Natural oligotrophy vs. pollution-induced eutrophy on the SE Mediterranean shallow shelf (Israel): Environmental parameters and benthic foraminifera

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1888-1902

  Hyams Kaphzan, Orit ^a,b   Almogi Labin, Ahuva ^c   Benjamini, Chaim ^a,d   Herut, Barak ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Israel)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^d Ramon Science Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Eastern Mediterranean; Eutrophy; Living benthic foraminifera; Oligotrophy; Organic carbon

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CHLOROPHYLL A; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; EUTROPHY; NUTRIENT LOADS; ORGANIC LOAD; ORGANIC MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENT DEPTH; TIME-SCALES;

BIOACTIVITY; CHLOROPHYLL; ORGANIC CARBON; PORPHYRINS; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

CHLOROPHYLL A; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; EUTROPHICATION; MARINE POLLUTION; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; EUTROPHICATION; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLUDGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; URBANIZATION;

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; FORAMINIFERA; GEOGRAPHY; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OXYGEN; SEASONS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

LEVANT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (SOUTHEAST);

AMMONIA TEPIDA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 71849107485     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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