Enhancing marine protected areas with effective ecological and environmental data integration George Hoppit, Kristiina Nurkse, Imtiyaz Beleem, Nicoletta Cadoni, Tasman Crowe, Matthieu Bekaert, Lucia Bongiorni, Kora Dvorski, Gert Everaert, Francesca Frau, Susanna Jernberg, Ana Krvarić, Anneliis Kõivupuu, Nemanja Malovrazić, Guillaume Marchessaux, Myriam Johanna Perschke, H.Cecilie Petersen, Cintia Organo Quintana, Kaisa J. Raatikainen, Gianluca Sará, Maëlla Sicard, Martha Stevens, Robert Szava-Kovats, Annaleena Vaher, Annaïk Van Gerven, Francisco R. Barboza Ecological Indicators, 2025 International audience
New records of two rare crabs of Nursia plicata (Herbst, 1803) and Trichia indica (Sankarankutty, 1968) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from the Gujarat coast, India Vadher, Piyush, Hitesh Kardani, Dabhi, Rajkumar, Beleem, Imtiyaz International Journal of Aquatic Biology, 2025 In the present study, two rare brachyuran crabs were caught from the intertidal zone of Kachchh and identified for the first time from Gujarat, India. The first species, Nursia plicata (Herbst, 1803), previously known from the Indo-West Pacific region and the Indian coastline (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Orissa), is reported here for the first time from the Gujarat waters. The second species, Trichia indica (Sankarankutty, 1968), was originally described from a single female specimen collected from Sri Lanka. Later, it was only known from the locality of Thailand. This specimen represents the third global record of this species, marking the first report of this species and genus from the Indian coast. Detailed morphological descriptions, habitat, and present distribution status are provided for their biogeographic range.
New records of polycladida flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Cotylea) from Gujarat coast, India , Piyush Vadher, Hitesh Kardani, Rajkumar Dabhi, Imtiyaz Beleem Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 2025 Marine biology,marine ecology,Phytoplankton, marine algae, zooplankton, nekton, benthos, corals and coral reefs, ecology, zoogeography and systematics, primary production and experimental work on ecosystem including energy flow at different trophic levels, population dynamics and theoretical models, recycling of matter, influence of environmental factors on metabolic activity, marine microbiology, mariculture and experimental work on propagation of cultivable species, biology of fishes, marine reptiles, sea birds and mammals, physical, chemical, geological and meteorological features of the environments related to marine biology, marine environmental damage caused by pollution and engineering works, underwater observations, conservation of living resources, modifications in methodology and techniques and development of new apparatus related to marine sciences
Records of three gobioid fishes (Actinopterygii: Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) from the Gujarat coast, India Piyush Vadher, Hitesh Kardani, Prakash Bambhaniya, Imtiyaz Beleem Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2024 We report for the first time three gobioid fishes: Amblygobius semicinctus (Bennett, 1833), Istigobius diadema (Steindachner, 1876), and Yongeichthys nebulosus (Forskål, 1775) from the Gujarat coast of India. We present short descriptions with species diagnostic characters, habitat and present distributions.
Effects of an Invasive Mud Crab on a Macroalgae-Dominated Habitat of the Baltic Sea under Different Temperature Regimes Imtiyaz B. Beleem, Jonne Kotta, Francisco R. Barboza Diversity, 2023 The risks imposed by biological invasions on marine ecosystems are increasing worldwide. The mud crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii has recently expanded its distribution to the northeastern Baltic Sea, where low predatory pressures and the absence of functionally similar competitors favored the establishment of the species. Few studies have addressed the effects of the mud crab on Baltic benthic communities and habitats. Even fewer have looked at the consequences of the invader on habitats dominated by Fucus vesiculosus, the main habitat-forming macrophyte in the Baltic Sea. The present study experimentally analyzed, under laboratory conditions, the effects of R. harrisii on Baltic F. vesiculosus habitats and associated communities under different temperatures simulating summer and winter regimes. Our results show that the effects of the mud crab are modulated by temperature, being more pronounced under summer conditions when the metabolic demands and food intake requirements are higher. The experiment provided new insights into the capacity of R. harrisii to disrupt recruitment in native snail populations, jeopardizing the persistence of healthy populations of key grazers in F. vesiculosus habitats. Moreover, our results conclusively demonstrated the capacity of the invader to decimate native blue mussel populations. The impacts on functionally relevant invertebrates can have far-reaching ecological consequences, altering the food web and disrupting entire coastal ecosystems in the Baltic Sea.
Diversity and distribution of mantis shrimps (Arthropoda: Crustacea: Stomatopoda) in the Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India Piyush Vadher, Hitesh Kardani, Imtiyaz Beleem Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2022 Diversity and distribution study of Stomatopoda has been carried out in selected locations of Gulf of Kachchh from 2014 to 2020. Four species belonging to four genera in two families were recorded from Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat. Carinosquilla multicarinata (White, 1848) was recorded for the first time from the west coast of India. Cloridina ichneumon (Fabricius, 1798) was recorded for the first time from Gujarat coast. Gonodactylellus demanii (Henderson, 1893) was reported after 50 years from Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, and Gonodactylus smithii Pocock, 1893 is a commonly occurring species in the intertidal zone of the Gulf of Kachchh. Species are described and illustrated with key characters and distributional status in Gulf of Kachchh. An annotated checklist of nine species of Stomatopoda occurring in Gujarat is presented.
