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    • Assemblage of encrusting organisms on floating marine debris along the west coast of Qatar 

      Al-Khayat, Jassim Abdulla; S, Veerasingam; V.M, Aboobacker; P, Vethamony ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)
      The floating marine debris (FMD) and the associated rafting communities are one of the major stressors to ecosystem services, global biodiversity, economy, and human health. In this study, assemblages of encrusting organisms ...

    • Assessing the source of oil deposited in the surface sediment of Mormugao Port, Goa - A case study of MV Qing incident 

      Suneel V.; Saha M.; Rathore C.; Sequeira J.; Mohan P.M.N.; ... more authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)
      In June 2016, a cruise vessel was grounded in the Mormugao Port, resulting in unnoticed oil spill. The surface water and sediment samples were collected from the vicinity of the ship, and also an oil sample from the ship ...

    • Assessing the vulnerability of socio-environmental systems to climate change along an altitude gradient in the Indian Himalayas 

      Gupta A.K.; Negi M.; Nandy S.; Alatalo J.M.; Singh V.; ... more authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)
      Climate change is affecting biotic and abiotic components of the Himalayan ecosystem, disturbing existing socio-ecological systems. Future changes in the climate, coupled with ongoing development activities in the Himalayas, ...

    • Assessment of climate change pattern in the Pauri Garhwal of the Western Himalayan Region: based on climate parameters and perceptions of forest-dependent communities 

      Jha, Shashidhar Kumar; Negi, A. K.; Alatalo, Juha Mikael; Negi, R. S.; Patasaraiya, Maneesh Kumar ( Springer , 2020 , Article)
      © 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. This study assessed the climate change in Pauri district, Uttarakhand, India, a region highly vulnerable to climate change with potentially high loss of livelihoods and lives. The ...

    • Assessment of leaf morphological, physiological, chemical and stoichiometry functional traits for understanding the functioning of Himalayan temperate forest ecosystem 

      Rawat, Monika; Arunachalam, Kusum; Arunachalam, Ayyandar; Alatalo, Juha M.; Pandey, Rajiv ( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)
      Leaf functional traits support plant survival and growth in different stress and disturbed conditions and respond according to leaf habit. The present study examined 13 leaf traits (3 morphological, 3 chemical, 5 physiological, ...

    • Assessment of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants Along The Qatari Coast 

      Al-Shamary, Noora ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)
      Qatar sits in the middle of the world's most important hydrocarbon producing areas where significant regional refining activity and shipping traffic take place. In addition to significant local coastline, development ...

    • Assessment of the environmental health of an ecologically sensitive, semi-enclosed, basin - A water quality modelling approach. 

      VishnuRadhan, Renjith; Eldho, T I; Vethamony, P; Saheed, P P; Shirodkar, P V ( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)
      Semi-enclosed basins are environmentally dynamic and some of the most anthropogenically affected components of the coastal realm. They can reflect various environmental impacts, thus qualifying as natural laboratories to ...

    • Associated effects of storage and mechanical pre-treatments of microalgae biomass on biomethane yields in anaerobic digestion 

      Gruber-Brunhumer, M.R.; Jerney, J.; Zohar, E.; Nussbaumer, M.; Hieger, C.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)
      The pre-treatment of microalgae cell walls is known to be a key factor to enhance methane (CH4) yields during anaerobic digestion. This study investigated the combined effects of two different biomass storage methods and ...

    • Association of spring phenological traits with phylogeny and adaptation to native climate in temperate plant species in Northeast China 

      Xinyue, Gao; Dai, Junhu; Shahzad, Khurram; Wang, Huanjiong; Tao, Zexing; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      The effects of climate change on plant phenology have been widely recognized around the world. However, the effect of plant internal factors (such as phylogeny) on the variations in phenology among plant species remains ...

    • ASTER mapping of gypsum deposits of Thumrait region of southern Oman 

      Rajendran, Sankaran; Nasir, Sobhi ( Wiley , 2021 , Article)
      © 2020 The Authors. Resource Geology published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Society of Resource Geology. This study demonstrates the use of ASTER data for the mapping of gypsum deposits and associated ...

