We analyzed published downcore microfossil records from 150 studies and reinterpreted
them from an ecological degradation perspective to address the following critical but still …

This study defines criteria for the use of benthic foraminifera (protists) as a quick and efficient
bio-monitoring tool to implement marine legislation. Various sampling and preparation …

Characterizing marine water bodies and defining ecological status, both present and past
(pre-impacted), has become an important task for EU's Member States and their associates …

The FoRAM Index (FI) was proposed as a foraminiferal-based indicator to distinguish
whether water quality supports recruitment and proliferation of calcifying, photosynthesizing …

Sediments in nine short cores (< 40 cm) from Lake Edku, a brackish coastal basin located
east of Alexandria, Egypt, were analyzed to determine distributions of eight metals (Fe, Cd …

Effects of burial by water-based drill cuttings and natural test sediment on living (stained)
benthic foraminifera were investigated in a mesocosm experiment. After 193days, the …

Sources of heavy metals pollution in the Burullus Lagoon include phosphate fertilizers,
sewage and oil spills from fishing boats. The benthic species identified in this lagoon are …

Abstract A total of 14 surface (0-1cm) sediment grab samples and bottom water samples
were collected at water depths varying from 0.8 to 2.5 m in the Uppanar estuary. All the …

Encrusting foraminifera that settled on experimental arrays deployed for 2years in shelf (15m–
30m), shelf edge (70m) and slope (183–253m) environments off the carbonate platform of …

The response of benthic foraminifer Pararotalia nipponica to heavy metal cadmium is
observed in laboratory experiment. The results indicate that under a given set of conditions …