Author : Mohammed Ammar
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783659230196
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)
Book Synopsis Quantification and Future Needs of Red Sea Coral Reefs, Egypt by : Mohammed Ammar
Download or read book Quantification and Future Needs of Red Sea Coral Reefs, Egypt written by Mohammed Ammar and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to be the first to quantify a broad area of the Red Sea coral reefs providing a detailed description of species composition of corals on the species level and giving insight to the human impacts and interaction with other associated fauna and flora in the study area. The most important of these human impacts are oil pollution, phasphate, diving damage, temperature and sedimentation. Numerous indicators were used to refelect the effect of these impacts. Of these indicators are percent cover, abundance, diversity, bleaching patterns, fertility, damage assessment, coral growth and skeletal density. The study is an approach towards effective management based on appropriate information, knowledge and awareness.