Human populations are heavily concentrated on shorelines and growing urbanization is
putting increasing pressure on coastal ecosystems around the globe. Many of the …

Coastal urbanization has expanded rapidly in recent decades in the Arabian Gulf and this
has put increasing pressure on important but underappreciated coastal ecosystems …

The Anthropocene is a major new concept in the Earth sciences and this book examines the
effects on geomorphology within this period. Drawing examples from many different global …

Abstract The Gulf and Red Sea possess diverse coastal and marine environments that
support rapidly expanding mass tourism. Despite the associated environmental risks, there …

The Arabian Gulf is an extremely inhospitable and physiologically-stressful environment for
marine organisms since they are exposed to the widest range and the highest sea …

Breakwaters and related structures dominate near-shore environments in many Persian Gulf
countries, but little is known of their ecology. To examine the influence of wave exposure on …

Historically coral reefs of Bahrain were among the most extensive in the southern basin of
the Arabian Gulf. However, Bahrain's reefs have undergone significant decline in the last …

In the Gulf, multiple human impacts and recurrent bleaching events have resulted in serious
declines of coral assemblages, particularly in near-shore areas. However, the degree to …

Coral reefs of the United Arab Emirates were once extensive, but have declined dramatically
in recent decades. Marine management and policy have been hampered by outdated and …

The ecological state of the Persian or Arabian Gulf (hereafter 'Gulf') is in sharp decline. Calls
for comprehensive ecosystem-based management approaches and transboundary …