For those wishing to learn more about the animals and plants of this region, a selection of the available literature is given below for your assistance.
ABUZINADA, A.H. & KRUPP, F., eds (1994). The Status of Coastal and Marine Habitats Two Years After the Gulf War Oil Spill. Courier Forsch.-Inst. Senckenberg 166. Frankfurt a.M.
AL-BAHARNA, W.S. (1986). Fishes of Bahrain. Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture, Directorate of Fisheries, Bahrain.
AL-BAHARNA, W.S. (1992). Dangerous Fishes of Bahrain. Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture, Directorate of Fisheries, Bahrain.
AL-ZOGHET, M. (1989). Wild Plants of Jubail and Yanbu. Their General Characteristics and Uses. Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, Riyadh.
BASSON, P.W., BURCHARD, J.E., HARDY, J.T. & PRICE, A.R.G. (1977). Biotopes of the Western Arabian Gulf. Aramco, Dhahran.
BUNDY, G., CONNOR, R.J. & HARRISON, C.J.O. (1989). Birds of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. H. F. Witherby Ltd. in association with Aramco, Dhahran.
BÜTTIKER, W. & KRUPP, F., eds (1979-94). Fauna of Saudi Arabia. The National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development, Riyadh and Pro Entomologia c/o The Natural History Museum, Basle. 14 volumes.
GREEN, S. (1994). Bahrain Seashells. Arabian Printing & Publishing House W.L.L., Bahrain.
JONES, D.A. (1986). A Field Guide to the Seashores of Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf. University of Kuwait and Blandford Press, Poole.
KRUPP, F., ABUZINADA, A.H. & NADER, L.A., eds (1995). A Marine Wildlife Sanctuary for the Arabian Gulf - Environmental Research and Conservation Following the 1991 Gulf War Oil Spill. Senckenberg Research Institute and National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development. Frankfurt a.M. and Riyadh.
MANDAVILLE, J.P. (1990). The Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia. Kegan Paul International, London and The National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development, Riyadh.
SHEPPARD, C., PRICE, A.R.G. & ROBERTS, C. (1992). Marine Ecology of the Arabian Region. Academic Press, London.
WALKER, D.H. & PITTAWAY, A.R. (1987). Insects of Eastern Arabia. Macmillan Publishers Ltd., London.