Alumni News

NANO Alumni Emmanuel K. Brempong and colleagues published the following article in the Interpretation Journal  Short-term seasonal changes of the Dzita beach of Ghana using geographic information system and photogrammetry Brempong, E. et al. (2021) Interpretation Journal. DOI 10.1190/int-2021-0027.1 Abstract Coastal erosion has become an issue globally. As the sea level continues to rise due […]

NANO Alumni Bennet Atsu K. Foli and colleagues published the following article in the Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences Journal  Development of a Raspberry Pi–Based Remote Station Prototype for Coastal Environment Monitoring Kwame, B. et al. (2021) Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences Journal. DOI 10.1007/s41976-021-00053-2 Abstract Monitoring of the marine and coastal environment using […]

NANO Alumni Sazlina Mdsalleh and colleagues published the following article in the Journal of Sea Research  Impact of short-term light variability on the photobiology of turbid water corals Salleh, S. et al. (2021) Journal of Sea Research. DOI 10.1016/j.seares.2021.102088 Abstract Benthic light availability is readily affected by natural drivers of an ecosystem and by anthropogenic-induced […]

NANO Alumni Subrata Sarker and colleagues published the following article in the Frontiers for Marine Science Journal Toward Improved Model Capacities for Assessment of Climate Impacts on Coastal Bentho-Pelagic Food Webs and Ecosystem Services Sarker, S. et al. (2021) Front. Mar. Sci. DOI 10.3389/fmars.2021.567266 Abstract Global climate change is a key driver of change in coastal waters […]

NANO Alumni Hassan Al-Najjar and colleagues published the following article in the Water Supply Journal Effect of unconventional water resources interventions on the management of Gaza coastal aquifer in Palestine Al-Najjar, H. et al. (2021) Water Supply. DOI 10.2166/ws.2021.170 Abstract The non-conventional water resources of seawater desalination, wastewater treatment, and stormwater harvesting are promising water resources to […]

NANO Alumni Hind Azidane and colleagues published the following article in the Modeling Earth Systems and Environment Journal Mapping total suspended matter along Moroccan coast using satellite data series Azidane, H. et al. (2021) Model. Earth Syst. Environ. DOI 10.1007/s40808-021-01179-4 Abstract Remote-sensing techniques are a powerful technique for monitoring turbidity over the whole littoral areas. Different […]

NANO Alumni Nandini Menon and Grinson George  and colleagues published the following article in the Remote Sensing Journal Citizen Science Tools Reveal Changes in EstuarineWater Quality Following Demolition of Buildings Menon et al. (2021) Remote Sensing, DOI 10.3390/rs13091683 Abstract Turbidity and water colour are two easily measurable properties used to monitor pollution. Here, we highlight […]

NANO Alumnus Odilon Joël Houndegnonto and colleagues published the following article in the Journal of Geophysical Research Seasonal Variability of Freshwater Plumes in the Eastern Gulf of Guinea as Inferred From Satellite Measurements Houndegnonto et al. (2021)  Journal of Geophysical Research, DOI 10.1029/2020JC017041 Abstract In the eastern Gulf of Guinea (GG), freshwater originated from rivers discharges […]

NANO Alumnus Mathew Kuttivadakkethil Avarachen and colleagues published the following article in the Environmental Research Letters Temporal dynamics of carbon sequestration in coastal North Atlantic fjord system as seen through dissolved organic matter characterization Avarachen et al. (2021) Science of the Total Environment, DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146402 Abstract Fjord systems in higher latitudes are unique coastal water ecosystems that facilitate the […]

NANO Alumnus Pedro Carrasco published the following article in the Frontiers for Marine Science Journal The Knowledge Status of Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Services – Challenges, Limitations and Lessons Learned From the Application of the Ecosystem Services Approach in Management Carrasco, P.M (2021) Frontiers in Marine Science, DOI 10.3389/fmars.2021.684770   Abstract The concept of ecosystem […]

NANO Alumnus Juan Pardo and colleague published the following article in the Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science Multiple-stressor effects of warming and acidification on the embryonic development of an estuarine fiddler crab Pardo and Costa (2021) Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, DOI 10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107296   Abstract Predicted effects of anthropogenic climate change on estuarine and coastal […]

NANO Alumnus Darryl Valino and colleagues published the following article in the Regional Studies in Marine Science Responses of Buluan Island turbid fringing reefs, southern Philippines to the 2016 thermal anomaly Valino et al. (2021) Regional Studies in Marine Science, DOI 10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101704   Abstract Coral beaching due to increasing sea surface temperature causes a decline […]

