Hypersaline Ecosystems: The Gavish Sabkha

Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Obituary....Pages 3-4
Purpose of this Book....Pages 5-8
Synopsis....Pages 9-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Introduction and Definitions....Pages 13-17
The Northern Red Sea, a Historical Sketch....Pages 18-38
Gulf of Elat (Aqaba) Geological and Sedimentological Framework....Pages 39-71
Coastal Evaporite Systems....Pages 72-102
Hypersaline Sea-marginal Flats of the Gulfs of Elat and Suez....Pages 103-135
Anchialine Pools — Comparative Hydrobiology....Pages 136-144
Botanical Studies on Coastal Salinas and Sabkhas of the Sinai....Pages 145-182
Front Matter....Pages 183-183
Introduction....Pages 185-185
Geomorphology, Mineralogy and Groundwater Geochemistry as Factors of the Hydrodynamic System of the Gavish Sabkha....Pages 186-217
The Ras Muhammad Pool: Implications for the Gavish Sabkha....Pages 218-237
Salinity and Water Activity Related Zonation of Microbial Communities and Potential Stromatolites of the Gavish Sabkha....Pages 238-266
Structure and Physiology of Square-shaped and Other Halophilic Bacteria from the Gavish Sabkha....Pages 267-287
Photoactive Pigments in Halobacteria from the Gavish Sabkha....Pages 288-295
Photosynthetic Microorganisms of the Gavish Sabkha....Pages 296-321
The Fauna of the Gavish Sabkha and the Solar Lake — a Comparative Study....Pages 322-345
Trace Metal Concentrations in Sediments from the Gavish Sabkha....Pages 346-349
Biogeochemistry of Gavish Sabkha Sediments....Pages 350-367
Front Matter....Pages 183-183
Biogeochemistry of Gavish Sabkha Sediments....Pages 368-380
Carbon Isotope Geochemistry and 14 C Ages of Microbial Mats from the Gavish Sabkha and the Solar Lake....Pages 381-401
Front Matter....Pages 403-403
Introduction....Pages 405-406
A Paleobiological Perspective on Sabkhas....Pages 407-425
Applied and Economic Aspects of Sabkha Systems — Genesis of Salt, Ore and Hydrocarbon Deposits and Biotechnology....Pages 426-436
Back Matter....Pages 437-486