تصفح Biological & Environmental Sciences حسب المؤلف "Range, Pedro"
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Coral bleaching in extreme environments: speciesspecific thermal tolerance limits
Bouwmeester, Jessica; Eldos, Haneen I.; Warren, Christopher S.; Range, Pedro; Burt, John; Saeed, Suhur; Al-Naema, Nayla; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan... more authors ... less authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Increasing seawater temperatures are being measured worldwide, causing coral bleaching events during which the symbiosis between the coral host and its symbiotic zooxanthellae is disrupted, and a global decline in reef ... -
Current biodiversity and biogeography trends of reef-building corals in Qatar
Bouwmeester, Jessica; Burt, John A.; Range, Pedro; Ben Hamdou, Radhouan ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Coral reefs represent one of the most biologically and socio-economically important natural assets in the Arabian region, particularly in Qatar. Stress through increasing sea temperatures and salinities, growing development, ... -
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 ... -
Ecogenotoxicological Impact of Marine Pollutants on Qatari Bivalves: An Experimental Approach
Khatir, Zenaba; Hamadou, Radhouane Ben; Range, Pedro; Alnaimi, Hajer; Leitão, Alexandra ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)The geographical and hydrological characteristics and industrial activities of the Arabian/Persian Gulf contribute to its classification as a stressed marine environment. The persistency of some contaminants released by ... -
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 ... -
Fouling assemblages on offshore oil platforms: diverse vertical reefs in the Arabian Gulf
Range, Pedro; Riera, Rodrigo; Omerspahic, Mustafa; Bouwmeester, Jessica; Bach, Steffen Sanvig; Møller, Peter Rask; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan... more authors ... less authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Coral reefs are one of the most biologically diverse and complex marine ecosystems that are being degraded at rapid rates. This consistent steadily trend is especially critical in coastal areas that have experienced an ... -
Habitat-specific benthic metabolism in a Mediterranean-type intermittent stream
Sroczyńska, Katarzyna; Claro, Marilia; Range, Pedro; Wasiak, Katarzyna; Wojtal-Frankiewicz, Adrianna; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan; Leitão, Francisco; Chícharo, Luís... more authors ... less authors ( EDP Sciences , 2016 , Article)A modified flow-through chamber method was used to measure gross primary production (GPP), net primary production (NPP), community respiration (CR) and associated environmental variables in an intermittent Mediterranean-type ... -
Improving management of future coastal development in Qatar through ecosystem-based management approaches
Burt, John A.; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane; Abdel-Moati, Mohamed A.R.; Fanning, Lucia; Kaitibie, Simeon; Al-Jamali, Fahad; Range, Pedro; Saeed, Suhur; Warren, Christopher S.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article Review)The coastline of Qatar is a rich mosaic of productive and diverse ecosystems including mangrove forests, intertidal mudflats (sabkha), seagrass beds, and coral reefs. These ecologically interconnected ecosystems contain a ... -
Investigation of Spatiotemporal Variability of Microplastics in Qatar's Cstal Environment
Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane; Abayomi, Oyebamiji; Range, Pedro; Alghouti, Mohammad Salim; Obbard, Jeff Philip; Almeer, Saeed Hashim... more authors ... less authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)There has been a tremendous proliferation in plastic production in the last five decades due to its low cost and versatile applications. Plastic debris dominates the marine litter globally and has been found in the most ... -
Larval hatching and development of the wedge shell (Donax trunculus L.) under increased CO2 in southern Portugal
Pereira, Alexandre Miguel; Range, Pedro; Campoy, Ana; Oliveira, Ana Paula; Joaquim, Sandra; Matias, Domitília; Chícharo, Luís; Gaspar, Miguel Baptista... more authors ... less authors ( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Article)Noticeable changes in global temperatures, climate and ocean carbon chemistry are the result of carbon dioxide increase in the atmosphere. This increase has been mitigated by the oceans capacity to absorb one-fourth of the ... -
Microplastics in coastal environments of the Arabian Gulf
Abayomi, Oyebamiji Abib; 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 ... -
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, ... -
Uncovering responses of zooplankton community to CO2 acidification in Qatar cstal 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 (HBKU 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, ... -
Vertical zonation and functional diversity of fish assemblages revealed by ROV videos at oil platforms in The Gulf
Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan; Torquato, Felipe; Jensen, Hannah Malene; Range, Pedro; Bach, Stefen; Sigsgaard, Eva Egelyng; Thomsen, Philip Francis; Møller, Peter Rask; Riera, Rodrigo... more authors ... less authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)About one third of the oil and gas extracted worldwide comes from offshore sources. There is currently thousands of large-scale oil and gas platforms spread across the seas and coastal oceans, from the North Sea to the ...