Publications

In journals and books 

51. Sen, S., Abouelresh, M.O., Almusabeh, A., Al-Ismail, F.S., Pulido, B., Joydas, T.V., 2024. Geomorphological Landscape Assessment in the Hismah Desert: A Possible Geopark in Link with NEOM Project. Geoheritage, 16:48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-024-00956-8 

50. Joydas, T.V., Manokaran, S., Gopi, J., Jayachandran, P.R., Lin, Y-J., Heinle, M., Nazal, M.K., Manikandan, K.P., Qashqari, M., Mohandas, S.P., Hussain, S.A., Maneja, R.H., Qasem, A.M., Lozano-Cotes, D., Abuzaid, N.S., 2024. Advancing ecological assessment of the Arabian Gulf through eDNA metabarcoding: opportunities, prospects and challenges. Frontiers in Marine Scince, 11:1276956, DOI 10.3389/fmars.2024.1276956. 

49. Sen, S., Abouelresh, M.O., Joydas, T.V., Almusabeh, A., Al-Ismail, F.S., Pulido, B., 2024. Inventory of the key geosites in NEOM, Saudi Arabia: from the perspective of geoesthetics, geoconservation, and geotourism. Geoheritage, 16:27, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-024-00932-2.

48. Sarker, J.; Sarker, P.K.; Islam, A.; Rima, N.N.; Joydas, T.V.; Sultana, N.; Islam, M.; Hossain, Y.; Hossain, M.B., 2024. Biometry, Growth, and Recruitment Pattern of a  Commercially Important Nereid polychaete, Namalycastis fauveli, from the East Coast of Bangladesh. J. Mar. Sci. Eng., 12, 312. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12020312. 

47. Joydas, T.V., Rakhesh, M., Hussain, J.F., Asharaf, T.T.M., Manikandan, K.P., Das, P.B., Alnuwairah, M.A., Al-Suwailem, A., 2024. Chapter 9. Fish larvae distribution in the western Arabian Gulf: Spatio-temporal patterns in relation to water column characteristics. In: Coral reefs and associated marine fauna around the Arabian Peninsula, Rasul, N.M.A., Stewart, I.C.F. (eds), Taylor & Francis – In Press.

46. Manokaran, A., Joydas, T.V., Abrogueña, J.B.R., Manikandana, K., Ajmal Khan, S., Al-Suwailem, A., 2024. Chapter 14: Community structure and spatial variations of benthic crustaceans of the western Arabian Gulf. In: Coral reefs and associated marine fauna around the Arabian Peninsula, Rasul, N.M.A., Stewart, I.C.F. (eds), Taylor & Francis – In Press.

45. Kolchar, R., Joydas, T.V., Heinle, M., Pavithratha, S., Ashraf, T.T.M., Manikandan, K.P., Qurban, M.A., Al-Suwailem, A., 2024. Chapter 20: Phytoplankton community dynamics in the Western Arabian Gulf: Spatial and seasonal trends. In: Coral reefs and associated marine fauna around the Arabian Peninsula, Rasul, N.M.A., Stewart, I.C.F. (eds), Taylor & Francis – In Press.

44. Manikandan, K.P., Qurban, M.A., Gopalan, J., Lindo, R., Joydas, T.V., Ashraf, T.T.M., 2024. Mapping the mangroves in the Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia. In: Oceanographic and Marine Environmental Studies around the Arabian Peninsula, Rasul, N.M.A., Stewart, I.C.F. (eds), Taylor & Francis – In Press.

43. Lin, Y-J., Heinle, M.J., Al-Musabeh, A., Gopalan, J., Vasanthi, T.D., Panickan, P., Hamade, T., Pulido, B., Joydas, T.V., Shepherd, B., 2023. Coral reefs in the northeastern Saudi Arabian Red Sea are resilient to mass mortality events. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 197, 115693.

42. Joydas, T.V., Qurban, M.A., Borja, A., Manokaran, S., Manikandan, K.P., Rabaoui, L.J., Garmendia, J.M., Asharaf, T.T.M., Ayranci, K., Shemsi, A.M., Mohammed, S., Basali, A.U., Panickan, P., Nazeer, Z., Lyla, P.S., Ajmal Khan, S., Krishnakumar, P.K., 2023. Ecological status of macrobenthic communities in the Saudi waters of the western Arabian Gulf. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 57, 102751. 

41. Ranju, R., Joydas, T.V., Damodaran, R., 2022. Unilocular calcareous benthic foraminifera from the deep-sea sediments of the Bay of Bengal. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 55, 102558.

