Browsing by Author "Hamza, Shafeeq"
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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. ... -
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; Albeldawi, Mohammad; Al Ansi, Mehsin; Al-Mohannadi, Salman Fahad; Al Zahlawi, Nessrine; Baldwin, Robert; Chikhi, Ahmed; Das, Himansu Sekhar; Hamza, Shafeeq; Kerr, Oliver J.; Al Kiyumi, Ali; Mobaraki, Asghar; Al Suwaidi, Hana Saif; Al Suweidi, Ali Saqar; Sawaf, Moaz; Tourenq, Christophe; Williams, James; Willson, Andrew... more authors ... less 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; Hamza, Shafeeq; Al-Mohanady, Salman Fahad; Al-Kuwari, Ali Jassim; Marshall, Christopher D.... more authors ... less 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 ... -
Pearl Oyster: from national icon to guardian of Qatar's marine environment
BenHamadou, Alexandra Leitao; Khatir, Zenaba; Al-Shamary, Noora; Hassan, Hassan; Hizan, Zainab; Al-Ashwal, Aisha; Chatting, Mark; Hamza, Shafeeq; Giraldes, Bruno; Minardi, Diana; Bean, Tim; Bayen, Stephane; Lyons, Brett... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)The NPRP9-394-1-090 project "Pearl Oyster: from national icon to guardian of Qatar's marine environment" had as main aim to develop and apply an integrated suite of chemical and biological methods as early warning tools ... -
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; Albeldawi, Mohammad; Al Ansi, Mehsin; Al-Mohannadi, Salman Fahad; Baldwin, Robert; Chikhi, Ahmed; Das, Himansu Sekhar; Hamza, Shafeeq; Kerr, Oliver J.; Al Kiyumi, Ali; Mobaraki, Asghar; Al Suwaidi, Hana Saif; Al Suweidi, Ali Saqar; Sawaf, Moaz; Tourenq, Christophe; Williams, James; Willson, Andrew... more authors ... less 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 ... -
Sources, spatial distribution and characteristics of marine litter along the west coast of Qatar
S., Veerasingam; Al-Khayat, Jassim A.; Aboobacker, V.M.; Hamza, Shafeeq; Vethamony, P. ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)The spatial distribution, sources and characteristics of marine litter (ML) from 36 locations spread over 12 beaches along the west coast of Qatar have been assessed. A total of 2376 ML items with varying sizes were found ... -
Spatial distribution, structural characterization and weathering of tarmats along the west coast of Qatar
S., Veerasingam; Al-Khayat, Jassim A.; Haseeba, K.P.; Aboobacker, V.M.; Hamza, Shafeeq; Vethamony, P.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Oil pollution resulting from natural and anthropogenic activities in the Arabian Gulf as well as oil residue in the form of tarmat (TM) deposited on the coast is a major environmental concern. The spatial distribution, ...