Rapid nutrient consumption and high respiration rate prevent anthropogenic nutrient accumulation in the northwestern Arabian (Persian) Gulf of Kuwait.
Turki Al-Said1, Amit Sarkar2, Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi3, Rakhesh Madhusoodhanan4, Loreta Fernandes1, Ayaz Ahmed2 and Faiza Yousef Al-Yamani5, (1)Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Ecosystem based Management of Marine Resources Program Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Salmiya, Kuwait, (2)Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, EBMMR/ELSRC, Kuwait, (3)Council for Scientific and Industrial Research India, Delhi, India, (4)Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Ecosystem based Management of Marine Resources Program Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait, (5)Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Ecosystem based Management of Marine Resources Program, Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait, Kuwait