40. Rabaoui, L., Yacoubi, L., Lin, Y-J., Joydas, T.V., Qurban, M.A., Premlal, P., Gopalan, J., Nazeer, Z., Vijayakumaran, M., Ajmal Khan, S., Roa-Ureta, R.H., 2022. Ecology, life history, and fisheries potential of the flathead lobster (Thenus orientalis) in the Arabian Gulf. Fisheries Bulletin, 120(2), 125-137. doi: 10.7755/FB.120.2.3

39. Abdul Jaleel, K.U., Parameswaran, U.V., Gopal, A., Manokaran, S., Joydas, T.V., 2022. Chapter 8: Spatio-temporal variations in the benthic communities along the coast. In: Ecology and Biodiversity of Benthos, Godson, P.S., Vincent, S.G.T., Krishnakumar, S. (eds), Elsevier, p 287-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821161-8.00003-9.

38. Manokaran, S., Joydas, T.V., Ajmal Khan, S., 2022. Chapter 6: Physico-chemcial factors regulating marine benthos structure and function. In: Ecology and Biodiversity of Benthos, Godson, P.S., Vincent, S.G.T., Krishnakumar, S. (eds), Elsevier., p 209-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821161-8.00005-2 

37. Nazeer, Z., Khan, S.A., Manikandan, K., Manokaran, S., Hsu, H.H., Joydas T.V., Lyla, P.S., 2021. Macrofaunal assemblages in the intertidal area of Saudi Arabian Gulf coast. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 47, 101954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101954 

36. Rabaoui, L., Roa-Ureta, Yacoubi, L., Lin, Y-J., Maneja, R., Joydas, T.V., Panickan, P., Gopalan, J., Loughland, R.A., Prihartato, P.K, Qassem, A., Hikmawan, T., Lopez, B.D., Qurban, M.A., 2021. Diversity, distribution, and abundance of marine mammals along the Saudi waters of the Arabian Gulf: update from a multi-method approach. Frontiers in Marine Science DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.687445

35. Rabaoui, L., Yacoubi, L., Lin, Y-J., Joydas, T.V., Maneja, R.H., Dagoy, J., Qurban, M.A., Roa-Ureta, R.H., 2021. Distribution, abundance, and life history traits of the blue swimming crab Portunus segnis (Forskal, 1775) in the Saudi waters of the  Arabian Gulf. Regional Studies in Marine Sciences DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101895

34. Joydas, T.V., Manokaran, S., M.A., Borja, Rabaoui, L., Manikandan, K.P., Asharaf, T.T.M., Aarif, K.M., Hussain, S., Baig, H., Shoeb, M., Krishnakumar, P.K., Qurban, M.A., 2021. A baseline quantitative assessment of deep-sea benthic fauna of the Gulf of Aqaba (Northern Saudi Arabia, Red Sea), Marine Pollution Bulletin, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112028.

33. Manokaran, S., Joydas, T.V., Qurban, M.A., Cheruvathur, L.L., Kariyathil, T.J., Basali, A.U., Ajmal Khan, S., Al-Suwailem, A., 2021. Baseline patterns of structural and functional diversity of benthic amphipods in the western Arabian Gulf, Marine Pollution Bulletin, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112054. 

32. Cziesielski, M.J., Duarte, C.M., Aalismail, N., Al-Hafedh, Y., Anton, A., Baalkhuyur, F., Baker, A.C., Balke, T., Baums, I.B., Berumen, M., Chalastani, V.I., Cornwell, B., Daffonchio, D., Diele, K., Ehtsaam, F., Gattuso, J-P., He, S., Lovelock, C.E., McLeod, E., Macreadie, P.I., Marba, N., Martin, C., Muniz-Barreto, M., Kirshnakumar, K.P., Prihartato, P., Rabaoui, L., Saderne, V., Schmidt-Roach, S., Suggett, D.J., Sweet, M., Statton, J., Teicher, S., Trevathan-Tackett, S.M., Joydas, T.V., Yahya, R., Aranda, M., 2021. Investing in Blue Natural Capital to secure a future for the Red Sea ecosystems. Frontiers in Marine Science - Ocean Solutions, vol 7, Article 603722; doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.603722.

31. Qurban, M.A., Krishnakumar, P.K., Joydas, T.V., Manikandan, K.P., T.T.M. Ashraf, Goutham, S.S., Thiyagarajan, D., He, S., Cairns, S.D., 2020. Discovery of deep-water coral frameworks in the northern Red Sea waters of Saudi Arabia. Nature Scientific Reports, 10, 15356, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72344-5. 

