Heavy metals are the natural constituents of the Earth's crust, found in very low
concentrations; however, human activities such as industrial waste discharges, agricultural …

Ocean acidification (OA) is considered an important threat to coral reef ecosystems, because
it reduces the availability of carbonate ions that reef-building corals need to produce their …

Ocean acidification (OA) reduces the concentration of seawater carbonate ions that stony
corals need to produce their calcium carbonate skeletons and is considered a significant …

Abstract The Gulf of Aqaba is of significant strategic and economic value to all gulf-bordering
states, particularly to Jordan, where it provides Jordan with its only marine outlet. The Gulf is …

Tropical shallow-water reefs are the most diverse ecosystems in the ocean. Their
persistence rests upon adequate calcification rates of the reef building biota, such as reef …

Extensive field work was conducted in order to assess the sediment pollution level and
potential ecological risk on coral reef ecosystem. Thirty three surface sample was collected …

Rising ocean temperatures are pushing reef-building corals beyond their temperature
optima (Topt), resulting in reduced physiological performances and increased risk of …

Heavy metal concentrations of Ni, Mg, Co, Cr, Cd and Cu were investigatedusing flame
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) in the liver, kidney, muscle, scale, gonad, gill …

We characterized the annual luminescent and skeletal density banding patterns in 51
massive Porites corals from 15 reefs from six locations around the Thai‐Malay Peninsula in …

Rationale Laser Ablation coupled to Multi‐Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass
Spectrometry (LA‐MC‐ICPMS) is a powerful tool for the high‐precision measurement of the …