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Marine climate change risks to biodiversity and society in the ROPME Sea Area
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
The subtropical ROPME Sea Area (RSA), comprising the Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the northern Arabian Sea, is a heavily exploited sea region that experiences extreme environmental conditions, and for which climate change ...
Mercury accumulation in Lethrinus nebulosus from the marine waters of the Qatar EEZ
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) were recorded in the commercial demersal fish Lethrinus
nebulosus, caught from six locations in Qatar EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone). Concentrations of THg decreased
in the ...
Redesciption of Ten species of digenetic trematodes from marine fish of Emirati coastsof the Arabian Gulf
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Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States
, 2003 , Article)
Ten species of digenetic trematodes are fully described from fishes of the United Arab Emirates. These specimens, which have been previously described in a list which comprised different helminth fauna, commonly infest ...
First genotoxicity assessment of marine environment in Qatar using the local Pearl oyster Pinctada radiata
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
The Arabian Gulf countries’ marine environment has been subjected to increasing industrial development and anthropogenic pressure, leading to the growing introduction of contaminants into the marine environment, with a ...
Monogenea of Arabian Gulf fishes 1. Descriptions of three Capsala spp. (Capsalidae) including Capsala naffari n. sp. infecting mackerel tuna Euthynnus affinis from coasts of Emirates
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Elsevier
, 2002 , Article)
Three species of the genus Capsala including Capsala naffari n. sp., C. neothunni (Yamaguti, 1968) and C. nozawae (Goto, 1894) are recorded and described from the buccal cavity of mackerel tuna Euthynnus affinis caught ...
Helminth parasites of fishes from the Arabian Gulf 9. some hemiurids (Digenea) from fishes of Qatari waters
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Istituto di Parassitologia Medica
, 2001 , Article)
Four Hemiurids collected from some marine fishes caught off Qatari waters int he Arabian Gulf are described and compared with related species previously reported from the Arabian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. These include ...
Seasonal variability of hydrography off the east coast of Qatar, central Arabian Gulf
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Springer Nature
, 2022 , Article)
Seasonal variability of hydrography along a nearshore-offshore transect in the eastern part of the EEZ of Qatar has been analyzed using in situ measurements carried out during 5 different months. The study reveals distinct ...
Characteristics and renewal of zooplankton communities under extreme environmental stresses in the oligotrophic hypersaline Arabian Gulf
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Impacts of the exceptionally high temperature and salinity on species composition, abundance, biomass and diversity of zooplankton communities were examined in the central Arabian (Persian) Gulf in late winter and summer ...
Microplastics in coastal environments of the Arabian Gulf
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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 ...
Seasonal and body size-dependent variability in the bioaccumulation of PAHs and their alkyl homologues in pearl oysters in the central Arabian Gulf
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Spatiotemporal concentration patterns for 19 parents and their alkyl homologues were measured in Pinctada radiata from 7 locations in the central Arabian Gulf around Qatar in the winter, spring and summer (2014–2015).
The ...