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New Book: A Natural History of the Emirates

Editor: John A. Burt

Provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the nature and environment of the Emirates. Includes contributions from over 20 leading experts on UAE ecosystems and biota. Explores the challenges of human-environment interactions in a rapidly developing nation. This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access.

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  • 2024 Publications

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    Last updated 2024 January.

    Ben-Hasan, Abdulrahman, Arezoo Vahabnezhad, John A. Burt, Tariq Alrushaid, and Carl J. Walters. "Fishery implications of smaller asymptotic body size: Insights from fish in an extreme environment." Fisheries Research 271 (2024): 106918.

    Griffiths, Marylka H., Christopher M. Wade, Daniele D’Agostino, Michael L. Berumen, John A. Burt, Joseph D. DiBattista, and David A. Feary. "Phylogeography of a commercially important reef fish, Lutjanus ehrenbergii, from the coastal waters of the Arabian Peninsula." Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (2024): blad170.

    Friis, Guillermo, Edward G. Smith, Catherine E. Lovelock, Alejandra Ortega, Alyssa Marshell, Carlos M. Duarte, and John A. Burt. "Rapid diversification of grey mangroves (Avicennia marina) driven by geographic isolation and extreme environmental conditions in the Arabian Peninsula." Molecular Ecology (2024): e17260.

    Al-Gergawi, Amal, Maryam Al-Memari, Grace Vaughan, and John A. Burt. "The growing role of women in coral reef research in the Gulf Cooperation Council." Biological Conservation 289 (2024): 110411.

  • 2023 Publications

    Rondon, Marcela, Ewane Basil Ewane, Meshal M. Abdullah, Michael S. Watt, Austin Blanton, Ammar Abulibdeh, John A. Burt et al. "Remote sensing-based assessment of mangrove ecosystems in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a systematic review." Frontiers in Marine Science (2023).

    Paparella, Francesco, and John A. Burt. "Climate of the United Arab Emirates: Present, Past and Impacts on Life." In A Natural History of the Emirates, pp. 65-94. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.

    Burt, John A. "Coral Reefs of the Emirates." In A Natural History of the Emirates, pp. 325-351. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.

    Burt, John A., and Francesco Paparella. "The Marine Environment of the Emirates." In A Natural History of the Emirates, pp. 95-117. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.

    Burt, John A., Noura Al-Mansoori, Ivonne Bejarano, Gary Brown, Oscar Campbell, Johannes Els, Gary R. Feulner et al. "The Emirates at 2050: Balancing Development and Environmental Stewardship." In A Natural History of the Emirates, pp. 735-748. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.

    Burt, John A., Oscar Campbell, and Jacky Judas. "Cities as Ecosystems in the Emirates." In A Natural History of the Emirates, pp. 703-731. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.

    Burt, John A. "A Natural History of the Emirates: An Introduction." In A Natural History of the Emirates, pp. 1-9. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.

    Burt, John A., ed. A Natural History of the Emirates. Springer Nature, 2023.

    Burt, John A. "The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN): Values of a long-term partnership." (2023).

    Vaughan, Grace O., Holly A. Shiels, and John A. Burt. "Seasonal variation in reef fish assemblages in the environmentally extreme southern Persian/Arabian Gulf." Coral Reefs 40, no. 2 (2021): 405-416.

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