30. Abrogueña, J.B.R., Joydas, T.V., Manokaran, P., Cali, N.A., Alcaria, J., Shoeb, M., 2020. Structure and composition of the macrobenthic community associated to shallow mangrove-seagrass habitat along the southern Red Sea coast, Saudi Arabia. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, 47, 61-66, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejar.2020.10.001. 

29. Amao, A.O., Qurban, M.A., Kaminski, M.A., Joydas, T.V., Manikandan, P.K., Frontalini, F., 2020. Dataset showing the abundance and distribution of benthic foraminifera in relation to marine sediment parameters from western Arabian Gulf. Data in brief, 28, 105014  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.105014

28. Amao, A.O., Qurban, M.A., Kaminski, M.A., Joydas, T.V., Manikandan, P.K., Frontalini, F., 2019. A baseline investigations of benthic foraminifera in relation to marine sediments parameters in western parts of the Arabian Gulf. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 146, 751-766 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X19305181?dgcid=coauthor).

27. Lozano-Cortes, D., Joydas, T.V., Abdulkader, K., Krishnakumar, P.K., Qurban, M.A., 2019. Marine invertebrates colonizing a causeway in the Marine offshore oilfield, Saudi Arabia. Marine Biodiversity, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-019-00969-5.

26. Joydas, T.V., Krishnakumar, P.K., Pope, M., Manikandan, K.P., 2019. Chapter 3.4. Intertidal mud habitats.  In: Al-Abdulkader, K., Loughland, R.A., Qurban, M.A. (eds.) Ecosystems and Biodiversity of the Arabian Gulf - Saudi Arabian Waters: 50 years of Marine Research. Saudi Aramco and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, p142-162. ISBN: 978-603-02-7862-6.

25. Al-Shaibani, A.M., Loughland, R.A., Joydas, T.V., 2019. Chapter 3.2. Sabkha systems in the Arabian Gulf. In: Al-Abdulkader, K., Loughland, R.A., Qurban, M.A. (eds.) Ecosystems and Biodiversity of the Arabian Gulf - Saudi Arabian Waters: 50 years of Marine Research. Saudi Aramco and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, p100-114. ISBN: 978-603-02-7862-6.

24. Qurban, M.A., Joydas, T.V., Manikandan, K.P., Abroguena, J.B.R., Duarte, C.M., 2019. Chapter 3.6. Seagrass.  In: Al-Abdulkader, K., Loughland, R.A., Qurban, M.A. (eds.) Ecosystems and Biodiversity of the Arabian Gulf - Saudi Arabian Waters: 50 years of Marine Research. Saudi Aramco and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, p193-221. ISBN: 978-603-02-7862-6.

23. Joydas, T.V., Borja, A., 2019. Chapter 3.8. Benthic ecosystem (soft and hard substrata). In: Al-Abdulkader, K., Loughland, R.A., Qurban, M.A. (eds.) Ecosystems and Biodiversity of the Arabian Gulf - Saudi Arabian Waters: 50 years of Marine Research. Saudi Aramco and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, p222-253. ISBN: 978-603-02-7862-6.

22. Rabaoui, L., Abdulqader, E., Maneja, R.H., Joydas, T.V., 2019. Chapter 4.2. Marine invertebrates. In: Al-Abdulkader, K., Loughland, R.A., Qurban, M.A. (eds.) Ecosystems and Biodiversity of the Arabian Gulf - Saudi Arabian Waters: 50 years of Marine Research. Saudi Aramco and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, p365-385. ISBN: 978-603-02-7862-6.

21. Joydas, T.V., Qurban, M.A., Basali, A.U., Nazeer, Z., Lopez, M., Manokaran, S., Cali, N.A., 2019. Chapter 15: Benthic communities in the deep-sea environments of the Red Sea. In: Bijoy Nandan, S., Priyaja, P., Jayachandran, P.R. (Eds), Compendium on Advances in Benthic Studies: Souvenier of International Conference on Benthos  (ICB 2019). Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, CUSAT, Kochi, India, 163–172. ISBN 978-81-936217-6-9.

20. Rabaoui, L., Lin, Y.L., Roa-Ureta, R.H., Dagova, J., Joydas, T.V., Borja, A., Muxika, I., Franco, J., Al-Abdulkader, K., Loughland, R., Alnazry, H., Qurban, M.A., 2019. Recovery of benthic communities from small-scale shrimp trawling,operating on a six-month season, assessed using ecological indices. Ecological Indicators, 99, 299-309.

