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 …

Microplastics are firmly recognized as a ubiquitous and growing threat to marine biota and
their associated marine habitats worldwide. The evidence of the prevalence of microplastics …

Abstract The southern-central Arabian Gulf demonstrates a poor understanding of nutrients
and chlorophyll dynamics in physical-biogeochemical settings. Here, using data of …

The Arabian Gulf is a highly turbid, shallow sedimentary basin whose coastal areas have
been classified as optically complex Case II waters (where ocean colour sensors have been …

Subtropical estuaries worldwide face increased pressure on their ecosystem health and
services due to increasing human population growth and associated land use/land cover …

Persian Gulf is surrounded by the most active dust source regions of the world. Every year,
millions of tons of dust are deposited in this area causing significant adverse effects. This …

The spatial distribution of the phytoplankton (diversity, composition, and cell abundance)
was described in relation to local environmental conditions across the Arabian Gulf, the …

Monthly mean satellite derived Chl-a, aerosols, wind, SST, PAR, and turbidity datasets were
used to investigate the possible factors regulating phytoplankton variability in the Persian …

Despite the economic and political importance of the Persian Gulf and the vast amount of
marine trade carried on, mainly in tanker traffic, chemical oceanographic properties of the …

Abstract Harmful Algal Bloom species are ubiquitous and their blooms occur in the Arabian
Gulf. In this study, two cruises were performed in 2012 and 2013 to collect phytoplankton …