Coral reefs worldwide are degrading at alarming rates due to local and global stressors.
There are ongoing needs for bioindicator systems that can be used to assess reef health …

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 …

The Anthropocene is characterized by dramatic ecosystem changes driven by human
activities. The impact of these activities can be assessed by different geochemical and …

This study investigates for the first time the presence of microplastics in sediment, water, and
benthic organisms (foraminifera) of a marine cave in the Gulf of Orosei (Sardinia, Italy) …

Since the 1960 s, there has been a rapid expansion of drilling activities in the central and
northern Adriatic Sea to meet the increasing global energy demand. The discharges of …

This work contributes to the ongoing work aiming at confirming benthic foraminifera as a
biological quality element. In this study, benthic foraminifera from intertidal and transitional …

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 …

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) …

Biotic indices are tools to assess the ecological status of marine systems, and can be based
on different metrics (such as ecological groups, specific diversity). The present study applies …