Critical research needs for identifying future changes in Gulf coral reef ecosystems
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Feary, David A.Burt, John A.
Bauman, Andrew G.

Al Hazeem, Shaker
Abdel-Moati, Mohamed A R
Al-Khalifa, Khalifa A.
Anderson, Donald M.
Amos, Carl L.
Baker, Andrew C.
Bartholomew, Aaron
Bento, Rita
Cavalcante, Geórgenes H.
Chen, Chaolun Allen
Coles, Steve L.
Dab, Koosha
Fowler, Ashley M.
George, David Glen
Grandcourt, Edwin Mark
Hill, Ross
John, David Michael
Jones, David Alan
Keshavmurthy, Shashank
Mahmoud, Huda M A
Moradi Och Tapeh, Mahdi
Mostafavi, Pargol Ghavam
Naser, Humood A.
Pichon, Michel
Purkis, Sam J.
Riegl, Bernhard M.
Samimi-Namin, Kaveh
Sheppard, Charles R C
Vajed Samiei, Jahangir
Voolstra, Christian R.

Wiedenmann, Jörg
KAUST Department
Red Sea Research Center (RSRC)Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division
Marine Science Program
Reef Genomics Lab
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2013-04-30Embargo End Date
2015-04-30Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/562849
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Expert opinion was assessed to identify current knowledge gaps in determining future changes in Arabian/Persian Gulf (thereafter 'Gulf') coral reefs. Thirty-one participants submitted 71 research questions that were peer-assessed in terms of scientific importance (i.e., filled a knowledge gap and was a research priority) and efficiency in resource use (i.e., was highly feasible and ecologically broad). Ten research questions, in six major research areas, were highly important for both understanding Gulf coral reef ecosystems and also an efficient use of limited research resources. These questions mirrored global evaluations of the importance of understanding and evaluating biodiversity, determining the potential impacts of climate change, the role of anthropogenic impacts in structuring coral reef communities, and economically evaluating coral reef communities. These questions provide guidance for future research on coral reef ecosystems within the Gulf, and enhance the potential for assessment and management of future changes in this globally significant region. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.Citation
Feary, D. A., Burt, J. A., Bauman, A. G., Al Hazeem, S., Abdel-Moati, M. A., Al-Khalifa, K. A., … Wiedenmann, J. (2013). Critical research needs for identifying future changes in Gulf coral reef ecosystems. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 72(2), 406–416. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.02.038Sponsors
This manuscript is a direct result of the 'Coral Reefs of the Gulf conference, hosted and sponsored by the New York University Abu Dhabi Institute in Abu Dhabi, February 2012. In addition, D.A. Feary was supported by a Chancellors Postdoctoral Fellowship within the University of Technology, Sydney, D.M. Anderson was provided support from the Ministry of Environment and Water, United Arab Emirates, and the Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health (NSF/NIEHS), E. Grandcourt was supported by Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, H. Mahmood was supported by Kuwait University, C.R. Voolstra was supported by a KAUST AEA 3 Joint Collaborative Research award the Natural History Museum, London and the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) are thanked by D.M. John and J.D. George for supporting their research in the UAE' research at Naturalis Biodiversity Center and partial field work for K. Samimi-Namin was supported by Schure-Beijerinck-Poppingfonds (KNAW), Alida Buitendijkfonds, Jan Joost ter Pelkwijkfonds, and Martin-Fellowship. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Census of Marine Life are gratefully acknowledged for the research grant provided to K. Samimi-Namin; in this regard N. D'Adamo (UNESCO, ICO, Perth), M. Claereboudt (Sultan Qaboos University), J.H. Ausubel (Rockefeller University), and P. Miloslavich (Universidad Simon Bolivar) are appreciated for their continuous support and encouragement. The Mideast Coral Reef Society Initiative is funded by the NERC (NE/K00641X/1 to J. Wiedenmann).Publisher
Elsevier BVJournal
Marine Pollution BulletinPubMed ID
23643407PubMed Central ID
PMC4118590Additional Links
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4118590http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc4118590?pdf=render
ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.02.038
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