Increasing global population has resulted in increased urbanization of coastal areas across
the globe. Such an increase generates many challenges for sustainable food production …

The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material,
do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN concerning the …

Decreasing concentrations of dissolved oxygen in the ocean are considered one of the main
threats to marine ecosystems as they jeopardize the growth of higher organisms. They also …

Environmental-DNA (eDNA) for metabarcoding is a rapid and effective means to investigate
microplankton community composition and species diversity. The objective of this study was …

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have been serious environmental problems in the Persian Gulf
and Oman Sea in recent years. There has been an increase in occurrence of HABs in …

The ichthyotoxic Cochlodinium polykrikoides red tides have caused great economic losses
in the aquaculture industry in the waters of Korea and other countries. Predicting outbreak of …

The mixoplankton green Noctiluca scintillans (g Noctiluca) is known to form extensive green
tides in tropical coastal ecosystems prone to eutrophication. In the Arabian Sea, their recent …

The dinoflagellate genus Scrippsiella is known to cause red tides. Mortality due to predation
should be assessed in order to understand the population dynamics of Scrippsiella species …

Decreasing concentrations of dissolved oxygen and the resulting expansion of anaerobic
ecosystems is a major threat to marine ecosystem services because it favors the formation of …

Many Margalefidinium species are cosmopolitan harmful algal bloom (HAB) species that
have caused huge economic and ecological damage. Despite extensive research on …