Browsing by Author "Range, Pedro"
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Consequences of marine barriers for genetic diversity of the coral-specialist yellowbar angelfish from the Northwestern Indian Ocean
Torquato, Felipe; Range, Pedro; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane; Sigsgaard, Eva E.; Thomsen, Philip F.; Riera, Rodrigo; Berumen, Michael L.; Burt, John A.; Feary, David A.; Marshell, Alyssa; D'Agostino, Daniele; DiBattista, Joseph D.; Møller, Peter R.... more authors ... less authors ( Wiley , 2019 , Article)© 2019 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Ocean circulation, geological history, geographic distance, and seascape heterogeneity play an important role in phylogeography of coral-dependent ... -
Coral bleaching in extreme environments: speciesspecific thermal tolerance limits
Bouwmeester, Jessica; Eldos, Haneen I.; Warren, Christopher S.; Range, Pedro; Burt, John; Saeed, Suhur; Al-Naema, Nayla; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan... more authors ... less authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Increasing seawater temperatures are being measured worldwide, causing coral bleaching events during which the symbiosis between the coral host and its symbiotic zooxanthellae is disrupted, and a global decline in reef ... -
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 ... -
Current biodiversity and biogeography trends of reef-building corals in Qatar
Bouwmeester, Jessica; Burt, John A.; Range, Pedro; Ben Hamdou, Radhouan ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Coral reefs represent one of the most biologically and socio-economically important natural assets in the Arabian region, particularly in Qatar. Stress through increasing sea temperatures and salinities, growing development, ... -
Diplomacy for the world's hottest sea
Al-Mudaffar Fawzi, Nadia; Fieseler, Clare M.; Helmuth, Brian; Leitão, Alexandra; Al-Ainsi, Mehsin; Al Mukaimi, Mohammad; Al-Saidi, Mohammad; Al Senafi, Fahad; Bejarano, Ivonne; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan; D'Addario, Josh; Mohamed, Ahmad Mujthaba Dheen; Giraldes, Bruno W.; Glowka, Lyle; Johnson, Maggie D.; Lyons, Brett P.; Mateos-Molina, Daniel; Marshall, Christopher D.; Mohammed, Sayeed; Range, Pedro; Shokri, Mohammad Reza; Wong, John M.K.; Pyenson, Nicholas D.... more authors ... less authors ( American Association for the Advancement of Science , 2022 , Other)Countries that border the Persian or Arabian Gulf [hereafter, “Gulf ”] are adopting ambitious global commitments to protect their marine environments. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has committed to protecting 30% of its ... -
Ecogenotoxicological Impact of Marine Pollutants on Qatari Bivalves: An Experimental Approach
Khatir, Zenaba; Hamadou, Radhouane Ben; Range, Pedro; Alnaimi, Hajer; Leitão, Alexandra ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)The geographical and hydrological characteristics and industrial activities of the Arabian/Persian Gulf contribute to its classification as a stressed marine environment. The persistency of some contaminants released by ... -
Epibenthic assemblages on vertical artificial substrates: recruitment and succession patterns in offshore Qatari waters
Range, Pedro; Riera, Rodrigo; Aziz, Naeem Abdulaziz; Al Dibis, Mohammed Mustafa; Bouwmeester, Jessica; Bach, Steffen Sanvig; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane... more authors ... less authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Artificial structures get introduced into the marine environment by accident (e.g., shipwrecks) or intentionally, for logistical (i.e., coastal protection), industrial (i.e., oil exploitation) or biological habitat enhancement ... -
Ervilia castanea (Mollusca, Bivalvia) populations adversely affected at CO2 seeps in the North Atlantic
Marta, Martins; Carreiro-Silva, Marina; Martins, Gustavo M.; Barcelos e Ramos, Joana; Viveiros, Fátima; Couto, Ruben P.; Parra, Hugo; Monteiro, João; Gallo, Francesca; Silva, Catarina; Teodósio, Alexandra; Guilini, Katja; Hall-Spencer, Jason M.; Leitão, Francisco; Chícharo, Luís; Range, Pedro... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)Sites with naturally high CO2 conditions provide unique opportunities to forecast the vulnerability of coastal ecosystems to ocean acidification, by studying the biological responses and potential adaptations to this ... -
Expanding ocean protection and peace: a window for science diplomacy in the Gulf.
