A Study of Marine Biodiversity: Macrobenthos in Arabian Gulf
A Study of Marine Biodiversity: Macrobenthos in Arabian Gulf
A Study of Marine Biodiversity: Macrobenthos in Arabian Gulf
Volume 6, Issue 10, Oct 2015, pp. 55-59, Article ID: IJMET_06_10_007
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ISSN Print: 0976-6340 and ISSN Online: 0976-6359
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1. INTRODUCTION
In last few years the decades are connected to terrestrial systems, and understanding
of marine biodiversity cover behind land systems. 70% of the earth covered by the
oceans, on other side the soft sediment habitats covers the bottom of marine
surroundings. In addition, organisms supply food for human beings which is
considered as an important resource and food for fishes and birds in the world.
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Human behavior is the most important and current changes to marine biological
diversity in coastal and subtidal regions. The Arabian Gulf is a partially sea situated in
the subtropical zone and set apart by the low rainfall. The normal depth of the Arabian
Gulf is 35 m, and whole of its substrate lies within the photic zone. Bahrain is an
archipelago composite of 37 islands situate in the Arabian Gulf and the whole region
of Bahrain is about 762 km2. in spite of the inadequate region of Bahrain, waters
about its islands maintain a assortment of coastal and mangrove swamps, and sand
flats are the marine inhabitats. The higher stages of salinity and surface temperature
are the most important nature in the Arabian Gulf. Salinities in the region of Bahrain
are normally higher because it has effects of more heat or warmth related with higher
evaporation rates. In addition, the anthropogenic effects could arguably be crucial for
biodiversity and abundance of macrobenthos which inhabits the nature strained
marine surroundings of the Arabian Gulf, which is the most anthropogenically
impression area in the world.
3. MACROBENTHOS EFFECTS
3.1 RECOVERY AND DREDGING
The main objective of the housing, recreational, and economic projects, which related
with intensive dredging and reclamation actions are takes place in the Bahraini coastal
and marine environments. At present, reclamation behavior have found and
representing a higher percentage of the whole land region. Coastal reclamation is
usually takes place in Bahrain to meet the require of fast coastal developments. In
Bahrain, dredging and reclamation are the most important actions which cause the
straight removal and burial of macrobenthic groupings in the coastal and marine
environments. Hence, biodiversity and profusion of macrobenthos are majorly affects
the mortality and suffocating connected with dredging and reclamation aspects.
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5. CONCLUSION
Worldwide, coastal and marine surroundings maintain and sustain a diverse
arrangement of macrobenthic communities which plays the most important tasks in
ecosystem processes and supply various ecological and economic services.
Macrobenthic group form the biggest and important diverse marine ecosystem in the
Arabian Gulf. Therefore, groupings inhabit the harshest marine environments because
it has clear variations in sea temperatures and salinity higher. In addition, the
anthropogenic effects can be crucial for biodiversity and abundance of macrobenthos
which inhabits the nature and marine surroundings. In this paper, we can study about
the macrobenthos in the Arabian Gulf indicates the anthropogenic pollution and
habitat degradation and destruction reduced biodiversity. Protecting and safeguarding
the genetic, species, and habitat biodiversity in the marine surroundings are most
important thing. Various safety steps to prevent from the biodiversity of
macrobenthos in Bahrain. Dredging and reclamation on macrobenthos are the most
preferable effects in EIA studies and recommending the safety steps to omit or
decrease the adverse impacts which preserve the sensitive and productive mudflat
habitats in Bahrain.
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