NANO Alumni Lailah Akita, Houssem Smeti, Tiago Queiroz and colleague published the following article in the African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Short-term response of flat tree oyster, Isognomon alatus to CO2 acidified seawater in laboratory and field experiments Akita et al. (2021) African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, DOI 10.5897/AJEST2020.2897   Abstract […]

NANO Alumnus Subrata Sarker and colleagues published the following article in the Science of The Total Environment Plastic pollution in aquatic systems in Bangladesh: A review of current knowledge Chowdhury et al. (2021) Science of The Total Environment , DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143285   Abstract Rivers play a crucial role in transporting land-based plastic waste to the ocean, […]

NANO Alumnus Md. Masud-Ul-Alam and colleagues published the following article in the Modeling Earth Systems and Environment Modeling spatio-temporal variability of suspended matter and its relation with hydrodynamic parameters in the northern Bay of Bengal Masud-Ul-Alam et al. (2020) Modeling Earth Systems and Environment , DOI 10.1007/s40808-020-01053-9   Abstract Variation of the non-algal suspended particulate matter […]

NANO Alumnus Md. Masud-Ul-Alam and colleagues published the following article in the journal Modeling Earth Systems and Environment Modeling spatio-temporal variability of suspended matter and its relation with hydrodynamic parameters in the northern Bay of Bengal Masud-Ul-Alam et al. (2020) Modelin Earth Systems and Environment, DOI 10.1007/s40808-020-01053-9   Abstract Variation of the non-algal suspended particulate […]

The following publication is an output of the 2018 NF-POGO Shipboard Training Fellowship onboard  the R/V Meteor cruise M148 (Belem to Walvis Bay). NANO Alumnus Fernanda Di Alzira Oliveira Matos and colleagues published the following article in the Ocean Science Journal Salinity Biases and the Variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in GFDL-CM3 Matos et […]

NANO Alumnus  Yohan Didier Louis and colleagues published the following article in the journal Molecular Ecology Local acclimatisation‐driven differential gene and protein expression patterns of Hsp70 in Acropora muricata: Implications for coral tolerance to bleaching Louis et al. (2020) Molecular Ecology, DOI 10.1111/mec.15642   Abstract Corals show spatial acclimatisation to local environment conditions. However, the various […]

NANO Alumnus Hind Azidane and colleagues published the following article in the Journal Marine Georesources & Geotechnology Grain size analysis and characterization of sedimentary environment along the Atlantic Coast, Kenitra (Morocco) Azidane et al. (2020) Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, DOI 10.1080/1064119X.2020.1726536   Abstract Grain size, sorting, skewness, and kurtosis studies are of great importance in […]

NANO Alumnus Gabriel A. Juma  and colleagues published the following article in the Frontiers in Marine Science Variation in Seagrass Carbon Stocks Between Tropical Estuarine and Marine Mangrove-Fringed Creeks Juma et al. (2020) Frontiers in Marine Science, DOI 10.3389/fmars.2020.00696   Abstract Seagrass and associated blue carbon ecosystems are important carbon sinks, and hence understanding their […]

NANO Alumnus Md Masud-Ul-Alam and colleagues published the following article in the Data in Brief journal An exclusive in-situ dataset on physicochemical parameters in the gappy northern Bay of Bengal Masud-Ul-Alam et al. (2020) Data in Brief, DOI 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106024   Abstract In-situ measurement of physical characteristics of seawater (temperature, salinity, and density) collected with a single […]

NANO Alumnus Oguguah Ngozi Margaret and colleagues published the following article in the Journal of Cleaner Production A sustainable shipbreaking approach for cleaner environment and better wellbeing Rizvi et al. (2020) Journal of Cleaner Production, DOI 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122522   Abstract Shipbreaking has great economic benefits but generates substantial hazardous materials as wastes to the surrounding environment of […]

NANO Alumnus Irene Alabia and colleagues published the following article in the Remote Sensing  journal Spatial Habitat Shifts of Oceanic Cephalopod (Ommastrephes bartramii) in Oscillating Climate Alabia et al. (2020) Remote Sensing, DOI 10.3390/rs12030521   Abstract Short- and long-term climate oscillations impact seascapes, and hence, marine ecosystem structure and dynamics. Here, we explored the spatio-temporal […]

