Browsing Biological & Environmental Sciences by Author "Range, Pedro"
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Applying the ecosystem services - EBM framework to sustainably manage Qatar's coral reefs and seagrass beds
Lucia M., Fanning; Al-Naimi, Mera Nasser; Range, Pedro; Ali, Abdel-Samad M.; Bouwmeester, Jessica; Al-Jamali, Fahad; Burt, John A.; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Given the current natural and anthropogenic threats facing Qatar's marine environment and the consequential expected decline in ecosystem services, this paper examines the potential application of the Ecosystem Services-EBM ... -
Biophysical model of coral population connectivity in the Arabian/Persian Gulf
Cavalcante, Geórgenes; Vieira, Filipe; Mortensen, Jonas; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane; Range, Pedro; Goergen, Elizabeth A.; Campos, Edmo; Riegl, Bernhard M.... more authors ... less authors ( Academic Press , 2020 , Book chapter)The coral reef ecosystems of the Arabian/Persian Gulf (the Gulf) are facing profound pressure from climate change (extreme temperatures) and anthropogenic (land-use and population-related) stressors. Increasing degradation ... -
Diplomacy for the world's hottest sea
Al-Mudaffar Fawzi, Nadia; Fieseler, Clare M.; Helmuth, Brian; Leitão, Alexandra; Al-Ainsi, Mehsin; Al Mukaimi, Mohammad; Al-Saidi, Mohammad; Al Senafi, Fahad; Bejarano, Ivonne; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan; D'Addario, Josh; Mohamed, Ahmad Mujthaba Dheen; Giraldes, Bruno W.; Glowka, Lyle; Johnson, Maggie D.; Lyons, Brett P.; Mateos-Molina, Daniel; Marshall, Christopher D.; Mohammed, Sayeed; Range, Pedro; Shokri, Mohammad Reza; Wong, John M.K.; Pyenson, Nicholas D.... more authors ... less authors ( American Association for the Advancement of Science , 2022 , Other)Countries that border the Persian or Arabian Gulf [hereafter, “Gulf ”] are adopting ambitious global commitments to protect their marine environments. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has committed to protecting 30% of its ... -
Epibenthic communities from offshore platforms in the Arabian Gulf are structured by platform age and depth
Felipe, Torquato; Omerspahic, Mustafa H.; Range, Pedro; Bach, Steffen S.; Riera, Rodrigo; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Oil and gas platforms act as artificial habitats for a myriad of marine organisms. In this study, we used opportunistic remotely operated vehicle (ROV) data to describe fouling assemblages through the characterization of ... -
First jellyfish records for Qatar and further notes on Scyphomedusae species from the Arabian Gulf (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa)
Daly Yahia, Mohamed Nejib; Range, Pedro; Giraldes, Bruno Welter; Morandini, André C. ( Cambridge University Press , 2023 , Article)This study focused on a jellyfish monitoring and sampling programme along the eastern Qatar seawaters and reports the first jellyfish records for the Qatar pelagic ecosystem and the occurrence of three scyphozoans: the ... -
Microplastics in coastal environments of the Arabian Gulf
Oyebamiji Abib, Abayomi; Range, Pedro; Al-Ghouti, Mohammad A.; Obbard, Jeffrey Philip; Almeer, Saeed Hashim; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Eight sandy beaches along the coastline of Qatar and four sea surface stations on the eastern coast, adjacent to Doha Bay, were surveyed between December 2014 and March 2015. Microplastics, mainly low density polyethylene ... -
Population genetic structure of a major reef-building coral species Acropora downingi in northeastern Arabian Peninsula
Torquato, Felipe; Bouwmeester, Jessica; Range, Pedro; Marshell, Alyssa; Priest, Mark A.; Burt, John A.; Møller, Peter R.; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan... more authors ... less authors ( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2022 , Article)Current seawater temperatures around the northeastern Arabian Peninsula resemble future global forecasts as temperatures > 35 °C are commonly observed in summer. To provide a more fundamental aim of understanding the ... -
Spatial patterns of reef fishes and corals in the thermally extreme waters of Qatar
Bouwmeester, Jessica; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane; Range, Pedro; Al Jamali, Fahad; Burt, John A. ( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2022 , Article)The Persian Gulf is a thermally extreme environment in which reef corals have adapted to survive through temperature ranges that would be lethal to corals from other regions. Despite offering a unique opportunity to better ... -
Uncovering responses of zooplankton community to CO2 acidification in Qatar coastal waters
Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane; Aboshanab, Rawan; Sherif, Ahmed; Al-Mandili, Monzer; Omer, Ghadeer; Shabbir, Fahad; Kazmi, Sayed; Range, Pedro; Al-Maslamani, Ibrahim; Obbard, Jeffrey... more authors ... less 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, ...