Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7695683 | Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Basic and Applied Sciences | 2017 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Of the ten species of sea snakes listed in the literature to be present in the Gulf Region, most of them have been reported for Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. However, the number of species present is often assumed based on their occurrence within the Arabian Gulf rather than on actual captures and appropriate identification. The creation of marine reference biological scientific collections to properly identify the species and make accurate biodiversity inventories is an urgent priority for the countries in the Gulf region. To this end, contributions by stakeholders and the general public for this study have proven to be very useful. However a larger networking with local and international scientists and stakeholders is still needed to adequately survey the country's current biodiversity, identify research priorities and eventually provide the scientific input needed to assist biodiversity management related to renewable resource management and marine conservation in the Arabian Gulf Region.
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Authors
Aurora M. Castilla, Rodrigo Riera, Mohamed Ali Humaid, Theodore Jr, Ali Alkuwari, Sabir Muzaffar, Humood A. Naser, Salman Al-Mohannadi, Dhafer Al-Ajmi, Ahmed Chikhi, Jackie Wessels, Mohamed A.F. Al-Thani, Zoltan Takacs, Aitor ValdeĆ³n,