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Nesting ecology of hawksbill turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, in an extreme environmental setting

Chatting, Mark; Smyth, David; Al-Maslamani, Ibrahim; Obbard, Jeffrey; Al-Ansi, Mehsin; ... more authors ... less authors ( Public Library of Science , 2018 , Article)

Relatively few details of hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) nesting ecology exist within the Arabian Gulf. Moreover, little is known about how their nesting dynamics compare to nesting populations throughout the ...

Decline in oyster populations in traditional fishing grounds; is habitat damage by static fishing gear a contributory factor in ecosystem degradation?

Al-Maslamani, Ibrahim; Smyth, David; Giraldes, Bruno; Chatting, Mark; Al-Mohannadi, Mohammed; ... more authors ... less authors ( 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 ...

Anthropogenic related variations in the epibiotic biodiversity and age structure of the “Pearl Oyster” Pinctada radiata within the eulittoral zone of Qatar

Smyth, David; Al-Maslamani, Ibrahim; Giraldes, Bruno Welter; Chatting, Mark; Al-Ansari, Ebrahim; ... more authors ... less authors ( 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 ...

The fishing behaviour of Metopograpsus messor (Decapoda: Grapsidae) and the use of pneumatophore-borne vibrations for prey-localizing in an arid mangrove setting

Giraldes, Bruno Welter; Chatting, Mark; Smyth, David ( 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 ...

Mercury accumulation in Lethrinus nebulosus from the marine waters of the Qatar EEZ

Al-Ansari, Ebrahim M.A.S.; Abdel-Moati, Mohamed A.R.; Yigiterhan, Oguz; Al-Maslamani, Ibrahim; Soliman, Yousria; ... more authors ... less authors ( 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 ...

Basic assessment of Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775) – A baseline for stock management in the Western Arabian Gulf

Giraldes, Bruno Welter; Al-Maslamani, Ibrahim; Al-Ashwel, Aisha; Chatting, Mark; Smyth, David ( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)

Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775) is the representative species of the Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) complex described as inhabiting the Arabian Gulf. It represents one of the most important decapod resources within ...

Modern problems in marine biodiversity records-illustrated by the case of the Caribbean Pelia mutica (Gibbes, 1850) confirmed in Brazil

Giraldes, Bruno Welter; Smyth, David; Chatting, Mark ( Cambridge University Press , 2016 , Article)

This report confirms the presence of Pelia mutica in Brazil, extending its range by approximately 4000 km south to the southwestern Atlantic Ocean from its most southerly recorded distribution. The presence of this small ...

Baseline monitoring gastropods in the intertidal zone of Qatar - target species and bioindicators for hyper-thermic and hyper-saline Conditions

Al-Maslamani, Ibrahim; Al-Masdi, Amira; Smyth, David; Chatting, Mark; Obbard, Jeffrey; ... more authors ... less authors ( ARC Publications Pvt Ltd. , 2015 , Article)

The Arabian Gulf is subjected to some of the most intense sea water temperatures and salinity levels in the world. In an attempt to understand the distribution and species composition of gastropod assemblages which live ...