Browsing Environmental Science Center by Subject "Biodiversity"

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    • A comparison of the macrofauna of natural and replanted mangroves in Qatar 

      Al-Khayat, J. A.; Jones, D. A. ( Academic Press , 1999 , Article)
      The present investigation quantifies the biodiversity of the Brachyura and fish living within the natural mangrove Avicennia marina, salt marsh find replanted mangal, and compares relevant features of the abiotic and biotic ...

    • Do changes in current flow as a result of arrays of tidal turbines have an effect on benthic communities? 

      Kregting, Louise; Elsaesser, Bjoern; Kennedy, Robert; Smyth, David; O'Carroll, Jack; ... more authors ( Public Library of Science , 2016 , Article)
      Arrays of tidal energy converters have the potential to provide clean renewable energy for future generations. Benthic communities may, however, be affected by changes in current speeds resulting from arrays of tidal ...

    • Genetic diversity of Prosopis juliflora in the state of Qatar and its valuable use against postharvest pathogen of mango fruits 

      Saleh, Iman; Ahmed, Talaat; Halboosi, Ream; Abu-Dieyeh, Mohammed ( Nature Research , 2022 , Article)
      Mango (Mangifera indica) is the second most internationally traded tropical fruit in the world. The fruit has high nutritional value. Its susceptibility to postharvest diseases and chill injuries increases its storage cost ...

    • Globally invariant metabolism but density-diversity mismatch in springtails 

      Potapov, Anton M.; Guerra, Carlos A.; van den Hoogen, Johan; Babenko, Anatoly; Bellini, Bruno C.; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2023 , Article)
      Soil life supports the functioning and biodiversity of terrestrial ecosystems. Springtails (Collembola) are among the most abundant soil arthropods regulating soil fertility and flow of energy through above- and belowground ...

    • Macrobenthos in the central Arabian Gulf: a reflection of climate extremes and variability 

      Wei, Chih-Lin; Rowe, Gilbert T.; Al-Ansi, Mohsin; Al-Maslamani, Ibrahim; Soliman, Yousria; ... more authors ( Springer International Publishing , 2016 , Article)
      The arid subtropical ecosystem of the central Arabian Gulf was used to explore the combined effects of low primary productivity, high salinities, and variable temperatures on the composition and structure of benthic ...

    • Plant traits poorly predict winner and loser shrub species in a warming tundra biome 

      García Criado, Mariana; Myers-Smith, Isla H.; Bjorkman, Anne D.; Normand, Signe; Blach-Overgaard, Anne; ... more authors ( Springer , 2023 , Article)
      Climate change is leading to species redistributions. In the tundra biome, shrubs are generally expanding, but not all tundra shrub species will benefit from warming. Winner and loser species, and the characteristics that ...

    • Towards spatial management of fisheries in the Gulf: Benthic diversity, habitat and fish distributions from Qatari waters 

      Walton, Mark E M; Hayes, Jamie; Al-Ansi, Mohsin; Abdallah, Mohamed; Al Maslamani, Ibrahim; ... more authors ( Oxford University Press , 2018 , Article)
      As with many other regions in the world, more complete information on the distribution of marine habitats in the Gulf is required to inform environmental policy, and spatial management of fisheries resources will require ...

    • Uncovering responses of zooplankton community to CO2 acidification in Qatar coastal waters 

      Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane; Aboshanab, Rawan; Sherif, Ahmed; Al-Mandili, Monzer; Omer, Ghadeer; ... more 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, ...