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Synergetic Water Demand and Sustainable Supply Strategies in GCC Countries: Data-driven Recommendations
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Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
, 2023 , Article)
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, characterized with limited water resources and high oil/gas revenues, rely heavily on energy-intensive seawater desalination and non-renewable groundwater abstraction. The need ...
Baseline monitoring gastropods in the intertidal zone of Qatar - target species and bioindicators for hyper-thermic and hyper-saline Conditions
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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 ...
Phytoplankton-zooplankton relations in three inland seas along the Qatari coast (Arabian Gulf)
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2005 , Article)
Phyloplankton and zooplankton community structures and abundance were studied in three inland seas around Qatar, two along the eastern coast and one along the northwestern coast. Despite some irregularities, the direct ...
Basic assessment of Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775) – A baseline for stock management in the Western Arabian Gulf
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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 ...
Prevalence of microplastics in the marine environment of Qatar's exclusive economic zone
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Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Microplastics are now firmly recognized as a ubiquitous and growing global threat to marine biota, as well as their associated ecology and habitats. The prevalence of microplastics in the marine waters within Qatar’s ...
Age, growth, population dynamics and stock status of Perna perna in Omani waters
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Triveni Enterprises
, 2018 , Article)
Aim: Population parameters such as growth, recruitment pattern, mortality, exploitation rate and the length-weight relationship were investigated for the brown mussel, Perna pernain Omani waters. Methodology: Monthly ...
Prospects for climate-scale regional numerical modelling for the Arabian Gulf and Qatar's marine region
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Physical oceanographic studies at the Environmental Science Center (ESC) entail observational and numerical aspects. The main objective of observational studies is to build a reference time series for Qatar's marine exclusive ...
Short-term behavioural responses to thermal stress by hawksbill turtles in the Arabian region
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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 ...
Elemental distributions in the marine sediments off Doha, Qatar: role of urbanisation and coastal dynamics
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2024 , Article)
This research investigates the present status and decadal variability of element distributions in the marine sediments off Doha, on the east coast of Qatar. Twenty elements were considered from 11 sediment sampling stations ...
The perils of building big: Desalination sustainability and brine regulation in the Arab Gulf countries
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Elsevier
, 2024 , Article)
Seawater desalination has become an accessible option for augmenting freshwater supplies worldwide. In the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), it has been practiced for decades as the main source for domestic ...