In response to the need for more sensitive and rapid indicators of environmental quality,
sublethal effects on the lowest levels of biological organization have been investigated. The …

During the 1950s, open-cast mining led to an increasing input of heavy-metal-rich
terrigenous particles in the bays near Nouméa, detected by geochemical and …

ABSTRACT The Santos Estuarine System (SES) is a complex of bays, islands, estuarine
channels and rivers located on the Southeast coast of Brazil, in which multiple contaminant …

Coastal environments are affected by multiple pressures resulting from anthropogenic
activities, among which organic enrichment (C org) is particularly important. Foraminiferal …

In this study, living (Rose Bengal stained) foraminiferal faunas from 31 stations along the
entire French Mediterranean Sea coast except Corsica have been analysed. In the context …

Estuaries, lagoons and lakes, identified as transitional waters (TWs), are fragile ecotones at
the interface between terrestrial and marine ecosystems. The assessment of their Ecological …

Coastal environments are exposed to numerous pressures that potentially affect marine soft
bottom faunas. Among these pressures, organic matter enrichment is very frequent. Several …

To study the benthic foraminifers' response to heavy metal pollution and analyse the
geochemical parameters, samples of surface sediments were collected in 2005 and 2006 …

Benthic foraminifera (BF) have been commonly used as marine petroleum contamination
indicators. The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) released 4.0 million barrels of petroleum into the …

Reef-dwelling larger foraminifers share key characteristics with reefbuilding corals: they are
prolific producers of calcium carbonate, they are physiologically dependent upon algal …