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DOI	10.1002/ldr.3435
	Arid ecosystem resilience to total petroleum hydrocarbons disturbance: A case-study from the State of Kuwait associated with the Second Gulf War
	Abdullah, Meshal M.1,2; Assi, Amjad T.2; Abdullah, Mansour T.3; Feagin, Rusty A.1,4
通讯作者	Abdullah, Meshal M.
来源期刊	LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
ISSN	1085-3278
EISSN	1099-145X
出版年	2020
卷号	31 期号:2 页码:155-167
英文摘要	The world's largest hydrocarbon disturbance occurred in the deserts and offshore waters of Kuwait during the Second Gulf War in 1990-1991. In this research, remote sensing (RS) and geographic information system (GIS) techniques were utilized to explore how native desert vegetation has recovered from hydrocarbon contamination after the Second Gulf War. By using RS techniques, change detection analysis was conducted to understand the changes about the coverage and extent of the total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) contamination and vegetation recovery. These changes were traced from 1991 until the hydrocarbon was no longer visible on the ground surface in 1998. GIS spatial analysis was conducted to determine the major ecosystem factors that influenced the vegetation recovery along with the removal of hydrocarbon disturbance. According to the results, autogenic recovery occurred at both sites within a few years and that desert native vegetation was found to have the ability to adapt and recover from hydrocarbon pollution. Native vegetation recovered across 31% of the TPH-contaminated areas at Umm Gudair and 34% at Wadi Al Batin. The changes in TPH contamination were significantly correlated with the soil type, vegetation type, geological substrates, geomorphological features, and annual precipitation. The vegetation recovery of dominant desert communities in the study area was influenced by soil type, geomorphological feature, and TPH-contaminated areas. Interestingly, the results showed that these desert communities can recover in areas contaminated by TPH at a higher rate than noncontaminated sites in the study area. Such a study can provide important inputs to the restoration and revegetation programs in arid landscapes.
英文关键词	arid ecosystems resiliency geographic information system (GIS) hydrocarbon disturbance remote sensing vegetation cover
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	USA ; Kuwait
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000494028300001
WOS关键词	AHMAD NATURE-RESERVE ; OIL ; PHYTOREMEDIATION ; LAND ; COMMUNITY ; IMPACT ; SITES ; AREAS
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Soil Science
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Agriculture
EI主题词	2019-11-05
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/310751
作者单位	1.Texas A&M Univ, Dept Ecosyst Sci & Management, College Stn, TX 77843 USA; 2.Texas A&M Univ, Biol & Agr Engn Dept, College Stn, TX 77843 USA; 3.Publ Author Appl Educ & Training, Coll Basic Educ, Dept Sci, Kuwait, Kuwait; 4.Texas A&M Univ, Dept Ocean Engn, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Abdullah, Meshal M.,Assi, Amjad T.,Abdullah, Mansour T.,et al. Arid ecosystem resilience to total petroleum hydrocarbons disturbance: A case-study from the State of Kuwait associated with the Second Gulf War[J],2020,31(2):155-167.
APA	Abdullah, Meshal M.,Assi, Amjad T.,Abdullah, Mansour T.,&Feagin, Rusty A..(2020).Arid ecosystem resilience to total petroleum hydrocarbons disturbance: A case-study from the State of Kuwait associated with the Second Gulf War.LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT,31(2),155-167.
MLA	Abdullah, Meshal M.,et al."Arid ecosystem resilience to total petroleum hydrocarbons disturbance: A case-study from the State of Kuwait associated with the Second Gulf War".LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT 31.2(2020):155-167.