19. Joydas, T.V., Qurban, M.A.B., Karuppasamy, M., Rabaoui, L., Krishnakumar, P.K., 2019. Spatial patterns of standing stock and diversity of macrobenthic communities in the Red Sea. In: Rasul, N.M.A., Stewart, I.C.F. (Eds), Oceanography and Biological Aspects of the Red Sea, Springer Oceanography, 355-366, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99417-8_19.

18. Joydas, T.V., Qurban, M.A., Ali, S.M., Albarau, J.F., Rabaoui, L., Manikandan, K.P., Ashraf, M., Papadopoulos, V.P., Giacobbe, S., Krishnakumar, P.K., 2018. Macrobenthic community structure in the deep waters of the Red Sea. Deep-Sea Research Part I, 137: 38-56.

17. Joydas, T.V., M.A. Qurban, A. Borja, P.K. Krishnakumar, A. Al-Suwailem, 2017. Macrobenthic community structure in the northwestern Arabian Gulf, twelve years after the 1991 Oil Spill. Frontiers in Marine Science - Marine Ecosystem Ecology, 4 (Aug) 248, doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00248.

16. Krishnakumar, P.K., Qurban, M.A., Stiboller, M., Nachman, K.E., Joydas, T.V., Manikandan, K.P., Mushir, S.A., Francesconi, K.A., 2016. Arsenic and arsenic species in shellfish and finfish from the western Arabian Gulf and consumer health risk assessment. Science of the Total Environment, 566-567: 1235-1244. 

15. Feebarani, J., Joydas, T.V., Damodaran, R., Borja, A., 2016. Benthic quality assessment in a naturally- and human-stressed tropical estuary. Ecological Indicators, 67: 380-390.   

14. Rabaoui, L., Yu-Jia Lin, Qurban, M.A., Maneja, R.H., Franco, J., T.V. Joydas, Panickan, P., Al-Abdulkader, K., Roa-Ureta, R.H., 2015. Patchwork of oil and gas facilities in Saudi waters of the Arabian Gulf has the potential to enhance local fisheries production. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 72 (8), pp. 2398-2408. 

13. Joydas, T.V.,  Mohammad A. Qurban, K.P. Manikandan, T.T.M. Ashraf, S.M. Ali, Khaled Al-Abdulkader, Ali Qasem, P.K. Krishnakumar, 2015. Status of macrobenthic communities in the hypersaline waters of the Gulf of Salwa, Arabian Gulf. Journal of Sea Research, 99: 34-46.

12. Qurban, M.A., Krishnakumar, P.K. Joydas, T.V., Manikandan, K.P., Ashraf, T.T.M., Quadri, S.I., Wafar, M., Qasem, A., Cairns, S.D., 2014. In-situ observation of deep water corals in the northern Red Sea waters of Saudi Arabia. Deep-Sea Research Part 1, 89: 35-43.

11. Joydas, T.V., Damodaran, R., 2014. Infaunal macrobenthos of the oxygen–minimum zone on the Indian western continental shelf. Marine Ecology, 35: 22-35

10. Joydas, T.V., Damodaran, R., 2013. Testing depth–related multivariate patterns of macrofauna on the Indian continental shelf using reduced taxonomic resolution and data transformation. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 93 (1): 37-45.

09. Joydas, T.V., Mohammad A. Qurban, Abdulaziz Al–Suwailem, Krishnakumar, P.K., Nazeer, Z., Cali, N.A., 2012. Macrobenthic community structure in the northern Saudi waters of the Gulf, fourteen years after the 1991 oil spill. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 64: 325-335.

08. Mohammed Ali Qurban, Krishnakumar, P.K., Joydas, T.V.,  Mohamed Ashraf, T.T., Manikandan, K.P., Abdulkader, K.A., Loughland, R.A., 2011. Over review of Saudi Arabia’s Gulf marine habitats. Chapter 2. In: K.A. Abdulkader& R.A. Loughland (Eds), Marine Atlas of the Saudi Arabian Waters of the Arabian Gulf Published by Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, pp. 17-32.

07. Joydas, T.V., Krishnakumar, P.K., Qurban, M., Ali, S.M., AL-SUWAILEM, A., Al-Abdulkhader, K., 2011. Status of macrobenthic community of Manifa - Tanajib Bay System of Saudi Arabia based on a once-off sampling event. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 62: 1249-1260.

06. Sajan, S., Joydas, T.V., Damodaran, R., 2010. Depth-related patterns of meiofauna on the Indian continental shelf are conserved at reduced taxonomic resolution. Hydorbiologia, 652: 39-47.

