تصفح Environmental Science Center حسب المؤلف "Range, Pedro"
-
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 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 ... -
Enhancing subsea asset performance: Investigating the biomimetic functionality of the Mushroom Reef design in hydrodynamics, stability, and sedimentation
Bruno, Welter Giraldes; Wuppukondur, Ananth; Al-Mohannadi, Hamad S.; Bashir, Khalid; Abdulla, Maryam; Giraldes, Eduardo W.; Heally, Sam; Mello, Eduardo; Mathew, Dinesh; Range, Pedro; Mohammed, Aboobacker V.; Vethamony, Ponnumony; Baldock, Tom... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)In this study, laboratory and in situ experiments were performed to assess the stability of the Mushroom Forest Artificial Reef (MFAR) against the hydrodynamic forces of waves and currents and its functionality to avoid ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Towards Better Surveillance for Coral Ecosystems in Qatar: Stakeholder Engagement in EBM Approach.
Ali, Abdel-Samad M.; Fanning, Lucia; Range, Pedro; Alnaimi, Mera; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan (2020 , Article)More recently, Qatar has undergone a remarkable social and economic transformation in less than a generation. Although Qataris have a historic connection to the sea, dating back to the pearl diving days in the 19th century, ... -
Uncovering responses of zooplankton community to CO2 acidification in Qatar coastal waters
Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane; Aboshanab, Rawan; Sherif, Ahmed; Al-Mandili, Monzer; Omer, Ghadeer; Shabbir, Fahad; Kazmi, Sayed; Range, Pedro; Al-Maslamani, Ibrahim; Obbard, Jeffrey... more authors ... less authors ( Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press , 2016 , Conference Paper)The combustion of fossil fuels is pushing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) to unprecedented levels. This rapid increase in atmospheric CO2 is causing global changes, with noticeable increases in temperature, ... -
Using vertebrate environmental DNA from seawater in biomonitoring of marine habitats
Egelyng Sigsgaard, Eva; Torquato, Felipe; Guldberg Froslev, Tobias; B. M. Moore, Alec; Molgard Sorensen, Johan; Range, Pedro; Ben‐Hamadou, Radhouane; Sanvig Bach, Steffen; Rask Moller, Peter; Francis Thomsen, Philip... more authors ... less authors ( Wiley , 2019 , Article)Conservation and management of marine biodiversity depends on biomonitoring of marine habitats, but current approaches are resource‐intensive and require different approaches for different organisms. Environmental DNA ...