A5070822657- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Marine and environmental studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Heavy metals in environment
- Echinoderm biology and ecology
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Phosphorus and nutrient management
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Clay minerals and soil interactions
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Geological formations and processes
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
2008-2025
Cardiff University
2016
The rapid urbanization and industrialization of Kuwait the consequent effluent discharges into marine environments have resulted in a degradation water sediment quality coastal ecosystems such as Bay. This study investigates ecological response benthic foraminifera (protists) to environmental stress traditional morphological approach was compared innovative DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding evaluate status (EcoQS). Forty-six surface samples were collected from selected stations To detect pollution...
Phosphorus (P) adsorption-desorption behaviors on the airborne dust have been investigated by using simulation with numerical modeling. Dust samples were collected during summer 2011 along coastline of Kuwait Bay. storms results showed that substantial nutrients increase in Bay which is led to, subsequently, frequent algal blooms and ecological stress. Numerous physical processes give rise to nutrient levels including sediment adsorption/desorption processes. This correlation was...
Heavy metals are one of the most hazardous pollutants in marine environments because their bioaccumulation and biomagnification capabilities. Among them, cadmium (Cd) has been considered as dangerous for organisms. Here we incubated Ammonia cf. parkinsoniana specimens, a benthic foraminiferal taxon used previous experiments, up to 48 h natural seawater with different concentrations Cd unravel physiological change. We document reduced pseudopodial activity Cd-treated specimens at >10–100...
Kuwait territorial water hosts an important part of national biodiversity (i.e., zooplankton and phytoplankton), but very limited information exists on the overall diversity benthic foraminifera. On basis integration publications, reports theses with new available data from Bay northern islands, this study infers total foraminiferal within water. This literature survey documents presence 451 species belonging to 156 genera, 64 families, 31 superfamilies 9 orders. These values are relatively...
Abstract Microscopy techniques have been widely applied to observe cellular ultrastructure. Most of these techniques, such as transmission electron microscopy, produce high‐resolution images, but they may require extensive preparation, hampering their application for in vivo examination. Other approaches, fluorescent and fluorogenic probes, can be not only fixed specimens also living cells when the probes are nontoxic. Fluorescence‐based methods, which generally relatively easy use, allow...
Kuwait Bay, increasingly susceptible to contamination due urbanization and effluent discharge, serves as a focal point for environmental research.This study aims provide scientifically grounded assessment of sediment within the bay, emphasizing role effluents primary pollutants.Sediments, repositories both organic inorganic pollutants, bear significant implications marine ecosystems.A systematic sampling approach was employed at forty-six georeferenced sites across utilizing grab sampler...