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Coral Research and Nursery Farm Project
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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 ...
Methylmercury, Trace Metals, Organotins and Their Effects on the Qatari Mangrove Shrimp, Palaemon khori
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
The Qatari mangroves of Al-Khor are being increasingly exposed to a wide variety of anthropogenic pollutants due to land reclamation and urban expansion. In this study, we evaluated the lethal and genotoxic effects of ...
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 ...
Anthropogenic related variations in the epibiotic biodiversity and age structure of the “Pearl Oyster” Pinctada radiata within the eulittoral zone of Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
Abstract Oyster aggregations provide critical habitat that contain diverse communities, with epibiota and oysters sensitive to environmental disturbance. The monitoring of oysters and associated organisms has become an ...
Investigating the biodiversity and current status of the historically renowned oyster beds of Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
The "Pearl Oyster" Pinctada radiata has long been associated with the nation of Qatar. Historically pearl oysters were harvested in huge quantities in the Arabian Gulf with Qatari pearls making up a large percentage of the ...
Detection and assessment of marine litter in an uninhabited island, Arabian Gulf: A case study with conventional and machine learning approaches
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
In 2018, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, Qatar removed 90 t of marine litter (ML) from the Ras Rakan Island (RRI), a remote uninhabited island in the Arabian Gulf (hereinafter referred to as Gulf). To identify ...
Marine collection in Qatar - basis for biodiversity management
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Biological Collections, which deal directly with identifying and documenting biodiversity, have a major role in assisting biodiversity management. They form the basis for research, documenting flora and fauna and creating ...
Decline in oyster populations in traditional fishing grounds; is habitat damage by static fishing gear a contributory factor in ecosystem degradation?
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
The territorial waters of Qatar once supported dense assemblages of the pearl oyster Pinctada radiata. The oysters settled on a patchy network of limestone platforms (hairãt) and provided a suite of ecosystem services to ...
The fishing behaviour of Metopograpsus messor (Decapoda: Grapsidae) and the use of pneumatophore-borne vibrations for prey-localizing in an arid mangrove setting
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Cambridge University Press
, 2019 , Article)
This study presents the first documented observations of a brachyuran crab's proactive fishing behaviour in conjunction with mangrove pneumatophores which are employed as prey-localization devices. All ecological data were ...
Feminization of hawksbill turtle hatchlings in the twenty-first century at an important regional nesting aggregation
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Inter Research
, 2021 , Article)
Projected climate change is forecasted to have significant effects on biological systems worldwide. Marine turtles in particular may be vulnerable, as the sex of their offspring is determined by their incubating temperature, ...