Browsing by Author "Al-Khayat, Jassim"
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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 ... -
Assessment of Tarmat contamination and its chemical characterization along the west coast of Qatar, Arabian Gulf
Kaiprath Puthiyapurayil, Haseeba; S, Veerasingam; H, Shafeeq; Al-Khayat, Jassim; P, Vethamony ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Tarmat/Oil residue (hereafter 'TM') is one of the serious threats to the marine ecosystem due to their toxicity, persistence and bioaccumulation problems. To assess the level of TM contamination and to determine the primary ... -
Coral Research and Nursery Farm Project
Range, Pedro; Giraldes, Bruno; Al-Khayat, Jassim; M. Romeo, Manuel; Chacko, Nissy; Chatting, Mark; Alashwal, Aisha; Al-Omari, Nagat; Sarhan, Kholoud; Saliba, Sally; Al-Mohannadi, Hamad; Bashir, Khalid; Mustafa, Syed Faisal; Abdulla, Maryam; Al-kuwari, Hamad... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)In the framework of the Coral Management Plan for the North Field Expansion Project (NFE) and North Field Production Sustainability Project (NFPS), Qatargas has partnered with the Environmental Science Center (ESC) to ... -
Detection and assessment of marine litter in an uninhabited island, Arabian Gulf: A case study with conventional and machine learning approaches
S., Veerasingam; Chatting, Mark; Asim, Fahad Syed; Al-Khayat, Jassim; Vethamony, P. ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)In 2018, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, Qatar removed 90 t of marine litter (ML) from the Ras Rakan Island (RRI), a remote uninhabited island in the Arabian Gulf (hereinafter referred to as Gulf). To identify ... -
Development Of A Protocol For Culturing And Maintaining Seagrass, Halodule Uninervis, Under Laboratory Conditions And Its Application To Determine Impacts Of Light On Seagrass Growth
Thornhill, Bernice (2019 , Professional Masters Project)Seagrass meadows are an important component of the marine ecosystem as they not only contribute nutrients and organic carbon to the nutrient cycle, but also, provide food, habitat and nursery grounds for a plethora of ... -
Distribution and Diversity of Benthic Marine Macroalgae in Islands Around Qatar
Al-AShwal, Aisha Ahmed; Al-Naimi, Noora; Al-Khayat, Jassim; Giraldes, Bruno; Al-Omari, Najat; Al-Fardi, Noora; Sorino, Caesar; Abdelbari, Ekhlas... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Extending into the Arabian Gulf, Qatar is surrounded by a number of islands mostly scattered by the eastern coastline. With the unique physical characteristics of the Gulf which is a highly saline sea with high seawater ... -
Distribution, characterization and weathering of tarmats along the west coast of Qatar
Ponnumony, Vethamony; Subramanian, Veerasingam; Al-Khayat, Jassim; V.M, Aboobacker; Sadooni, Fadhil; Al-Kuwari, Hamad... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Oil residue in the form of tarmat (TM) deposited on the coast of Arabian Gulf countries is a major environmental concern. In this study, the current TM pollution trend along the west coast of Qatar has been assessed and ... -
Feminization of hawksbill turtle hatchlings in the twenty-first century at an important regional nesting aggregation
Chatting, Mark; Hamza, Shafeeq; Al-Khayat, Jassim; Smyth, David; Husrevoglu, Sinan; Marshall, Christopher D.... more authors ... less authors ( Inter Research , 2021 , Article)Projected climate change is forecasted to have significant effects on biological systems worldwide. Marine turtles in particular may be vulnerable, as the sex of their offspring is determined by their incubating temperature, ... -
Feminization of hawksbill turtle hatchlings in the twenty-first century at an important regional nesting aggregation
Chatting, Mark; Hamza, Shafeeq; Al-Khayat, Jassim; Smyth, David; Husrevoglu, Sinan; Marshall, Christopher... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Projected climate change is forecasted to have significant effects on biological systems worldwide. Marine turtles in particular may be vulnerable, as the sex of their offspring is determined by their incubating temperature. ... -
Meiobenthic assemblages in some intertidal areas around Qatar, Arabian gulf
Estremadura, DM G. (2021 , Professional Masters Project)Sediment core samples were collected in 10 locations around intertidal areas of Qatar to acquire baseline information on meiobenthic density and composition. Temperature, salinity, and pH of interstitial waters were ... -
Microplastics in the beach sediments around the Ras Rakan Island, Qatar
Subramanian, Veerasingam; Aboobacker, V.M; Giraldes, A.E.; Dib, S; Al-Khayat, Jassim; Vethamony, P... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)The ubiquitous microplastic (MP) pollution is an emerging environmental issue in the marine environment. In this study, historical accumulation trends of MPs in the beach sediments around the Ras Rakan Island of Qatar have ... -
Preliminary results on carbon and nutrients fluxes at the sediment-water interface in natural and planted mangroves, central Arabian Gulf
Soliman, Yousra; Al-Khayat, Jassim ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Despite the many ecological services and benefits provided by the mangrove ecosystem, deforestation of mangrove ecosystem for industrial and other development has caused irreversible damage in coastal regions throughout ... -
Towards Sustainable Management of Coastal and Offshore Islands in Arabian Gulf Typology: Sensitivity Analysis, Ecological Risk Assessment of Halul and Al-Alyia Islands
Elobaid, Elnaim; Giraldes, Bruno Welter; Al-Kuwari, Hamad; Al-Khayat, Jassim; Sadooni, Fadhil; Elbary, Ekhlas... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)The great majority of marine ecosystems in Qatar are in fast decline and nearing collapse, where most ecosystem has lost the biological and economic functionality. Aiming to support the decision makers in the management ...