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Climate Warming Consistently Reduces Grassland Ecosystem Productivity
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Advanced Earth And Science
, 2021 , Article)
Future climate may profoundly impact the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. However, we do not know well how the functioning of different types of grassland ecosystems is associated with variation in temperature and ...
Community perspectives on conservation of water sources in Tarkeshwar sacred groves, Himalaya, India
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IWA PUBLISHING
, 2021 , Article)
Sacred groves have significance in socio-culture and biodiversity conservation. This study evaluated local people's perceptions regarding conservation of sacred groves for water services, through willingness-to-pay (WTP), ...
A new method for broad-scale modeling and projection of plant assemblages under climatic, biotic, and environmental cofiltering.
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Wiley
, 2021 , Article)
There is increasing interest in broad-scale analysis, modeling, and prediction of the distribution and composition of plant species assemblages under climatic, environmental, and biotic filtering, particularly for conservation ...
The therapeutic effects of Ficus carica extract as antioxidant and anticancer agent
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Natural extracted ingredients are evolutionarily selected molecules and are used to control inflammation, and cancerous progression and transformation. Several studies have evaluated the beneficial properties of certain ...
Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats
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Wiley
, 2021 , Article)
Aims
Understanding fine-grain diversity patterns across large spatial extents is fundamental for macroecological research and biodiversity conservation. Using the GrassPlot database, we provide benchmarks of fine-grain ...
Variability of Physical and Biogeochemical Parameters in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
The oceanographic data collected along a transect in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Qatar during late summer (September 2014) and winter (January 2015) have been analyzed to investigate the spatial and temporal ...
Assessment of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants Along The Qatari Coast
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Qatar sits in the middle of the world's most important hydrocarbon producing areas where significant regional refining activity and shipping traffic take place. In addition to significant local coastline, development ...
Towards Sustainable Management of Coastal and Offshore Islands in Arabian Gulf Typology: Sensitivity Analysis, Ecological Risk Assessment of Halul and Al-Alyia Islands
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
The great majority of marine ecosystems in Qatar are in fast decline and nearing collapse, where most ecosystem has lost the biological and economic functionality. Aiming to support the decision makers in the management ...
Assemblage of encrusting organisms on floating marine debris along the west coast of Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
The floating marine debris (FMD) and the associated rafting communities are one of the major stressors to ecosystem services, global biodiversity, economy, and human health. In this study, assemblages of encrusting organisms ...
Distribution, characterization and weathering of tarmats along the west coast of Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Oil residue in the form of tarmat (TM) deposited on the coast of Arabian Gulf countries is a major environmental concern. In this study, the current TM pollution trend along the west coast of Qatar has been assessed and ...