05. Sajan, S., Joydas, T.V., Damodaran, R., 2010. Meiofauna of the western continental shelf of India, Arabian Sea. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 86: 665-674.

04. Joydas, T.V.,Jayalakshmi, K.V., Damodaran, R., 2009. Polychaete community structure of Indian west coast shelf, Arabian Sea. Current Science, 97 (5): 634-636.

03. Joydas, T.V. Damodaran, R., 2009. Infaunal macrobenthos along the shelf waters of the west coast of India. Indian Journal of Marine Science, 38(2): 191-204.

02. Singh, A. D., Nisha, N.R., Joydas, T.V., 2005. Distribution patterns of recent pteropods in surface sediments of the western continental margin of India. Journal of Micropalaeontology, 24: 39–54.

01. Joydas, T.V., Radhakrishnan, C.K., 2002. Mud crab landings at Vypeen Island - Cochin. Journal of Zoological Society of Kerala, vol. 10 (1&2): 95-98.

In conferences

41. Sen, S., Abouelresh, O., Almusabeh, M.A., Al-Ismail, F.S., Pulido, B., Joydas, T.V., 2024. Geoheritage Assessment of Geosites in NEOM, Saudi Arabia: in the perspective of Geotourism and Geoconservation, Paper presented at EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-21798, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-21798, 2024.  

40. Neelavannan, K., Abdurahiman, K.P, Gopalan, J., Rajeeshkumar, M.P., Premlal, P., Jawad, M.D., Sudhanshu, D., Omer, R.R., Abdul, A.B., Abdullah, Y.E., Hassan, A.H., Mujtaba, E.A., Manikandan, K.P., Joydas, T.V., Maneja, R.H., Luai M. Alhems, 2024. Assessment of Anthropogenic Litter Pollution in Mangrove Ecosystem in the Western Arabian Gulf along the Saudi Arabian Coast. Poster presentation in Scientific Meeting on the Sedimentology of Plastics: State of the Art and Future Directions, March 18–19, 2024, hosted by the Royal Society in the United Kingdom.

39. Sivasankar R., Rajaneesh, K.M., Das, P.B., Heinle, M., Flandez, A.V.B., Dixit, S., Alnuwairah, M.A., Begum, M., Joydas, T.V., 2024. Spatial variation of plankton community in the north-eastern Red Sea, Saudi Arabia. Poster presented at the International Conference, The Green Sustainable Future in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi (GiKS), held on January 30 and 31, 2024, organized by the Applied Research Center for Environment and Marine Studies, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

38. Jayachandran, P.R., Joydas, T.V., Manokaran, S., Gopi, J., Rafeeq, M., Belarmino, I.B., Begum, M., Hussain, S.A., Asharaf, M., Manikandan, K.P., Krishnakumar, P.K., Qurban, M.A., 2024. Benthic ecological status assessment of the western Arabian Gulf. Poster presented at the International Conference, The Green Sustainable Future in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi (GiKS), held on January 30 and 31, 2024, organized by the Applied Research Center for Environment and Marine Studies, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

37. Gopi, J., Manokaran, S., Jayachandran, P.R., Abouelresh, M., Khan, R., Al-Jedani, M., Al-Dossary, A., Sivasankar, R., Asharaf, M., Manikandan K.P., Joydas, T.V., 2024. Environmental DNA metabarcoding as a tool for biodiversity assessment and monitoring. Poster presented at the International Conference, The Green Sustainable Future in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi (GiKS), held on January 30 and 31, 2024, organized by the Applied Research Center for Environment and Marine Studies, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

36. Asharaf, M., Rafeeq, M., Asiri, Y., Lindo, R., Vasanthi, T.D., Rajaneesh, K.M., AlDossary, A., Alnuwairah, M.A., Manikandan, K.P., Joydas, T.V., 2024. Circulation and wave characteristics of the coastal and offshore Saudi waters of the Arabian Gulf. Poster presented at the International Conference, The Green Sustainable Future in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi (GiKS), held on January 30 and 31, 2024, organized by the Applied Research Center for Environment and Marine Studies, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

35. Manikandan, K.P., Rafeeq, M., Asiri, Y., Belarmino, Ian, B., Joydas, T.V., Asharaf, M., Al-Ghamdi, H., Qasem, A., Lozano, D., 2024. Data mooring buoys in the Arabian Gulf: Monitoring Marine Health and Protecting Economic Integrity. Poster presented at the International Conference, The Green Sustainable Future in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi (GiKS), held on January 30 and 31, 2024, organized by the Applied Research Center for Environment and Marine Studies, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

