Role of Ecohydrographical Barriers on the Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Chaetognath Community in the Gulf of Aqaba during Summer by Kusum Komal Karati, Gopinath Vineetha, Reny P. Devassy, Ali M. Al-Aidaroos, Mohsen M. El-Sherbiny

“…The Gulf of Aqaba (GoA), positioned between the Sinai Peninsula and the Saudi Arabian coast is characterized by its uniquely high saline, oligotrophic waters, and seasonally stratified hydrography. …”
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Impact of Aeolian Dry Deposition of Reactive Iron Minerals on Sulfur Cycling in Sediments of the Gulf of Aqaba by Barak Blonder, Valeria Boyko, Alexandra V. Turchyn, Gilad Antler, Uriel Sinichkin, Nadav Knossow, Rotem Klein, Alexey Kamyshny

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Nutrient flux fuels the summer primary productivity in the oligotrophic waters of the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea by Tariq Al-Najjar, Riyad Manasrah, Mohammad Rasheed, Mohammad I. Badran

“…The thermohaline characteristics of the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea,depict a well-defined seasonal pattern of winter mixing from December toApril and summer stratification from May to November. …”
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Benthic community succession on artificial and natural coral reefs in the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. by Emily Higgins, Robert E Scheibling, Kelsey M Desilets, Anna Metaxas

“…Here, we compare spatial and temporal patterns of colonization and succession of the benthic assemblage on settlement collectors (ceramic tiles) in a 13-mo mensurative experiment on a suspended artificial reef, a seafloor artificial reef, and two nearby natural reefs at Eilat, Gulf of Aqaba. We also conducted a concurrent 7-mo manipulative experiment on the suspended reef and one of the natural reefs, and monitored fish feeding behaviour on experimental collectors, to examine effects of large mobile consumers on these patterns. …”
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Long-Term Loss of Coral Reef in the Gulf of Aqaba Estimated from Historical Aerial Images by Elad Topel, Yoav Lehahn

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Relationships between water temperature, nutrients and dissolved oxygen in the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea by Riyad Manasrah, Mohammed Raheed, Mohammed I. Badran

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Offshore Evidence for an Undocumented Tsunami Event in the 'Low Risk' Gulf of Aqaba-Eilat, Northern Red Sea. by Beverly Goodman Tchernov, Timor Katz, Yonathan Shaked, Nairooz Qupty, Mor Kanari, Tina Niemi, Amotz Agnon

“…Although the Gulf of Aqaba-Eilat is located in the tectonically active northern Red Sea, it has been described as low-risk with regard to tsunami activity because there are no modern records of damaging tsunami events and only one tsunami (1068 AD) referred to in historical records. …”
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A multi-method characterization of Elasmobranch & Cheloniidae communities of the north-eastern Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba by Francesco Garzon, Collin T. Williams, Jesse E. M. Cochran, Lyndsey K. Tanabe, Ameer Abdulla, Michael L. Berumen, Thamer Habis, Paul A. Marshall, Mattie Rodrigue, Lucy A. Hawkes

“…Here, we present sightings of elasmobranchs and sea turtles across the north-eastern Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba collected through a combination of survey methods. …”
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Physiological and Biogeochemical Responses of Super-Corals to Thermal Stress from the Northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea by Andréa G. Grottoli, Dan Tchernov, Gidon Winters

“…Corals from Eilat in the Gulf of Aqaba in the northern Red Sea do not bleach unless seawater temperatures are sustained at +6°C or higher above their average summer maximum. …”
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Seismic structure beneath the Gulf of Aqaba and adjacent areas based on the tomographic inversion of regional earthquake data by S. El Khrepy, I. Koulakov, N. Al-Arifi, A. G. Petrunin

“…We present the first 3-D model of seismic <i>P</i> and <i>S</i> velocities in the crust and uppermost mantle beneath the Gulf of Aqaba and surrounding areas based on the results of passive travel time tomography. …”
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A multi-method characterization of Elasmobranch & Cheloniidae communities of the north-eastern Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba. by Francesco Garzon, Collin T Williams, Jesse E M Cochran, Lyndsey K Tanabe, Ameer Abdulla, Michael L Berumen, Thamer Habis, Paul A Marshall, Mattie Rodrigue, Lucy A Hawkes

