To introduce the special issue this paper reviews the use of protists as bioindicators. Seven
key advantages of protist bioindicators are highlighted, namely: environmental sensitivity …

Most environmental bio-monitoring methods using the species composition of marine faunas
define the Ecological Quality Status of soft bottom ecosystems based on the relative …

Benthic foraminifera have long served as indicators of environmental conditions–both
natural and anthropogenically impacted. To better understand the responses of benthic …

Benthic foraminiferal assemblages from 19 superficial marine sediment samples of a coastal
area in the Ligurian Sea were analysed for benthic foraminifera in order to recognize …

A seasonal survey of living benthic foraminifera was performed in 2013 in the Gulf of Trieste
(N Adriatic Sea) to compare two marine coastal sites with different degrees of anthropogenic …

The establishment of sustainable coastal industries requires better temporal and spatial
monitoring of heavy metal (HM) pollutants, even at low concentrations and during pulse …

In the context of recent climate change and increased anthropogenic activities in coastal
areas, which both may have a negative impact on dissolved oxygen concentration, there is …

The effects of temperature and salinity on intertidal foraminiferal community under laboratory
conditions are poorly understood. We designed a two-factor crossed experiment in which …

The response of intertidal foraminifera and their morphological characteristics to
temperature changes in laboratory microhabitats is poorly studied. Therefore, a benthic …

The trace elemental composition of foraminiferal shell calcite is known to reflect the
environment in which the shell was precipitated. Whereas conservative elements …