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DOI	10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107146
	Multidecadal analysis of beach loss at the major offshore sea turtle nesting islands in the northern Arabian Gulf
	Maneja, Rommel H.; Miller, Jeffrey D.; Li, Wenzhao; Thomas, Rejoice; El-Askary, Hesham; Perera, Sachi; Flandez, Ace Vincent B.; Basali, Abdullajid U.; Alcaria, Joselito Francis A.; Gopalan, Jinoy; Tiwari, Surya; Al-Jedani, Mubarak; Prihartato, Perdana K.; Loughland, Ronald A.; Qasem, Ali; Qurban, Mohamed A.; Falath, Wail; Struppa, Daniele
通讯作者	El-Askary, H (corresponding author), Chapman Univ, Schmid Coll Sci & Technol, 1 Univ Dr, Orange, CA 92866 USA.
来源期刊	ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
ISSN	1470-160X
EISSN	1872-7034
出版年	2021
卷号	121
英文摘要	Undocumented historical losses of sea turtle nesting beaches worldwide could overestimate the successes of conservation measures and misrepresent the actual status of the sea turtle population. In addition, the suitability of many sea turtle nesting sites continues to decline even without in-depth scientific studies of the extent of losses and impacts to the population. In this study, multidecadal changes in the outlines and area of Jana and Karan islands, major sea turtle nesting sites in the Arabian Gulf, were compared using available Kodak aerographic images, USGS EROS Declassified satellite imagery, and ESRI satellite images. A decrease of 5.1% and 1.7% of the area of Jana and Karan islands, respectively, were observed between 1965 and 2017. This translated to 14,146 m(2) of beach loss at Jana Is. and 16,376 m(2) of beach loss at Karan Is. There was an increase of island extent for Karan Is. from 1965 to 1968 by 9098 m(2) but comparing 2017 with 1968, Karan Is. lost as much as 25,474 m(2) or 2.6% of the island extent in 1968. The decrease in island aerial extent was attributed to loss of beach sand. The southern tips of the island lost the most significant amount of sand. There was also thinning of beach sand along the middle and northern sections that exposed the rock outcrops underneath the beach. The process of beach changes of both islands was tracked by the satellite imagery from Landsat 1,3,5,7 and Sentinel-2 during 1972 to 2020. Other factors including the distribution of beach slope, sea level changes, as well as wind & current from both northward and eastward components were analyzed to show its impact on the beach changes. The loss of beach sand could potentially impact the quality and availability of nesting beach for sea turtles utilizing the islands as main nesting grounds. Drivers of beach loss at the offshore islands are discussed in the context of sea level rise, dust storms, extreme wave heights and island desertification.
英文关键词	Beach loss Sea turtle nesting beaches Arabian Gulf Satellite imagery Coastal squeeze Landsat 1,3,5,7 Sentinel-2 Karan Is Jana Is
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold, Green Published
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000604883100006
WOS关键词	CLIMATE-CHANGE ; LEVEL RISE ; MARINE TURTLES ; SAUDI-ARABIA ; COAST ; TEMPERATURE ; VARIABILITY ; MANAGEMENT ; FEATURES
WOS类目	Biodiversity Conservation ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/347822
作者单位	[Maneja, Rommel H.; Miller, Jeffrey D.; Flandez, Ace Vincent B.; Basali, Abdullajid U.; Alcaria, Joselito Francis A.; Gopalan, Jinoy; Tiwari, Surya; Al-Jedani, Mubarak; Falath, Wail] King Fahd Univ Petr & Minerals KFUPM, Ctr Environm & Water, Res Inst, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia; [Li, Wenzhao; El-Askary, Hesham; Struppa, Daniele] Chapman Univ, Schmid Coll Sci & Technol, 1 Univ Dr, Orange, CA 92866 USA; [Thomas, Rejoice; Perera, Sachi] Chapman Univ, Schmid Coll Sci & Technol, Computat & Data Sci Grad Program, Orange, CA 92866 USA; [El-Askary, Hesham] Chapman Univ, Ctr Excellence Earth Syst Modeling & Observat, Orange, CA 92866 USA; [El-Askary, Hesham] Alexandria Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Environm Sci, Alexandria 21522, Egypt; [Prihartato, Perdana K.; Loughland, Ronald A.; Qasem, Ali] Saudi Aramco, Environm Protect Dept, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; [Qurban, Mohamed A.] Minist Environm Water & Agr, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; [Falath, Wail] King Fahd Univ Petr & Minerals KFUPM, Dept Mech Engn, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Maneja, Rommel H.,Miller, Jeffrey D.,Li, Wenzhao,et al. Multidecadal analysis of beach loss at the major offshore sea turtle nesting islands in the northern Arabian Gulf[J],2021,121.
APA	Maneja, Rommel H..,Miller, Jeffrey D..,Li, Wenzhao.,Thomas, Rejoice.,El-Askary, Hesham.,...&Struppa, Daniele.(2021).Multidecadal analysis of beach loss at the major offshore sea turtle nesting islands in the northern Arabian Gulf.ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,121.
MLA	Maneja, Rommel H.,et al."Multidecadal analysis of beach loss at the major offshore sea turtle nesting islands in the northern Arabian Gulf".ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS 121(2021).