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 RK, Edullates & Hepburn LJ (2024) Bleaching threatens positive carbonate budgets on Bahraini reefs. Marine Biology, 171:39
- 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.
Mangroves Ecosystems
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
Roy, A. D., Mohan, M., Hendy, I., AlMealla, R., Watt, M. S., Burt, J. A., Torres-Florez, J. P., Almansoori, A., Alzahlawi, N., Abdullah, M., Ali, T., Nithyanandan, M., Aboobacker, V. M., & de-Miguel, S. (2025). Optimizing mangrove afforestation site selection in Gulf Cooperation Council nations using remote sensing and machine learning. Science of the Total Environment, 988, 179805.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179805
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.
M. Cochran, J. E., Charles, R., Temple, A. J., Kyne, P. M., García-Rodríguez, E., Gonzalez-Pestana, A., Batlle-Morera, A., Mouton, T. L., Armstrong, A. O., Rohner, C. A., Coker, D. J., Hardenstine, R. S., Kattan, A., McIvor, A. J., Peinemann, V. N., Palm, L., Richardson, E. B., Akhilesh, K. V., Abedi, H. A., . . . Jabado, R. W. (2025). Only One Percent of Important Shark and Ray Areas in the Western Indian Ocean Are Fully Protected From Fishing Pressure. Ecology and Evolution, 16(1), e72690.
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.
Oyster beds Ecosystems
AlMealla RK, Edullantes B, Ali M, Mardhi Z, Khan M, Sharif M, Tyabji A, AlMousa N, Omran F, Hasan M, Hazeem L, Khamis AS, Al Khalifa E and Dabruzzi T (2025) Comprehensive associations between pearl oyster beds and coral, seagrass, and algal habitats in the hottest sea on the planet. Front. Mar. Sci. 12:1667575.
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