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An ecological study of the phytoplankton of the western Arabian Gulf was conducted between May 1985 and April 1988. Fourteen shallow-water stations were occupied, with depths not exceeding 25 m. Temperature varies between 16.6°C during February and 35.5°C during August. Two salinity regimes were observed in the western Gulf. The northern and middle regions have salinity values around 43°/∞, while the southern region, primarily in the semi-enclosed Bay of Salwah, is characterized by higher salinity (around 55°/∞).
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Al-Abdulkader, K.A., El-Sayed, S.Z. (1992). Phytoplankton Ecology of the Western Arabian Gulf (Persian Gulf). In: Falkowski, P.G., Woodhead, A.D., Vivirito, K. (eds) Primary Productivity and Biogeochemical Cycles in the Sea. Environmental Science Research, vol 43. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0762-2_27
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