Benthic foraminifera response and geochemical characterization of the coastal environment surrounding the polluted industrial area of Portovesme (South-Western Sardinia, Italy)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 59, Issue 8-12, 2009, Pages 281-296

  Cherchi, A ^a   Da Pelo, S ^a   Ibba, A ^a   Mana, D ^b   Buosi, C ^a   Floris, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Freelance   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifers; Geochemical proxies; Industrial pollution; Morphological abnormalities; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAINS; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERS; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; GEOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; GEOCHEMICAL PROXIES; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX; INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION; MARINE AREAS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; POPULATION DENSITIES; SARDINIA; SIMPSON; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; WARD METHOD;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONES; HEAVY METALS; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

HEAVY METAL; SEA WATER;

ABNORMALITY; ALLUVIAL PLAIN; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOMONITORING; COASTAL ZONE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PARAMETERIZATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FORAMINIFER; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INTERTIDAL ZONE; ITALY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER POLLUTION;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORAMINIFERA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRY; ITALY; METALS, HEAVY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CARBONIA-IGLESIAS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PORTOSCUSO; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 71749100807     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.09.016     Document Type: Article

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