About my researches

· BENTHIC ECOLOGY

o Estuarine, coastal, shelf and deep-sea benthos;

o Stress to the benthic community;

o Indicator organisms;

o Recovery;

o Spatio–temporal variability and

o Impact of trawling on benthic communities

· CORALS AND CORAL REEFS

o Deep-sea corals in the Red Sea

o Global and local disturbances in the coral reefs in the Gulf

· ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING

o Client funded projects

Research Interests