A number of published studies have demonstrated that the human habitability of the primary
urban areas in the Middle East, especially a number of areas in Gulf Cooperation Council …

A review of published literature on the sensitivity of corals to turbidity and sedimentation is
presented, with an emphasis on the effects of dredging. The risks and severity of impact from …

Microplastics (MPs) are well-known emerging contaminants in the marine environment. A
key route by which MPs can directly affect marine life is through ingestion. The objective of …

Using country's ecological footprint, the present empirical study aims to analyze the
influence of the economic growth, energy consumption, and globalization on ecological …

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 …

Currently, microplastics are a major challenge threatening marine environment. Given little
information on their prevalence in the Persian Gulf, the present study as the first …

Abstract Microplastics (MPs;< 5 mm) in aquatic environments are an emerging contaminant
of concern due to their possible ecological and biological consequences. This study …

At a time when worldwide water shortage is increasing, seawater is being viewed as an
inexhaustible supply of freshwater via the process of seawater desalination. As a result …

Mangroves are important sinks of organic carbon (C) and there is significant interest in their
use for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation. Adverse impacts on organic carbon storage …

Introduction This chapter synthesizes the scientific literature on the detection and attribution
of observed changes in natural and human systems in response to observed recent climate …