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Mar Pollut Bull ; 141: 482-492, 2019 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30955759

ABSTRACT

Epinephelus areolatus and Siganus canaliculatus are two species of fisheries importance associated with vegetated habitats, which are in turn threatened by human activities such as land filling. We tested their associations with vegetated habitats in the Arabian Gulf and examined essential life history traits to infer their vulnerability to the degradation of vegetated habitats. Epinephelus areolatus is found to be more abundant at deeper offshore vegetated habitats, while S. canaliculatus has higher abundance at shallow nearshore habitats. Epinephelus areolatus exhibits a longer life span, lower growth coefficient, larger size at 50% maturity, lower natural mortality, and protogynous sexual pattern, compared to Siganus canaliculatus. Accordingly, Epinephelus areolatus is expected to be more vulnerable to habitat degradation and environmental fluctuations. Different preferences in using vegetated habitats and degrees of vulnerability to habitat degradation for these two species could be further integrated to set priorities for management and conservation plans.


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Ecosystem , Fishes/physiology , Animals , Aquatic Organisms , Bass/physiology , Female , Fisheries , Male , Oceans and Seas , Plants , Reproduction/physiology , Saudi Arabia , Species Specificity
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Mar Pollut Bull ; 62(6): 1249-60, 2011 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21453935

ABSTRACT

Shallow water bays located in the western Arabian Gulf experience harsh environmental conditions. Some of these bays, including Manifa-Tanajib Bay System (MTBS), were also exposed to the 1991 oil pollution event. This study investigates the status of the macrobenthos in MTBS during 2006. This bay system is characterized by very shallow inner bays with elevated salinity and temperature compared to the rest of the bay area. As a result mainly of the hyper salinity, the inner bay communities are distinct from the outer bay communities. Overall, fairly high species richness with several rare species was observed. High Shannon-Wiener diversity values and ABC plots indicated the healthy status of the polychaete communities, while BOPA index indicated slightly polluted status in 20% of the stations. The oil sensitive amphipods were not completely re-colonized in 20% of the stations, even after 15 years of recovery from the 1991 oil spill.


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Aquatic Organisms/growth & development , Biodiversity , Environmental Monitoring/methods , Invertebrates/growth & development , Animals , Aquatic Organisms/classification , Geologic Sediments/chemistry , Invertebrates/classification , Oceans and Seas , Polychaeta/classification , Polychaeta/growth & development , Saudi Arabia , Seawater/chemistry , Seaweed/classification , Seaweed/growth & development , Water Pollution, Chemical/analysis , Water Pollution, Chemical/statistics & numerical data
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