“…Here, we present sightings of elasmobranchs and sea turtles across the north-eastern Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba collected through a combination of survey methods. …”
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Temporal variations in coral reef health at a coastal industrial site on the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea by Mohammad I. Badran, Said A. Damhoureyeh, Mohammad K. Al-Zibdah

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Wild fish aggregations around fish farms in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea: implications for fisheries management and conservation by A Özgül, D Angel

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New record of the spiny pufferfish, Tylerius spinosissimus (Regan, 1908), from Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) by R. Fricke, D. Golani, B. Appelbaum-Golani, U. Zajonz

“…The spiny pufferfish, Tylerius spinosissimus (Regan, 1908), is recorded for the first time from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, based on a specimen collected off Eilat, Israel at a depth of 350&amp;#8211;400 m. …”
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New record of the Mozambique scorpionfish, Parascorpaena mossambica (Peters, 1855) (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae), from Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea by R. Fricke, D. Golani, B. Appelbaum-Golani

“…The Mozambique scorpionfish, Parascorpaena mossambica (Peters, 1855), is recorded for the first time from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, based on a specimen collected at the north beach of Eilat, Israel at a depth of 10 m. …”
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New record of the Red scorpionfish, Scorpaena scrofa (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from deep waters off Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea by R. Fricke, D. Golani, B. Appelbaum-Golani, U. Zajonz

“…The species is recorded for the first time from the Gulf of Aqaba, based on a specimen collected off Eilat, Israel at a depth of 400 m. …”
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First record of the toothy goby, Pleurosicya mossambica, from Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, and status of P. sinaia (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae) by R. Fricke, D. Golani, B. Appelbaum-Golani

“…The toothy goby, Pleurosicya mossambica Smith, 1959, is recorded for the first time from Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba.&amp;#160; The status of Pleurosicya sinaia Goren, 1984 is discussed; that nominal species is treated as a junior synonym of P. mossambica.…”
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Scorpaena decemradiata new species (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea, a species distinct from Scorpaena porcus by Ronald Fricke, Daniel Golani, Brenda Appelbaum-Golani, Uwe Zajonz

“…The scorpionfish Scorpaena decemradiata n. sp. is described from off the coast of Israel in the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea. The new species is similar to S. porcus Linnaeus, 1758, but is characterized by dorsal fin spines XII, soft dorsal fin rays 10 (the last divided at base); pectoral fin rays 16, uppermost branched pectoral fin ray is the second; lacrimal with 2 spines over maxilla that point at nearly right angle from each other, the posterior pointing ventrally and slightly anteriorly; occipital pit well developed; anteriormost mandibular lateral-line pores small, separated; scales ctenoid; 59-62 scale rows in longitudinal series; scales absent on chest and pectoral fin base; and cirri developed over entire head and body, but no cirri on lower jaw. …”
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Heavy Metal, Rare Earth Element and Pb Isotope Dynamics in Mussels During a Depuration Experiment in the Gulf of Aqaba, Northern Red Sea by Tal Benaltabet, Tal Benaltabet, Eldad Gutner-Hoch, Eldad Gutner-Hoch, Adi Torfstein, Adi Torfstein

“…Here, we report the results of a relocation experiment where a group of mussels (Brachidontes pharaonis) were extracted from a contaminated lagoon in the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea, and placed in water tanks that were flushed continuously with fresh, uncontaminated seawater. …”
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The growth and reproductive biology of the coral gall crab, Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859 (Crustacea: Cryptochiridae) from Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Egypt by Khaled A. El-Damhougy, El-Sayed S. E. Salem, Maged M. A. Fouda, Montaser A. M. M. Al-Hammady

“…Results Growth and reproductive biology of the coral gall crab, Hapalocarcinus marsupialis, were studied at Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Egypt. A total of 209 specimens were collected from different reef depths during 2014. …”
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