six species of sargassum c. agardh (sargassaceae) with compressed primary branches, including: s. binderi sonder, s. aquifolium (turner)c. agardh, s. oligocystum montagne, s. swartzii (turner)c. agardh, s. crassifolium j. agardh and s. cristaefolium c. a. agardh, were identified in the persian gulf and oman sea coasts, among which s. binderi is reported as newly recorded species in iran for the...

given the reduced freshwater supplies across the world, seawater desalination is one of the appropriate methods available for producing freshwater. selecting an optimal location is crucial in the installation of these plants owing to the environmental problems they cause. the present study was conducted to identify optimal locations for installing desalination plants in the coastal areas of sou...

the main purpose of this study is the survey of the atmospheric low pressure effects at sea level oscillations in the qeshm channel. for this purpose, the curves of the pressure on the persian gulf and oman sea, during the passing of the atmospheric low pressure system, are extracted across the region. during the time of occurrence of these events, sea level oscillations in the coastal areas of...

General toxicity, antiproliferative, antibacterial and antioxidant activities of Caulerpa peltata J.V.Lamouroux (Caulerpaceae) collected from Oman Sea were investigated. Dried, ground alga was Soxhlet-extracted with hexane, dichloromethane and methanol successively. The methanol extract was subjected to vacuum liquid chromatography (VLC) fractionation on silica gel using a step gradient of diff...

Chrysymenia tigillis sp. nov. is described on the basis of a few specimens collected from Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman. The new species is known only from southern Oman, a region of the northern Arabian Sea that is strongly impacted by the upwelling from the summertime monsoon. It is distinguished from other species of the genus by the simple nature of the blades, their dimensions (to 75 cm in len...

Food and feeding habits of the Santer Seabream Cheimerius nufar were studied from the Arabian Sea coast of Oman for two years during April 2005-March 2007. The stomach contents consisted of substantial quantities of semi-digested matter and identifiable items like sardines, crab, squid, cuttlefish and other crustacean remains indicating the fish is an active carnivore. There was not much variat...

A new fossiliferous locality is discovered from the upper Eocene Aydim Formation, in Dhofar, Southern Sultanate of Oman. A left ulna of rsinoitherium is described, and cranial and postcranial specimens found in close proximity are referred to the same taxon. The locality is romising for the recovery of additional fossil specimens. Moreover, the presence of Arsinoitherium in Oman is of biogeogra...