First record of marine gastropod Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828) from Gujarat coast, India Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences, 2021
New records of two leucosiid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Leucosiidae) from Gujarat coast, India Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences, 2017
Coral reefs transplantation and restoration experience in Pirotan Island, Marine National Park, Gulf of Kachchh, India Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences, 2017
New distribution record of the rare spiny tiger Shrimp, Phyllognathia Ceratophthalma (Balss, 1913), along the Indian Coast P Vadher, H Kardani, R Dabhi, I Beleem National Academy Science Letters 49 (1), 21-25 , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
First record of the symbiotic crab Harrovia elegans De Man, 1887 from west coast of India P Kachhiya, P Vadher, I Beleem Journal of Fisheries 13 (3), 133402-133402 , 2025 2025
Marine brachyuran crabs of Gujarat waters, India: An updated checklist with fifteen new records P Vadher, H Kardani, O Radosta, R Dabhi, I Beleem Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences 41 (3), 181 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Enhancing marine protected areas with effective ecological and environmental data integration G Hoppit, K Nurkse, I Beleem, N Cadoni, T Crowe, M Bekaert, L Bongiorni, ... Ecological Indicators 178, 114119 , 2025 2025 Citations: 8
New records of two rare crabs of Nursia plicata (Herbst, 1803) and Trichia indica (Sankarankutty, 1968)(Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from the Gujarat coast, India P Vadher, H Kardani, R Dabhi, I Beleem International Journal of Aquatic Biology 13 (3), 68-74 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
New records of polycladida flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Cotylea) from Gujarat coast, India P Vadher, H Kardani, R Dabhi, I Beleem J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. India 67, 1 , 2025 2025
Diploprion bifasciatum Cuvier, 1828 (Teleostei: Serranidae) from the Gujarat coast, India P Vadher, H Kardani, I Beleem, R Dabhi Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 66 (1), 114-116 , 2024 2024
Records of three gobioid fishes (Actinopterygii: Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) from the Gujarat coast, India P Vadher, H Kardani, P Bambhaniya, I Beleem Journal of Threatened Taxa 16 (3), 24942-24948 , 2024 2024 Citations: 3
Diversity and Distribution of Cypraeoidea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Gujarat Coast, India P Vadher, HK Kardani, I Beleem Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences 39 (2), 1101-1116 , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
Effects of an Invasive Mud Crab on a Macroalgae-Dominated Habitat of the Baltic Sea under Different Temperature Regimes IB Beleem, J Kotta, FR Barboza Diversity 15 (5), 644 , 2023 2023 Citations: 4
New Records of Mantis Shrimps (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) from the Gujarat Waters, India. P VADHER, H KARDANI, I BELEEM Journal of the Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research 41 (1) , 2023 2023 Citations: 3
Diversity and distribution of mantis shrimps (Arthropoda: Crustacea: Stomatopoda) in the Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India P Vadher, H Kardani, I Beleem Journal of Threatened Taxa 14 (5), 21032-21042 , 2022 2022 Citations: 5
New distribution record of Janolus flavoanulatus Pola & Gosliner, 2019 (Nudibranchia: Janolidae) from India P Vadher, HK Kardani, I Beleem Marine Biological Association of India (MBAI) 63 (2), 118-121 , 2021 2021 Citations: 1
First record of ghost shrimp Corallianassa coutierei (Nobili, 1904)(Decapoda: Axiidea: Callichiridae) from Indian waters P Vadher, H Kardani, P Bambhaniya, I Beleem Journal of Threatened Taxa 13 (8), 19118-19124 , 2021 2021 Citations: 2
First record of marine gastropod Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828) from Gujarat coast, India P Vadher, H Kardani, I Beleem Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS) 50 (09), 709-713 , 2021 2021 Citations: 3
An annotated checklist of sea slug fauna of Gujarat coast, India P Vadher, H Kardani, I Beleem Journal of Threatened Taxa 12 (8), 15835-15851 , 2020 2020 Citations: 19
A Monograph on Marine Crabs of Diu Island, India B Gohil, I Beleem, P Poriya Pratik Publication; 978-81-943469-7-5 , 2020 2020
Antibiotic Resistome Biomarkers associated to the pelagic Sediments of the Gulfs of Kathiawar peninsula and Arabian Sea C Mootapally, NM Nathani, P Poriya, I Beleem, JC Dabhi, IR Gadhvi, ... Scientific Reports 9 (1), 17281 , 2019 2019 Citations: 25