NANO Alumnus Irene Alabia and colleagues published the following article in the Frontiers in Marine Science journal Impact of Climate Change on Wintering Ground of Japanese Anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) Using Marine Geospatial Statistics Liu et al. (2020) Frontiers in Marine Science, DOI 10.3389/fmars.2020.00604   Abstract The distribution and fluctuations in abundance of small pelagic species […]

NANO Alumni Subrata Sarker  and Atul Kumar Yadav and colleagues published the following article in the Ecological Complexity journal Rising temperature and marine plankton community dynamics: Is warming bad? Sarker et al. (2020) Ecological Complexity, DOI 10.1016/j.ecocom.2020.100857   Abstract Global warming is a major threat to the natural environment worldwide with potential adverse impact on […]

NANO Alumnus Pavanee Annasawmy and colleagues published the following article in the Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography Seamount effect on circulation and distribution of ocean taxa in the vicinity of La Pérouse, a shallow seamount in the southwestern Indian Ocean Marsac et al. (2020) Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies […]

NANO Alumnus Pavanee Annasawmy and colleagues published the following article in the Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography Micronekton distribution as influenced by mesoscale eddies, Madagascar shelf and shallow seamounts in the south-western Indian Ocean: an acoustic approach Annasawmy et al. (2020) Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, DOI […]

NANO Alumnus W.N.C. Priyadarshani and colleagues published the following article in the Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers Seasonal and interannual variability of coccolithophore flux in the northern South China Sea Priyadarshani et al. (2020) Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, DOI 10.1016/j.dsr.2019.01.004   Abstract Coccolithophorids are key player in the […]

NANO Alumni Subrata Sarker and Essowè Panassa and colleagues published the following article in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom A bio-physicochemical perspective of the Bay of Bengal Sarker et al. (2020) Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, DOI 10.1017/S0025315420000442   Abstract Knowledge of bio-physicochemical variables […]

NANO Alumnus Yet Yin Hee and Dr Andrew Mayes (University of East Anglia) present the video guide below at Youtube Microplastic Analysis Kit Video Guide   Abstract Dr. Mayes and Dr. Hee present a fast and ‘cheap’ method to measure microplastics that is used in our GRTA project. These analytical kits are available at UMT […]

NANO Alumni Subrata Sarker and Md Masud-Ul-Alam and colleagues published the following article in the Geological Journal A review of bioturbation and sediment organic geochemistryin mangroves Sarker et al. (2020) Geological Journal, DOI 10.1002/gj.3808   Abstract Mangroves, which are a group of salt tolerant plant community growing in the transition zones of fresh and marine […]

NANO Alumnus Luis Medina Faull and colleagues published the following article in the Frontiers in Marine Science Imprint of Trace Dissolved Oxygen on Prokaryoplankton Community Structure in an Oxygen Minimum Zone Faull et al. (2020) Frontiers in Marine Science, DOI 10.3389/fmars.2020.00360     Abstract The Eastern Tropical North Pacific (ETNP) is a large, persistent, and […]

NANO Alumni Juan Pardo, Debra Ramon and Luciana Lima and colleagues published the following article in the Frontiers in Marine Science Advancing Through the Pandemic From the Perspective of Marine Graduate Researchers: Challenges, Solutions, and Opportunities Pardo et al. (2020) Frontiers in Marine Science, DOI 10.3389/fmars.2020.00528     Abstract The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought […]

NANO Alumni S. K. Baliarsingh, V. Sudheesh and co-authors published the following article in the Marine Pollution Bulletin Response of phytoplankton community and size classes to green Noctiluca bloom in the northern Arabian Sea Baliarsingh et al. (2018) Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol 129, pp. 222-230, DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.031   Abstract A comprehensive analysis on the phytoplankton ecology with special reference […]

  NANO Alum Maziar Khosravi and co-authors published the following article in the Journal Ocean Dynamics The transverse dynamics of flow in a tidal channel within a greater strait Khosravi et al. (2017) Ocean Dynamics,  pp. 1-16, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s1023   Abstract Vessel-mounted ADCP measurements were conducted to describe the transverse structure of flow between the two headland tips […]

NANO Alumnus Ngozi M. Oguguah has published the following article at Journal of Health & Pollution  Concentration and Human Health Implications of Trace Metals in Fish of Economic Importance in Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria Oguguah et al. 2017, Journal of Health and Pollution: March 2017, Vol. 7, No. 13, pp. 66-72.   Background. The most significant sources […]