Coastal benthic foraminifera are widely studied as indicators of environmental disturbance.
This paper presents a synthesis of the studies that showed correlations between …

Most knowledge of the effects of metals on benthic organisms comes from laboratory studies
with subsequent extrapolation to field scenarios. Here, we critically reviewed studies on …

As most port areas throughout the world, Guanabara Bay (GB), which hosts the Harbour of
Rio de Janeiro (HRJ), is under intense environmental stress. Located in one of the most …

Ninety-two surface sediment samples were collected in Guanabara Bay, one of the most
prominent urban bays in SE Brazil, to investigate the spatial distribution of anthropogenic …

Surface marine sediments act as important repository of heavy metals (HMs) and play a
significant role in their transport and possible release. The anthropogenic contribution to …

Large benthic foraminifera are major carbonate components in tropical carbonate platforms,
important carbonate producers, stratigraphic tools and powerful bioindicators (proxies) of …

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 …

Living benthic foraminiferal assemblages were studied in surface samples collected from the
lagoon of Venice (Italy) in order to investigate the relationship between these sensitive …

Using benthic foraminifera, we evaluate the ecological quality status (EcoQS) of transitional
waters of the Guanabara Bay (SE Brazil) by applying the diversity-based index exp (H′ bc) …

A study of foraminiferal assemblages was carried out in 24 sediment samples collected from
the Montevideo coastal zone (south-eastern coastal region of South America) to assess the …