First record of the callianassid ghost shrimp Neocallichirus jousseaumei (Nobili, 1904)(Decapoda: Axiidea) from India I Beleem, P Poriya, B Gohil Journal of Threatened Taxa 11 (3), 13402-13405 , 2019 2019 Citations: 3
An annotated checklist of marine brachyuran crabs of Gujarat waters, India I Beleem, P Poriya, B Gohil Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 15 (1), 9-46 , 2019 2019 Citations: 21
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Distribution of Marine Crabs from the Marine National Park, Gulf of Kachchh IB Beleem, JS Yogesh Kumar, C Satyanarayana, K Venkataraman, ... Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences (SAJB) 2 (7), 419-427 , 2014 2014 Citations: 48
Antibiotic Resistome Biomarkers associated to the pelagic Sediments of the Gulfs of Kathiawar peninsula and Arabian Sea C Mootapally, NM Nathani, P Poriya, I Beleem, JC Dabhi, IR Gadhvi, ... Scientific Reports 9 (1), 17281 , 2019 2019 Citations: 25
An annotated checklist of marine brachyuran crabs of Gujarat waters, India I Beleem, P Poriya, B Gohil Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 15 (1), 9-46 , 2019 2019 Citations: 21
An annotated checklist of sea slug fauna of Gujarat coast, India P Vadher, H Kardani, I Beleem Journal of Threatened Taxa 12 (8), 15835-15851 , 2020 2020 Citations: 19
Checklist of intertidal marine fauna in mangrove ecosystem, Ghogha coast, Gulf of Khambhat, India D Solanki, J Kanejiya, I Beleem, B Gohil Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 4 (4), 1281-1284 , 2016 2016 Citations: 16
Threats to Marine Biodiversity BB Imtiyaz, PD Sweta, KK Prakash Marine Biodiversity: Present Status and Prospects, 21-26 , 2011 2011 Citations: 14
Porcelain crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) of western coast of India I Beleem, P Poriya, B Gohil Marine Biodiversity Records 9 (1), 43 , 2016 2016 Citations: 13
First record of Arcania heptacantha (De Man, 1907)(Crustacea: Decapoda: Leucosiidae) from west coast of India I Beleem, P Poriya, B Gohil Journal of Marine Biological Association of India 58 (1), 108-112 , 2016 2016 Citations: 11
Mudskipper fishing in the coast of Bhavnagar, Gulf of Khambhat, Gujarat, India J Kanejiya, D Solanki, I Beleem, B Gohil Journal of Fisheries 5 (1), 461-464 , 2017 2017 Citations: 10
Coral reefs transplantation and restoration experience in Pirotan Island, Marine National Park, Gulf of Kachchh, India JSY Kumar, C Satyanarayana, K Venkataraman, IB Beleem, G Arun, ... Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences 46 (2), 299-303 , 2017 2017 Citations: 10
Enhancing marine protected areas with effective ecological and environmental data integration G Hoppit, K Nurkse, I Beleem, N Cadoni, T Crowe, M Bekaert, L Bongiorni, ... Ecological Indicators 178, 114119 , 2025 2025 Citations: 8
Diversity and distribution of porcelain crabs of Gujarat, India I Beleem, P Poriya, B Gohil Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 13 (1), 41-51 , 2017 2017 Citations: 8
Diversity and distribution of marine Gastropods (Mollusca) along the intertidal zone of ship breaking yard-Alang, Gujarat, India KD Baxi, RS Kundu, IB Beleem, PU Poriya, BM Gohil Advances in Bioresearch , 2017 2017 Citations: 8
New records of two Leucosiid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Leucosiidae) from Gujarat coast, India I Beleem, P Poriya, B Gohil Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences 46 (10), 2132-2136 , 2017 2017 Citations: 7
A study on animal-vehicle collision in Bhavnagar city and nearby area, Gujarat, India D Solanki, I Beleem, J Kanejiya, B Gohil Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 5 (1), 622-625 , 2017 2017 Citations: 7
First record of spider decorator crab Cmposcia retusa (Latreille, 1829) from west coast of India I Beleem, P Poriya, B Gohil Journal of Marine Biological Association of India 59 (2), 122-124 , 2017 2017 Citations: 7
Two new records of majid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Majidae) from west coast of India I Beleem, P Poriya, B Gohil International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 4 (4), 85-88 , 2016 2016 Citations: 7
Diversity and distribution of mantis shrimps (Arthropoda: Crustacea: Stomatopoda) in the Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India P Vadher, H Kardani, I Beleem Journal of Threatened Taxa 14 (5), 21032-21042 , 2022 2022 Citations: 5
Marine brachyuran crabs of Gujarat waters, India: An updated checklist with fifteen new records P Vadher, H Kardani, O Radosta, R Dabhi, I Beleem Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences 41 (3), 181 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Effects of an Invasive Mud Crab on a Macroalgae-Dominated Habitat of the Baltic Sea under Different Temperature Regimes IB Beleem, J Kotta, FR Barboza Diversity 15 (5), 644 , 2023 2023 Citations: 4
