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The Northern Red Sea (Shushah Island) Coral health inferred from benthic foraminifers

dc.contributor.authorOgretmen, Nazik
dc.contributor.authorAngulo-Preckler, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorAranda, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorDuarte, Carlos M.
dc.contributor.authorWestphal, Hildegard
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-18T10:41:28Z
dc.date.available2024-10-18T10:41:28Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-02
dc.description.abstractThe northeastern Red Sea (Saudi Arabia) is currently being transformed to become a global hub of economic activity and tourism. This transformation requires the development of pristine coastal areas into populated and dynamic settlements. At the same time, the northern Red Sea is considered a climate refuge for corals in changing climate conditions, and efforts to preserve and protect marine biodiversity are being proposed. Accordingly, foraminifers are an efficient tool to assess and monitor their associated coral reefs’ health. This study reports a modern-day health assessment of the corals of Shushah Island (Saudi Arabia) in the northeastern Red Sea as a reference for future monitoring as inferred by applying the FoRAM Index method. In general, our results revealed healthy conditions conducive to coral growth, yet some precautions and regular assessments are recommended.eng
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/d16080463
dc.identifier.issn1424-2818
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/26114
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.ispartofDiversity
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectFoRAM index
dc.subjectWater quality
dc.subjectCoral reef health
dc.subjectRed Sea
dc.titleThe Northern Red Sea (Shushah Island) Coral health inferred from benthic foraminiferseng
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue8
oaire.citation.startPage463
oaire.citation.titleDiversity
oaire.citation.volume16
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
person.familyNameOgretmen
person.givenNameNazik
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-0117-1058
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