Transitional waters straddle the interface between marine and terrestrial biomes and, among
others, include fjords, bays, lagoons, and estuaries. These coastal systems are essential for …

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

The rapid urbanization and industrialization of Kuwait and the consequent effluent
discharges into marine environments have resulted in a degradation of water and sediment …

Morphology-based benthic foraminifera indices are increasingly used worldwide for
biomonitoring the ecological quality of marine sediments. The recent development of …

Benthic foraminifera, single-celled marine organisms, are known for their wide distribution,
high abundance and species diversity, test (ie, shell) preservation in the sedimentary (eg …

Brazilian coastal areas have been exposed to various anthropic influences including
physical alteration such as marina construction. To assess the impact of the pier marina …

Corsican marine aquaculture is one of the highest contributors of fish production in France,
which may result in environmental perturbations caused by organic matter (OM) …

The objective of the research was to evaluate the ecological status of an area adjacent to the
Cetrel SA submarine outfall, in the North Coast of the State of Bahia, Brazil. The physical …

The main environmental variables controlling benthic foraminiferal distributions were
identified and used to assess their influence on ecological indices developed as predictors …

The ecological quality status (EcoQS) of Vellar and Uppanar estuaries (Southeast coast of
India) has been monitored monthly, using a combination of foraminiferal (Foram Stress …