Browsing by Author "Al-Ansi, Mehsin"

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    • Arabian Dugongs of Qatar: Updates from a Renewed Research Initiative 

      Warren, Christopher; Dupont, Jennifer; Marshall, Christopher; Al-Ansi, Mehsin ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Dugongs ("bugarah al bahr" or "cow of the sea") in Qatar and the wider Arabian Gulf, are animals of both historic and cultural significance to the people in the region. Historically hunted in Qatar, today they are seen as ...

    • Community structure and activity of a highly dynamic and nutrient-limited hypersaline microbial mat in Um Alhool Sabkha, Qatar 

      Al-Thani, Roda; Al-Najjar, Mohammad A.A.; Al-Raei, Abdul Munem; Ferdelman, Tim; Thang, Nguyen M.; ... more authors ( Public Library of Science , 2014 , Article)
      The Um Alhool area in Qatar is a dynamic evaporative ecosystem that receives seawater from below as it is surrounded by sand dunes. We investigated the chemical composition, the microbial activity and biodiversity of the ...

    • Identification of Important Sea Turtle Areas (ITAs) for hawksbill turtles in the Arabian Region 

      Pilcher, Nicolas J.; Antonopoulou, Marina; Perry, Lisa; Abdel-Moati, Mohamed A.; Al Abdessalaam, Thabit Zahran; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2014 , Article)
      We present the first data on hawksbill turtle post-nesting migrations and behaviour in the Arabian region. Tracks from 90 post-nesting turtles (65 in the Gulf and 25 from Oman) revealed that hawksbills in the Arabian region ...

    • Nesting ecology of hawksbill turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, in an extreme environmental setting 

      Chatting, Mark; Smyth, David; Al-Maslamani, Ibrahim; Obbard, Jeffrey; Al-Ansi, Mehsin; ... more authors ( Public Library of Science , 2018 , Article)
      Relatively few details of hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) nesting ecology exist within the Arabian Gulf. Moreover, little is known about how their nesting dynamics compare to nesting populations throughout the ...

    • Short-term behavioural responses to thermal stress by hawksbill turtles in the Arabian region 

      Pilcher, Nicolas J.; Perry, Lisa; Antonopoulou, Marina; Abdel-Moati, Mohamed A.; Al Abdessalaam, Thabit Zahran; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2014 , Article)
      We present a previously unrecorded short-term behavioural response by hawksbill sea turtles to elevated sea surface temperatures in the Persian/Arabian Gulf. Surface waters typically exceed 30°C for sustained periods during ...