Biological & Environmental Sciences: Recent submissions
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Clinical–Epidemiological Characteristics and IFITM-3 (rs12252) Variant Involvement in HIV-1 Mother-to-Children Transmission Susceptibility in a Brazilian Population
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Mother-to-children transmission (MTCT) is the main infection route for HIV-1 in children, and may occur during pregnancy, delivery, and/or postpartum. It is a multifactorial phenomenon, where genetic variants play an ... -
First jellyfish records for Qatar and further notes on Scyphomedusae species from the Arabian Gulf (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa)
( 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 ... -
Coral reef monitoring, reef assessment technologies, and ecosystem-based management
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2019 , Article)Coral reefs are exceptionally biodiverse and human dependence on their ecosystem services is high. Reefs experience significant direct and indirect anthropogenic pressures, and provide a sensitive indicator of coastal ocean ... -
Localized outbreaks of coral disease on Arabian reefs are linked to extreme temperatures and environmental stressors
( Springer , 2020 , Article)The Arabian Peninsula borders the hottest reefs in the world, and corals living in these extreme environments can provide insight into the effects of warming on coral health and disease. Here, we examined coral reef health ... -
Case-control design identifies ecological drivers of endemic coral diseases
( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)Endemic disease transmission is an important ecological process that is challenging to study because of low occurrence rates. Here, we investigate the ecological drivers of two coral diseases growth anomalies and tissue ... -
Energy depletion and opportunistic microbial colonisation in white syndrome lesions from corals across the Indo-Pacific
( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)Corals are dependent upon lipids as energy reserves to mount a metabolic response to biotic and abiotic challenges. This study profiled lipids, fatty acids, and microbial communities of healthy and white syndrome (WS) ... -
A comparative baseline of coral disease in three regions along the Saudi Arabian coast of the central Red Sea
( Public Library of Science , 2021 , Article)Coral disease is a growing problem for coral reefs globally and diseases have been linked to thermal stress, excess nutrients, overfishing and other human impacts. The Red Sea is a unique environment for corals with a ... -
Observations of brown band disease in the Gulf of Mannar, India
( CSIRO , 2021 , Article)The abundance and frequency of coral diseases have increased significantly during recent decades. The Gulf of Mannar in India has well-established coral reefs that have been affected by various climatic and non-climatic ... -
Feeding Behavior of Coralliophila sp. on Corals Affected by Caribbean Ciliate Infection (CCI): A New Possible Vector?
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Coral reefs in the Caribbean are known to be affected by many coral diseases, yet the ecology and etiology of most diseases remain understudied. The Caribbean ciliate infection (CCI) caused by ciliates belonging to the ... -
Coral reef resilience differs among islands within the Gulf of Mannar, southeast India, following successive coral bleaching events
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2021 , Article)We used a 12-yr data set of benthic cover (2005�2017), spanning two bleaching events, to assess changes in benthic cover and coral community composition along 21 islands within Gulf of Mannar (GoM), southeast India. Overall, ... -
Genetic engineering to enhance microalgal-based produced water treatment with emphasis on CRISPR/Cas9: A review
( Frontiers Media , 2023 , Article Review)In recent years, the increased demand for and regional variability of available water resources, along with sustainable water supply planning, have driven interest in the reuse of produced water. Reusing produced water can ... -
Understanding impact of heat, drought, and salinity stresses on growth and physiological attributes of Chenopodium album under field conditions
( Springer , 2023 , Article)Utilizing potential of wild crop relatives becomes a necessity under current climate trends scenario. Chenopodium album is a natural inhabitant of Qatari harsh environment that is characterised by a combination of various ... -
Toads in Qatar: The species present and their probable original source
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)Toads are likely to have been introduced to Qatar, but little information is available on toad populations in the country, including the species present and their probable origin. Therefore, we collected tissue samples for ... -
Impacts of urban land use changes on ecosystem services in Dianchi lake basin, China
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Land use change is widely regarded as a key factor altering the structure and function of ecosystems. Urbanization is a particular driver and influence in land use change and is expanding globally, especially in developing ... -
Impacts of seven years of experimental warming and nutrient addition on neighbourhood species interactions and community structure in two contrasting alpine plant communities
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)Global change is predicted to have major impacts on alpine and arctic ecosystems. Plant fitness and growth will be determined by how plants interact with each other at smaller scales. Local-scale neighbourhood interactions ... -
Ecosystem service supply and demand: Theory and management application
( ACTA ECOLOGICA SINICA , 2017 , Article)Ecosvstem service is a very important issue for current, sustainable scientific research. Environmental protection and management requirements are increasing and policymakers hope to incorporate ecological service information ... -
Effects of Climate and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Early to Mid-Term Stage Litter Decomposition Across Biomes
( Frontiers Media , 2021 , Article)Litter decomposition is a key process for carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems and is mainly controlled by environmental conditions, substrate quantity and quality as well as microbial community abundance ... -
Early stage litter decomposition across biomes
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)Through litter decomposition enormous amounts of carbon is emitted to the atmosphere. Numerous large-scale decomposition experiments have been conducted focusing on this fundamental soil process in order to understand the ... -
Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size-related traits across the tundra biome
( Wiley , 2019 , Article)Aim: Plant functional groups are widely used in community ecology and earth system modelling to describe trait variation within and across plant communities. However, this approach rests on the assumption that functional ... -
Nox2 activity is required in obesity-mediated alteration of bone remodeling
( Hindawi Limited , 2018 , Article)Despite increasing evidence suggesting a role for NADPH oxidases (Nox) in bone pathophysiology, whether Nox enzymes contribute to obesity-mediated bone remodeling remains to be clearly elucidated. Nox2 is one of the ...