34. Manikandan, K.P., Rafeeq, M., Asiri, Y., Akurathi, V., Joydas, T.V., Asharaf, M., Alonso-Martirena, A., Pereira, B., Al-Ghamdi, H., Langodan, S., Qasem, A., 2024. Hig-frequency Radar (HF Radar) in the Arabian Gulf: Unlocking Ocean Dyanmics and Enhanced Maritime Safety. Poster presented at the International Conference, The Green Sustainable Future in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi (GiKS), held on January 30 and 31, 2024, organized by the Applied Research Center for Environment and Marine Studies, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

33. Abouelresh, M.O., Sen, S., Babalola, L., Chan, S.A., Almusabeh, A., Naveen Kumar, V., Manokaran, S., Panickan, P., Nazal, M.K., Joydas, T.V., 2024. Geological Characteristcs of Intertidal and Sabkha Depositional Systems in NEOM. Poster presented at the International Conference, The Green Sustainable Future in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi (GiKS), held on January 30 and 31, 2024, organized by the Applied Research Center for Environment and Marine Studies, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

32. Veettil, N.K., Subbusamy, G., Almusabeh, A., Jukhthar, A., Bawazeer, A., Sen, S., Abouelresh, M.O., Joydas, T.V., 2024. Distribution and Conservation Importance of IUCN Red Listed Vulnerable tree, Prunus korshinskyi. Poster presented at the International Conference, The Green Sustainable Future in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi (GiKS), held on January 30 and 31, 2024, organized by the Applied Research Center for Environment and Marine Studies, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

31. Sen, S., Abouelresh, M.O., Almusabeh, A., Veettil, N.K., Subbusamy, G., Jukhthar A., Manikandan, K.., Al-Ismail, F., Pulido, B., Joydas, T.V., 2024. Prospects of Geoheritageand Geotourismin NEOM, Saudi Arabia. Poster presented at the International Conference, The Green Sustainable Future in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi (GiKS), held on January 30 and 31, 2024, organized by the Applied Research Center for Environment and Marine Studies, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

30. Maneja, R.H., Flandez, A.V.B., Aarif, K.M., Alcaria, J.F.A., Basali, A.U., Das, P.B., Al-Mosawi, M, Panickan, P., Al-Aseef, H.B.A.A., Al-Jedani, M.S., Al-Musawi, A.M.M., Jukhdar, A.A., Hamade, T., Shepherd, B., Joydas, T.V., 2023. Coastal avifauna along the beach transects of Red Sea coast and two islands of NEOM. International Conference on the Marine Environment of the Red Sea. November 13-15, 2023. KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. 

29. Abdulla, C.P., Asharaf, T.T.M., Aboobacker, V.M., Manikandan, K.P., Joydas, T.V., 2023. Features of mean and extreme wind speeds over northern Red Sea: a renewable energy source for sustainable future. Paper presented at “The 4th International Sustainability Conference 2023” held on 30 – 31 October 2023 (ISC 2023), Qatar University, Qatar.

28. Joydas, T.V., Manokaran, S., Lin, Y-J., Heinle, M.J., Manikandan, K.P., Maneja, R.H., Nazal, M.K., Qashqari, M., Cortes, D.L., Gilchrist, P., The implementation of eDNA research in the Saudi waters of the Arabian Gulf. Paper presented at the online workhop, 'Application of Environmental DNA (eDNA) in marine biodiversity assessments" held on 24th & 25th October 2022, organized by the Center for Environment and Marine Studies, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

27. Joydas, T.V., 2020. Biodiversity and ecological status of benthic communities in the Saudi waters of the Arabian Gulf. Paper presented at the online workshop, ‘Vistas of Biodiversity in the Arabian Gulf’ held on 16th & 17th November 2020, by Center for Environment and Water, Research Institute, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

26. Joydas, T.V., 2019. Benthic communities in the deep-sea environments of the Red Sea. Invited talk in the International Conference on Benthos, held on March 6 – 8, 2019, at Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India.

25. Joydas, T.V., Qurban, M.A., Manokaran, S., Basali, A.U., Rabaoui, L., Manikandan, K.P., Ashraf, M., Krishnakumar, P.K., Borja, A., 2019. Benthic quality assessment in the Saudi waters of the Arabian Gulf. Paper presented in the Petro Environment 2019 (9th Symposium on Environmental Progress in the Petroleum & Petrochemical Industry), held on 19-21 February 2019 at Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

24. Feebarani, J., Joydas, T.V., Damodaran, R., Borja, A., 2017. Assessing benthic health status of Cochin backwaters using AMBI and M-AMBI. Paper presented at the UGC & KSCSTE sponsored National Seminar on “Marine Ecosystem Health (MEH-2017)” on 16th& 17th March 2017, Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology& Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, CUSAT, Kochi, Kerala, India.

