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 …

Oysters are ecosystem engineers that form biogenic reef habitats in shallow coastal and
estuarine waters and provide important ecosystem services. Widespread global declines …

Abstract The United Arab Emirates (UAE) host valuable coastal and marine biodiversity that
is subjected to multiple pressures under extreme conditions. To mitigate impacts on marine …

Abstract: Since the collapse of the Ostrea edulis stock in the mid‐1800s the oyster has
struggled to re‐establish itself in self‐sustaining assemblages in Europe. It is now widely …

The territorial waters of Qatar once supported dense assemblages of the pearl oyster
Pinctada radiata. The oysters settled on a patchy network of limestone platforms (hairãt) and …

There is scarce information on the current importance of oyster beds as fishing grounds in
the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study aims to understand the socio-economic value of …

Many species of mangrove crabs are essential in the formation of mangrove ecosystems,
and the bioturbation resulting from the excavation of their underground chambers is directly …

As with many other regions in the world, more complete information on the distribution of
marine habitats in the Gulf is required to inform environmental policy, and spatial …

A rapid method based on solvent extraction followed by direct injection in liquid
chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry (LC-Q-TOF-MS) was …

Some macro-benthic organisms, such as macroalgae, bryozoans, sponges, and gorgonian
corals, can create heterogeneous frameworks of habitats in the surrounding seabed. Such …