The Arabian Gulf is considered among the highest anthropogenically impacted regions in
the world. Heavy metals contamination in coastal and marine environments is becoming an …

Coral reefs are one of the most biodiverse and economically important ecosystems in the
world, but they are rapidly degrading due to the effects of global climate change and local …

The Proterozoic-Cambrian transition records the appearance of essentially all animal body
plans (phyla), yet to date no single hypothesis adequately explains both the timing of the …

This illustrated atlas describes 256 extant brachyuran crab species in the Persian Gulf and
the Gulf of Oman. Identification keys are provided for 37 brachyuran families, 144 genera …

This publication is an overview of a detailed study of coral distribution, diversity and affinities
worldwide. The species distribution maps in www. coralsoftheworld. com are based on …

Coral reefs are in rapid decline on a global scale due to human activities and a changing
climate. Shallow water reefs depend on the obligatory symbiosis between the habitat …

Abstract The Arabian/Persian Gulf is a geologically young sea bordered by eight rapidly
developing nations. Its marine and coastal systems contain a diverse and interconnected …

Most reviews concerning the impact of climate change on coral reefs discuss independent
effects of warming or ocean acidification. However, the interactions between these, and …

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

Growing evidence for lineage diversification that occurs without strong ecological
divergence (ie, nonadaptive radiation) challenges assumptions about the buildup and …