusoodhanan R.; Polikarpov I.; Chen W.; Al-Said T.; Al-Zekri W.; Alenezi Y.; Al-Yamani F.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0025326X
卷号	153
英文摘要	This study evaluates the potential area and the key environmental factors supporting Sargassum bed restoration (SBR) in the highly turbid northwestern Arabian Gulf where rapid coastal development impinges on the marine ecosystem functioning. Water depth was a primary environmental factor governing the distribution of the subtidal macroalgae beds in these turbid waters. The relationship between Sargassum coverage and water depth measured by an echo sounder indicated optimal water depths where the maximum coverage was observed. The availability of stable hard substrate was another key factor introducing heterogeneity in Sargassum coverage. Potential area for the SBR estimated based on the optimal depths was 4.26 km2, whereas only 50% of the potential area (2.19 km2) was currently vegetated due to the absence of hard substrate. The outcomes of this study offer beneficial information toward implementation of the SBR as a part of mitigation measures in future coastal development plans in the region. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Coastal development; Echo sounder; Hard substrate; Light availability; Macroalgae; Optimal depth
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Acoustic devices; Coastal engineering; Ecosystems; Coastal development; Echo sounders; Hard substrate; Light availability; Macro-algae; Optimal depth; Restoration; chlorophyll a; dissolved oxygen; nitrate; nitrite; phosphate; sea water; silicic acid; coastal development; echo sounder; ecosystem function; environmental factor; light availability; macroalga; restoration ecology; substrate; Article; biomass production; ecosystem restoration; environmental factor; evaporation; growing season; hydrodynamics; light intensity; limit of detection; marine environment; nonhuman; Persian Gulf; pH; salinity; Sargassum; satellite imagery; seasonal variation; shear stress; species habitat; spring; summer; turbidity; vegetation; water quality; water temperature; wind; winter; ecosystem; environmental monitoring; seaweed; Arabian Sea; Indian Ocean; Persian Gulf; Sargassum; Ecosystem; Environmental Monitoring; Sargassum; Seaweed
来源期刊	Marine Pollution Bulletin
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/149148
作者单位	Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Salmiya, 22017, Kuwait
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Alghunaim A.,Yamamoto T.,Madhusoodhanan R.,et al. Evaluating the potential area and environmental key factors for Sargassum bed restoration in highly turbid waters of the northwestern Arabian Gulf[J],2020,153.
APA	Alghunaim A..,Yamamoto T..,Madhusoodhanan R..,Polikarpov I..,Chen W..,...&Al-Yamani F..(2020).Evaluating the potential area and environmental key factors for Sargassum bed restoration in highly turbid waters of the northwestern Arabian Gulf.Marine Pollution Bulletin,153.
MLA	Alghunaim A.,et al."Evaluating the potential area and environmental key factors for Sargassum bed restoration in highly turbid waters of the northwestern Arabian Gulf".Marine Pollution Bulletin 153(2020).