Fieseler, Clare M; Al-Mudaffar Fawzi, Nadia; Helmuth, Brian; Leitão, Alexandra; Al Ainsi, Mehsin; Al Mukaimi, Mohammad; Al-Saidi, Mohammad; Al Senafi, Fahad; Bejarano, Ivonne; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan; D'Addario, Josh; Mujthaba Dheen Mohamed, Ahmad; Giraldes, Bruno W; Glowka, Lyle; Johnson, Maggie D; Lyons, Brett P; Mateos-Molina, Daniel; Marshall, Christopher D; Mohammed, Sayeed; Range, Pedro; Reza Shokri, Mohammad; Wong, John M K; Pyenson, Nicholas D... more authors ... less authors ( Royal Society , 2023 , Article)The ecological state of the Persian or Arabian Gulf (hereafter 'Gulf') is in sharp decline. Calls for comprehensive ecosystem-based management approaches and transboundary conservation have gone largely unanswered, despite ... -
First jellyfish records for Qatar and further notes on Scyphomedusae species from the Arabian Gulf (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa)
Daly Yahia, Mohamed Nejib; Range, Pedro; Giraldes, Bruno Welter; Morandini, André C. ( Cambridge University Press , 2023 , Article)This study focused on a jellyfish monitoring and sampling programme along the eastern Qatar seawaters and reports the first jellyfish records for the Qatar pelagic ecosystem and the occurrence of three scyphozoans: the ... -
Fish communities and environmental variables during dry season in Pampanga estuary (Philippines)
Abroguena, Jeff Bogart R.; Range, Pedro; Cruz, Wilfredo; Tentia-Lagumen, Mary Chris; Chicharo, Luis ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Baseline assessment of fish communities and selected environmental variables (salinity, water temperature, water transparency, current speed, total suspended solid, chlorophyll a) was conducted in Pampanga estuary (Philippines) ... -
Food web structure of three Mediterranean stream reaches along a gradient of anthropogenic impact
Sroczynska, Katarzyna; Williamson, Tanner J.; Claro, Marilia; Gonzalez-Perez, Jose Antonio; Range, Pedro; Boski, Tomasz; Chícharo, Luis... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2020 , Article)Anthropogenic impact can alter food web structure through changes in species interactions. In this study, we explored the food web of three Mediterranean stream reaches (two seasonal and one permanent) along an anthropogenic ... -
Fouling assemblages on offshore oil platforms: diverse vertical reefs in the Arabian Gulf
Range, Pedro; Riera, Rodrigo; Omerspahic, Mustafa; Bouwmeester, Jessica; Bach, Steffen Sanvig; Møller, Peter Rask; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan... more authors ... less authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Coral reefs are one of the most biologically diverse and complex marine ecosystems that are being degraded at rapid rates. This consistent steadily trend is especially critical in coastal areas that have experienced an ... -
Habitat-specific benthic metabolism in a Mediterranean-type intermittent stream
Sroczyńska, Katarzyna; Claro, Marilia; Range, Pedro; Wasiak, Katarzyna; Wojtal-Frankiewicz, Adrianna; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan; Leitão, Francisco; Chícharo, Luís... more authors ... less authors ( EDP Sciences , 2016 , Article)A modified flow-through chamber method was used to measure gross primary production (GPP), net primary production (NPP), community respiration (CR) and associated environmental variables in an intermittent Mediterranean-type ... -
Improving management of future coastal development in Qatar through ecosystem-based management approaches
Burt, John A.; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane; Abdel-Moati, Mohamed A.R.; Fanning, Lucia; Kaitibie, Simeon; Al-Jamali, Fahad; Range, Pedro; Saeed, Suhur; Warren, Christopher S.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article Review)The coastline of Qatar is a rich mosaic of productive and diverse ecosystems including mangrove forests, intertidal mudflats (sabkha), seagrass beds, and coral reefs. These ecologically interconnected ecosystems contain a ... -
Investigation of Spatiotemporal Variability of Microplastics in Qatar's Cstal Environment
Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane; Abayomi, Oyebamiji; Range, Pedro; Alghouti, Mohammad Salim; Obbard, Jeff Philip; Almeer, Saeed Hashim... more authors ... less authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)There has been a tremendous proliferation in plastic production in the last five decades due to its low cost and versatile applications. Plastic debris dominates the marine litter globally and has been found in the most ... -
Is it forever? Genotoxicological impact of marine contaminants on Arabian/Persian Gulf bivalves: An experimental approach
Khatir, Zenaba; Range, Pedro; Malik, Mahak; Al-Naimi, Hajer; Ben Hamadou, Radhouane; Leitão, Alexandra... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)© 2020 Elsevier B.V. A novel approach of combining manipulative field experiments and cytogenetic endpoints was used to assess the genotoxic impact of chemical contamination on a local model bivalve species, the pearl ... -
Larval hatching and development of the wedge shell (Donax trunculus L.) under increased CO2 in southern Portugal
Pereira, Alexandre Miguel; Range, Pedro; Campoy, Ana; Oliveira, Ana Paula; Joaquim, Sandra; Matias, Domitília; Chícharo, Luís; Gaspar, Miguel Baptista... more authors ... less authors ( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Article)Noticeable changes in global temperatures, climate and ocean carbon chemistry are the result of carbon dioxide increase in the atmosphere. This increase has been mitigated by the oceans capacity to absorb one-fourth of the ... -
Microplastics in coastal environments of the Arabian Gulf
Abayomi, Oyebamiji Abib; Range, Pedro; Al-Ghouti, Mohammad A.; Obbard, Jeffrey Philip; Almeer, Saeed Hashim; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Eight sandy beaches along the coastline of Qatar and four sea surface stations on the eastern coast, adjacent to Doha Bay, were surveyed between December 2014 and March 2015. Microplastics, mainly low density polyethylene ... -
Plegadognathus bonariensis (Acari: Halacaridae): First halacarid mite report from Qatar
Durucan, Furkan; Range, Pedro; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane ( Acarological Society of Iran , 2019 , Article)In this study, the genus Plegadognathus Morselli, 1981 with the species P. bonariensis. Viets, 1936) is recorded from Qatar for the first time. Diagnoses for the genus Plegadognathus and the short description of female of ...