Publications

Coral Reef Ecosystems

Nuwat has proudly published the first data driven paper on Bahraini coral reefs that showcases the results of the first attempt to quantify reef carbonate budgets in the Arabian Gulf:

•  AlMealla, R & Hepburn L (2024). Coral Reefs in the Pearl of the Gulf- Bahrain. In: Coral reefs and associated marine fauna around the Arabian Peninsula. Eds: NMA Rasul and ICF Stewart. Taylor and Francis.(Available Online)

Mangroves Ecosystems

  • Ewane, B. E., Selvam, P. P., AlMealla, R., Watt, M. S., Pitumpe Arachchige, P. S., Bomfim, B., Wan Mohd Jaafar, W. S., Salehian, S., Ali, T., Manickam, N., Abdullah, M. M., Westover, S., & Mohan, M. (2025). Journal of Environmental Management, 342, 124074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124074

  • Mohan M, Roy AD, Montenegro JF, Watt, MS, Burt JA, Shapiro A, Ouerfelli D, Daniel R, de-Miguel S, Ali Tarig, Pardo MO, Al Sayah M, Aboobacker VM, El Beyrouthy N, Reef R, Adrah E, AlMealla R, Arachchige P, Selvam P, Jaafar WSWM, Sujud L, Bahzad J…….Cardil A & Chambers JQ (2024) Mangrove forest regeneration age map and drivers of restoration success in Gulf Cooperation Council countries from satellite imagery. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 28: 101345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2024.101345

Elasmobranchs (Sharks and Rays)

Our scientists at Nuwat are proud contributors to the recently released Global Status of Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras report (November, 2024), to support conservation and management of these species. 

•  Hsu, HH., & AlMealla, R. (2024). Conservation efforts in Bahrain. In: (eds) Jabado R, Morata AZA, Bennett RH, Finucci B, Ellis JR, Fowler S, Grant MI, Barbosa Martins AP, Sinclair SL., The Global Status of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras (pp. 1412-1416). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. Retrieved from https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/52102

Plastic Pollution

Rashed, A.H.; Yesilay, G.; Hazeem, L.; Rashdan, S.; AlMealla, R.; Kilinc, Z.; Ali, F.; Abdulrasool, F.; Kamel, A.H. (2023). Micro- and Nano-Plastics Contaminants in the Environment: Sources, Fate, Toxicity, Detection, Remediation, and Sustainable Perspectives. Water, 15, 3535. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15203535

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