23. Joydas, T.V., Qurban, M.A., Ali, S.M., Alb ., Lopez, M., Rabaoui, L., Manikandan, K.P., Krishnakumar, P.K., 2016. Deep-sea macrobenthic communities in the Red Sea. Paper presented at teh International Conference on the Marine Environment of the Red Sea 2016 (ICMERS-2) held on 14 - 16 November 2016, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. 

22. Joydas, T.V., Qurban, M.A., Krishnakumar, P.K., Rabaoui, L., Manikandan, K.P., Ashraf, T.T.M., Saji, A.P., Lopez, M., 2016. Responses of macrobenthic communities to hypersaline and high temperature conditions: An example from the Arabian Gulf. Paper presented at the International Marine Conservation Congress 2016 (IMCC4) held on 31 July - 05 August, 2016 at St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

21. Qurban, M.A., Krishnakumar, P.K., Joydas, T.V., Manikandan, K.P., Ashraf, T.T.M., 2016. Deep water corals thriving under the high temperature and salinity regime of the northern Red Sea. Paper presented at the International Marine Conservation Congress 2016 (IMCC4) held on 31 July - 05 August, 2016 at St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

20. Krishnakumar, P.K., Qurban, M.A., Lindo, R., Joydas, T.V., Al-Abdulkader, Lin, J.Y., Raboui, L., Roa-Ureta, R. Status of corals reefs surviving in the hottest waters of the western Arabian Gulf. Paper presented at the International Marine Conservation Congress 2016 (IMCC4) held on 31 July - 05 August, 2016 at St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

19. Joydas, T.V., Qurban, M.A., Hall, J., Krishnakumar, P.K., Manikandan, K.P., Al-Abdulkader, K., Borja, A., 2016. Macrobenthic community assessment in the vicinity of offshore wells and platforms in the western Arabian Gulf. Paper presented at the Petro Environment 2016 (8th Symposium and Exhibition on Environmental Progress in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industry), held on 22-24 February, 2016 at Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

18. Qurban, M.A., Al-Abdulkader, K., Hall, J., Krishnakumar, P.K., Manikandan, P.K., Vicente, J.A., Joydas, T.V., Franco, J., Adolfo, U., 2016. Biomonitoring of environmental contaminants in the offshore environment of western Arabian Gulf. Paper presented at the Petro Environment 2016 (8th Symposium and Exhibition on Environmental Progress in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industry), held on 22-24 February, 2016 at Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

17. Krishnakumar, P.K., Qurban, M.A., Sforzini, S., Shemsi, A.M., Joydas, T.V., Manikandan, K.P., Viarengo, A., 2016. Assessing the utility of biomarkers linked to chemical contaminants in clams for coastal pollution monitoring. Paper presented at the Petro Environment 2016 (8th Symposium and Exhibition on Environmental Progress in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industry), held on 22-24 February, 2016 at Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

16. Joydas, T.V., Mohammad A. Qurban, A. Borja, P.K. Krishnakumar, Abdulaziz Al-Suwailem, 2015. Macrobenthic community status 12 years after the 1991 Gulf Oil Spill incident. Paper presented in the 18th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO18) held in Trondheim, Norway on 24-27 May, 2015.

15. Krishnakumar, P.K. ., M.A. Qurban, T.V. Joydas, K.P. Manikandan, A.M. Shemsi and K. Rehman. The assessment of environmental contamination along the Arabian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia using biomarker approach in the clam Meretrix Meretrix. Paper presented in the 18th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO18) held in Trondheim, Norway on 24-27 May, 2015.

14. Lotfi Rabaoui, Yu-Jia Lin, Mohammad A. Qurban, Rommel H. Maneja, Javier Franco, Thadickal V. Joydas, Premlal Panickan, Khaled Al-Abdulkader, Rubén H. Roa-Ureta, 2015. On the Positive Ecological Effect of Oil and Gas Facilities on Fish and Invertebrate Communities in Saudi Waters of the Arabian Gulf. Paper presented on 2nd International Conference on Fisheries, Aquaculture and Environment in the Indian Ocean held in Muscat, Oman on 24-26 February 2015.

13. Joydas, T.V., Mohammad A. Qurban, P.K. Krishnakumar, K.P. Manikandan1, T.T.M. Ashraf, Ian B.M. Belarmino, Khaled Al-Abdulkader, 2014. Macrobenthic communities in the deep-sea environments of the northern Red Sea. Paper presented at the International Conference on the Marine Environment of the Red Se, ICMERS-2014, held at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 10-12 November 2014.

