The Diversity of the Seas The Diversity of the Seas: a regional approach. WCMC Biodiversity Series 4 diversityofseasr96groo Year: 1996 KUWAIT Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS This region does not include a formally identified LME. It is comprised of the Persian (Arabian) Gulf and, separated by the Straits of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman; the latter is contiguous with the northwest sector of the Arabian Sea LME. The Gulf is a shallow (maximum depth 31 m) sedimentary basin, with freshwater input mainly from the Tigris-Euphrates sy
The Diversity of the Seas The Diversity of the Seas: a regional approach. WCMC Biodiversity Series 4 diversityofseasr96groo Year: 1996 KUWAIT Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS This region does not include a formally identified LME. It is comprised of the Persian (Arabian) Gulf and, separated by the Straits of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman; the latter is contiguous with the northwest sector of the Arabian Sea LME. The Gulf is a shallow (maximum depth 31 m) sedimentary basin, with freshwater input mainly from the Tigris-Euphrates system, and subject to strong evaporation. Temperature and salinity in the Gulf range from high to very high during summer. Evaporation is greatest in southern sectors of the Gulf, where surface salinity is highest; this drives outward movement of dense water at depth through the Straits of Hormuz and inward movement of less saline surface waters from the Gulf of Oman. BIODIVERSITY Kuwait Regional Sea: biodiversity data endemic T endemic T seagrasses 0 5 10 sharks 1 34 10 coral genera 1 37 34 seabirds 0 21 7 molluscs 0 66 2 cetaceans 0 26 30 shrimps 0 14 4 sirenians 0 1 25 lobsters 0 12 8 pinnipeds - 0 - Notes: the data refer to species except for coral genera. Column headings: endemic = restricted to the region: T = total species richness in the region; = species richness in the region as a percentage of the world species richness in each group of organism. A dash (-) in a cell means no data or not applicable. See Notes and Sources in the introductory text for further information on the sources, coverage and quality of the data tabulated. Kuwait Regional Sea: regional endemic species scientific name common name status sharks Chiloscyllium arabicum Arabian carpetshark 79
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