    • Atmospheric Black Carbon over Qatar: Seasonal Variability and Source Apportionment 

      Tutsak, Ersin; Mahfouz, Mohamed M.; Shahid, Imran ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)
      The earth’s atmosphere contains minute particles suspended within it. These atmospheric particles influence the earth's radiation budget through their ability to absorb and scatter radiation. Black carbon (BC) is a type ...

    • Attenuation of wave energy due to mangrove vegetation off Mumbai, India 

      Samiksha S.V.; Vethamony P.; Bhaskaran P.K.; Pednekar P.; Jishad M.; ... more authors ( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)
      Coastal regions of India are prone to sea level rise, cyclones, storm surges, and human-induced activities, resulting in flood, erosion, and inundation, and some of these impacts could be attributed to climate change. ...

    • Bacterial community structure and predicted function in the rhizosphere of wild and cultivated date palms: Effects of Fertilizers on Composition and Functionality 

      Dana A., Abumaali; Al-Hadidi, Sara H.; Ahmed, Talaat; Al-khis, Amer Fayad; Al-Malki, Sowaid Ali; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      This study investigated bacterial diversity in date palm rhizosphere and assessed the influence of different fertilizers on diversity using metagenomics. A total of 6356 Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) and 1164425 ...

    • Baseline concentrations and distributions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in surface sediments from the Qatar marine environment 

      Mustafa Hassan, Hassan; B. Castillo, Azenith; Yigiterhan, Oguz; Ali Elobaid, Elnaiem; Al-Obaidly, Abdulrahman; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)
      Coastal sediments in marine waters of Qatar have the potential of being contaminated by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) due to extensive petroleum exploration and transportation activities within Qatar's ...

    • Baseline concentrations of mercury species within sediments from Qatar's coastal marine zone 

      Hassan, Hassan; Abou Elezz, Ahmed; Abuasali, Mazen; AlSaadi, Hamood ( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)
      Baseline concentration of total mercury (THg), organic extractable mercury and methylmercury (CH3Hg) concentrations in sediments from the northeastern, eastern and southeastern parts of the Arabian Gulf were assessed. ...

    • Baseline monitoring gastropods in the intertidal zone of Qatar - target species and bioindicators for hyper-thermic and hyper-saline Conditions 

      Al-Maslamani, Ibrahim; Al-Masdi, Amira; Smyth, David; Chatting, Mark; Obbard, Jeffrey; ... more authors ( ARC Publications Pvt Ltd. , 2015 , Article)
      The Arabian Gulf is subjected to some of the most intense sea water temperatures and salinity levels in the world. In an attempt to understand the distribution and species composition of gastropod assemblages which live ...

    • Basic assessment of Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775) – A baseline for stock management in the Western Arabian Gulf 

      Giraldes, Bruno Welter; Al-Maslamani, Ibrahim; Al-Ashwel, Aisha; Chatting, Mark; Smyth, David ( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)
      Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775) is the representative species of the Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) complex described as inhabiting the Arabian Gulf. It represents one of the most important decapod resources within ...

    • Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats 

      Biurrun, Idoia; Pielech, Remigiusz; Dembicz, Iwona; Gillet, François; Kozub, Łukasz; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2021 , Article)
      Aims Understanding fine-grain diversity patterns across large spatial extents is fundamental for macroecological research and biodiversity conservation. Using the GrassPlot database, we provide benchmarks of fine-grain ...

    • The benthic sea-silk-thread displacement of a sessile bivalve, Pinctada imbricata radiata (Leach, 1819) in the Arabian-Persian Gulf 

      Giraldes, Bruno Welter; Leitão, Alexandra; Smyth, David ( Public Library of Science , 2019 , Article)
      A number of molluscs within the Class Bivalvia are defined by their ability to secrete fine silk like threads known as byssus which are used to anchor themselves to solid substrates. With relatively few exceptions the ...

    • Benthic surveys of the historic pearl oyster beds of Qatar reveal a dramatic ecological change 

      Smyth, D.; Al-Maslamani, I.; Chatting, M.; Giraldes, B. ( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)
      The study aimed to confirm the presence of historic oyster banks of Qatar and code the biotopes present. The research also collated historical records and scientific publications to create a timeline of fishery activity. ...