Diversity and distribution of octocorals and scleractinians in the Persian Gulf region

Samimi-Namin, K. (2016)

Doctoral Thesis

 

This thesis reviews the available coral studies in the Persian Gulf at a large scale, discusses the environmental challenges for corals in the context of climate change, and expands our knowledge of coral biodiversity and biogeography of the region, highlights the remaining gaps in our knowledge and goes on to provide recommendations for further research. This is of special importance given recent international interest in the region as a harbinger of coral adaptation to climate change as the impacts to the global environment, human society and the economy unfold.

 

• Biogeography
• Biodiversity
• Octocorallia
• Slcleractinia
• Systematics
• Northwest Indian Ocean
• Coral reefs

• All authors: Samimi-Namin, K.
• Supervisor: Gittenberger, E.
• Co-supervisor: Hoeksema, B.W.; Ofwegen, L.P. van
• Committee: McFadden, S.; Poelmann, R.E.; Riegl, B.; Sheppard, C.R.C.; Spaink, H.P.
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Science, Leiden University
• Date: 2016-09-28
• ISBN (print): 9789090299518
• Sponsorship: This thesis was accomplished with support from Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Martin Fellowship, A.M. Buitendijkfonds, J.J. Pelkwijkfonds), KNAW (Schure-Beijerinck-Poppingfonds), and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Census of Marine Life.