Is the meiofauna a good indicator for climate change and anthropogenic impacts?

D Zeppilli, J Sarrazin, D Leduc, PM Arbizu… - Marine Biodiversity, 2015 - Springer
Our planet is changing, and one of the most pressing challenges facing the scientific
community revolves around understanding how ecological communities respond to global …

Marine and brackish-water ostracods as sentinels of anthropogenic impacts

F Ruiz, M Abad, AM Bodergat, P Carbonel… - Earth-Science …, 2005 - Elsevier
This review analyses the ostracod responses to pollution-induced environmental changes
by anthropogenic impacts. Different biological features such as the variability of the local …

The FOBIMO (FOraminiferal BIo-MOnitoring) initiative—Towards a standardised protocol for soft-bottom benthic foraminiferal monitoring studies

J Schönfeld, E Alve, E Geslin, F Jorissen… - Marine …, 2012 - Elsevier
The European Community Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) was established to
provide guidelines for monitoring the quality of marine ecosystems. Monitoring the status of …

Acute toxicity assessment of polyaniline/Ag nanoparticles/graphene oxide quantum dots on Cypridopsis vidua and Artemia salina

A Shokry, M Khalil, H Ibrahim, M Soliman… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Nanotoxicology is argued and considered one of the emerging topics. In this study,
polyaniline (PANI)/2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPSA) capped silver …

The response of benthic foraminifera and ostracoda to heavy metal pollution in Gulf of Izmir (Eastern Aegean Sea)

F Bergin, F Kucuksezgin, E Uluturhan, IF Barut… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2006 - Elsevier
Benthic foraminifera can be used as environmental bioindicators, especially in polluted
environments where their sensitivity to pollutants may be expressed by a modification in the …

The present environmental scenario of the Nador Lagoon (Morocco)

F Ruiz, M Abad, M Olías, E Galán, I González… - Environmental …, 2006 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present a multivariate approach (waters, sediments, microfauna)
concerning the environmental state of the Nador Lagoon (NE Morocco). The normal water …

Human‐induced marine ecological degradation: micropaleontological perspectives

M Yasuhara, G Hunt, D Breitburg… - Ecology and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We analyzed published downcore microfossil records from 150 studies and reinterpreted
them from an ecological degradation perspective to address the following critical but still …

Foraminifera as potential bio-indicators of the “Erika” oil spill in the Bay of Bourgneuf: field and experimental studies

J Morvan, V Le Cadre, F Jorissen… - Aquatic living …, 2004 - cambridge.org
Benthic foraminifera are used as potential bio-indicators of pollution due to the “Erika” oil
spill. The foraminiferal assemblages from a site situated on the tidal mudflat of the southern …

The anthropogenic impact on the western French coasts as revealed by foraminifera: a review

ÉA du Châtelet, JP Debenay - Revue de micropaléontologie, 2010 - Elsevier
Coastal benthic foraminifera are widely studied as indicators of environmental disturbance.
This paper presents a synthesis of the studies that showed correlations between …

Application of foraminifers in ecotoxicology: retrospect, perspect and prospect

R Nigam, R Saraswat, R Panchang - Environment International, 2006 - Elsevier
In view of the extensive use of foraminifers for the pollution monitoring especially their
unmatched utility in deciphering the temporal variation in the type and concentration of …