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Hypoxia in the central Arabian Gulf Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Qatar during summer season
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
Abstract One of the most fascinating and unexpected discoveries during the Qatar University Marine Expeditions to the marine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Qatar in 2000–2001, was the detection of a hypoxic water layer ...
Benthic surveys of the historic pearl oyster beds of Qatar reveal a dramatic ecological change
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
The study aimed to confirm the presence of historic oyster banks of Qatar and code the biotopes present. The research also collated historical records and scientific publications to create a timeline of fishery activity. ...
Extreme 15N Depletion in Seagrasses
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Springer New York LLC
, 2016 , Article)
Seagrass beds form an important part of the coastal ecosystem in many parts of the world but are very sensitive to anthropogenic nutrient increases. In the last decades, stable isotopes have been used as tracers of ...
Karyotype of Palaemon khori (Decapoda:Palaemonidae)
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Universite de Paris VI
, 2015 , Article)
The diploid number and karyotype of the palaemonid shrimp Palaemon khori
(Decapoda: Palaemonidae) were determined for the first time, presenting 2n = 96 and comprising
26 metacentric, 7 submetacentric, 12 subtelocentric ...
Outwelling from arid mangrove systems is sustained by inwelling of seagrass productivity
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Inter-Research
, 2014 , Article)
Mangrove forest productivity is normally sustained by nutrients from terrestrial runoff, with freshwater inputs driving the resulting outwelling of production, but arid mangroves lack this input. The movement of material ...
Hydroacoustics to examine fish association with shallow offshore habitats in the Arabian Gulf
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
In order to implement spatial fisheries management in the Arabian Gulf, a better understanding of the distribution of fish in relation to benthic habitats is required. To facilitate this, hydroacoustic fish surveys were ...