Response of benthic foraminifera to organic matter quantity and quality and bioavailable concentrations of metals in Aveiro Lagoon (Portugal)

MVA Martins, F Silva, LLM Laut, F Frontalini… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Multiple human pressures in coastal habitats: variation of meiofaunal assemblages associated with sewage discharge in a post-industrial area

I Bertocci, A Dell'Anno, L Musco, C Gambi… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Marine ecosystems are globally threatened by human activities, but some areas, such as
those affected by abandoned industrial plants, show an overlap of acute and chronic …

Distribution and sources of sedimentary organic matter in a tropical estuary, south west coast of India (Cochin estuary): A baseline study

TR Gireeshkumar, PM Deepulal… - Marine pollution …, 2013 - Elsevier
Surface sediments samples were collected from 9 stations of the Cochin estuary during the
monsoon, post-monsoon and pre-monsoon seasons and were analyzed for grain size, total …

Sensitivity of amphipods to sewage pollution

JA De-la-Ossa-Carretero, Y Del-Pilar-Ruso… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Amphipods are considered a sensitive group to pollution but here different levels of
sensitivity were detected among species, by analysing the impact of five sewage outfalls …

An evidence-based systematic review of chlorophyll by the Natural Standard Research Collaboration

C Ulbricht, R Bramwell, M Catapang… - Journal of dietary …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
An evidence-based systematic review of chlorophyll by the Natural Standard Research
Collaboration consolidates the safety and efficacy data available in the scientific literature …

Organic matter quantity and quality, metals availability and foraminiferal assemblages as environmental proxy applied to the Bizerte Lagoon (Tunisia)

MVA Martins, MA Helali, N Zaaboub… - Marine Pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study analyzes the benthic trophic state of Bizerte Lagoon (Tunisia) based on the total
organic matter and the bioavailability of biopolymeric carbon including proteins (PTN) …

Benthic trophic status of sediments in a metropolitan area (Rio de la Plata estuary): Linkages with natural and human pressures

N Venturini, AL Pita, E Brugnoli… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2012 - Elsevier
We evaluated the benthic trophic status of the Montevideo coastal zone-Rio de la Plata
estuary using the quantity and the biochemical composition of sedimentary organic matter …

Ecosystem health of Montevideo coastal zone: A multi approach using some different benthic indicators to improve a ten-year-ago assessment

P Muniz, N Venturini, M Hutton, N Kandratavicius… - Journal of sea …, 2011 - Elsevier
A study on the benthic ecosystem health was performed to assess the environmental quality
of Montevideo coastal zone, in view of the construction of a new sanitation system. Data …

Geochemical and microfaunal proxies to assess environmental quality conditions during the recovery process of a heavily polluted estuary: the Bilbao estuary case (N …

E Leorri, A Cearreta, MJ Irabien, I Yusta - Science of the total environment, 2008 - Elsevier
This study explores the eventual environmental improvement of the Bilbao estuary (northern
Spain), from 1997 to 2006, in order to assess current estuarine restoration being undertaken …

Benthic foraminiferal and organic matter compounds as proxies of environmental quality in a tropical coastal lagoon: The Itaipu lagoon (Brazil)

D Raposo, I Clemente, M Figueiredo, A Vilar… - Marine Pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Lagoons in the southeast coast of Brazil have experienced eutrophication due to the
exponential increase of human population and sewage discharges. Living benthic …