Foulmg organisms at twelve different pearl oyster beds in the Qatari waters of the Arabian Gulf have been examined and their degree of abundance was assessed. The majority of fouling organisms were algae, sponges, bryozoans* polychaetes, crustaceans, gastropods, bivalves, amphineurans, stelleroida, actinozoans, hydrozoans and ascidians. The list of fouling species identified included a total of 111 species. The highest number recorded of fouling species was at Akraiyash site with the highest diversity index, while the least number was reported in Um Al-Cheteb with the lowest diversity index.
Al-Khayat, J., & Ibrahim, I. I. (2001). FOULING IN THE PEARL OYSTER BEDS OF THE QATARI WATERS, ARABIAN GULF. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 5(4), 145-163. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2001.1714
MLA
Jassim Al-Khayat; Ibrahim i Ibrahim. "FOULING IN THE PEARL OYSTER BEDS OF THE QATARI WATERS, ARABIAN GULF", Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 5, 4, 2001, 145-163. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2001.1714
HARVARD
Al-Khayat, J., Ibrahim, I. I. (2001). 'FOULING IN THE PEARL OYSTER BEDS OF THE QATARI WATERS, ARABIAN GULF', Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 5(4), pp. 145-163. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2001.1714
VANCOUVER
Al-Khayat, J., Ibrahim, I. I. FOULING IN THE PEARL OYSTER BEDS OF THE QATARI WATERS, ARABIAN GULF. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 2001; 5(4): 145-163. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2001.1714
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