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 …

This work analyses the distribution of living benthic foraminiferal assemblages of surface
sediments in different intertidal areas of Ria de Aveiro (Portugal), a polihaline and …

This work analyses the distribution of heavy metals in the sediments of Ria de Aveiro
(Portugal) assessed by total digestion and sequential chemical extraction of the sediments …

This study investigated the environmental quality of the Bizerte Lagoon (Tunisia) through an
integrated approach that combined environmental, biogeochemical, and living benthic …

This paper provides a synthesis of research carried out in the last decade (2005 till present)
on application of foraminifera in pollution monitoring. Over the years, various characteristics …

The ecological quality status of the NE region of the Guanabara Bay (SE Brazil), one of the
most important Brazilian embayments, is evaluated. For this purpose, sediment samples …

Lagos Lagoon is among Africa's largest estuarine ecosystems, bordered by one of the
fastest growing megacities in the world and the ultimate repository of contaminants carried in …

Abstract The Apapa and Badagry creeks in Nigeria are a corridor of long-term
anthropogenic activities, including mangrove removal, urban expansion, and …

Benthic foraminifera, heavy metals, and sediment grain sizes were studied in three bays of
Hainan Island, and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) and nonparametric …

Abstract The Ria de Aveiro, a lagoon located in the NW coast of Portugal, presents a wide
range of changes to the natural hydrodynamical and physicochemical conditions induced for …