12. Manikandan, K.P., Mohammad Qurban, T.V. Joydas, 2014. Assessment of metal pollution and sediment quality in the northern Red sea of Saudi Arabia using pollution load index and Geoaccumulation index. Paper presented at the International Conference on the Marine Environment of the Red Se, ICMERS-2014, held at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 10-12 November 2014.

11. Mohammad Qurban, P.K. Krishnakumar, T.V. Joydas, K.P. Manikandan, Ali Qasem, Stephen. D Cairns, 2014. Deep-water corals in the northern Red Sea waters of Saudi Arabia - an underwater evaluation and assessment. Paper presented at the International Conference on the Marine Environment of the Red Se, ICMERS-2014, held at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 10-12 November 2014.

10. Lin, Y.J., L. Rabaoui, M.A. Qurban, P.K. Krishnakumar, R. Lindo, J.C. McCain, K. Al-Abdulkader, T.V. Joydas, R. H. Roa-Ureta, 2014. Decadal trends of Saudi Arabian Gulf coral reef fish and macroinvertebrate communities connected to regime shift in coral reef coverage. Paper presented at the International Conference on the Marine Environment of the Red Se, ICMERS-2014, held at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 10-12 November 2014.

09. Joydas, T.V., Ali Qasem, Khaled Al-Abdulkader, P.K. Krishnakumar, Mohammad A. Qurban, 2014. Impact of oil-related constructional activities on marine benthic communities: case studies. Paper presented at the Petro Environment 2014 (7th Symposium and Exhibition on Environmental Progress in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industry) held at Al-Khobar, KSA, on 24-26 February 2014.

08. Manikandan, K.P., M.A. Qurban, T.V. Joydas, M. Wafar & P.K. Krishnakumar, The need to quantify the loss of marine life in desalination plants. Paper presented at the Arwadex 2012, 10th Water desalination conference in the Arab countries held at Riyad, KSA, on 8-11 April, 2012

07.  Qurban, M.A., T.V. Joydas, K.P. Manikandan, P.K. Krishnakumar, M. Wafar, 2011. Oil–related activities and environmental concerns in the Gulf. Paper presented at the 20th Joint GCC- Japan Environment Symposium (Challenges for a Sustainable Environment in the Oil and Gas Industry) held at Abu Dhabi, UAE, on 22-24 Nov, 2011.

06.  Joydas, T.V., M. A. Qurban, P.K. Krishnakumar, A. Al-Suwailem& K. Al-Abdulkader, 2011. Status of macrobenthic communities in the Manifa-Tanajib Bay System (Saudi Arabia), fifteen years after the 1991 oil spill. Paper presented at Gulf II: an international conference on the State of the Gulf Ecosystem held at Kuwait City, Kuwait on 7-9 February 2011.

05.  Joydas, T.V. & R. Damodaran, 2010. Influence of oxygen-minimum zone on infaunal macrobenthos on the western continental margin of India. In: Indian Ocean Marine Living Resources, Book of abstracts (Eds. G.V.M. Gupta et al.), Center for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Kochi, 69 pp.

04.  Ganesh, T., T.V. Joydas, A.V. Raman & R. Damodaran, 2010. Soft-bottom Macrobenthos Community Structure: Comparing India’s north East shelf and the Arabian Sea. In: Indian Ocean Marine Living Resources, Book of abstracts (Eds. G.V.M. Gupta et al.), Center for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Kochi, 73 pp.

03.  Krishnakumar, P. K., T.V. Joydas, S. P. Abdulsali, L. Reynaldo, T. M. Qurban, A. Al-Suwailem& K. A. Abdulkhader, 2010. Diversity of coral reef fish assemblages from the western Arabian Gulf (Saudi Arabia). Paper presented at Enviro Arabia held at Bahrain on 18-21 April 2010.

02.  Krishnakumar, P. K., T.V. Joydas, R. T. Lindo, R. Magellanes, N. A. Cali, P. A. Saji, M. Manikandan& M. B. Qurbanr, 2010. Biodiversity of coral reefs along the Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia. Paper presented at Earth Day Seminars held at Royal Commission, Jubail, Saudi Arabia on 5th June 2010. 

01.  Joydas, T.V. & R. Damodaran, 2001. Macrobenthic polychaetes of the shelf waters of the west coast of India. Paper presented at IAPSO/IABO Ocean Odyssey Conference, held at Mar Del Plata, Argentina on 21-28 October, 2001.