Publications by authors named "R H Maneja"

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  • This study evaluated the ecological health of waters in the Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone using benthic biotic indices from 2013 to 2018, covering 67 sampling locations with various depths and salinity.
  • Researchers found variations in macrobenthic density, averaging 566 individuals per square meter, and measured biodiversity with a Shannon diversity index averaging 4.70.
  • Most locations were deemed slightly disturbed or undisturbed, with 95.5% of sites showing good or high ecological status according to the M-AMBI analysis.
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Survival in the early life stages is a major factor determining the growth and stability of wildlife populations. For sea turtles, nest location must provide favorable conditions to support embryonic development. Hatching success and incubation environment of green turtle eggs were examined in July 2019 at Karan Island, a major nesting site for the species in the Arabian Gulf.

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Global change is shaping social-ecological systems, threatening both natural and socio-economic ecosystems as a whole. Landscapes with combined nature-human interactions are particularly vulnerable to changing climatic conditions. Therefore, there is a need to find viable and practical solutions for the preservation and recovery of the affected systems.

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In an increasingly urbanized world, where cardiometabolic issues in cities have raised public health concerns, urban greenness is known to be beneficial for some of the most common health issues. However, the examination of the contribution of sex and gender regarding the benefits of urban greenness for people's cardiometabolic health is lacking. For that reason, we conducted a systematic review of previous literature on the topic following the PRISMA methodology.

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