Response of benthic foraminifera to heavy metal contamination in marine sediments (Sicilian coasts, Mediterranean sea)

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-30

  Caruso, Antonio ^a   Cosentino, Claudia ^a   Tranchina, Luigi ^a   Brai, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Bioindicators; Heavy metals; Mediterranean sea; Pollution; Sicily

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEAVY METAL; MARINE SEDIMENT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AGRIGENTO; GULF OF PALERMO; ITALY; LAMPEDUSA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PELAGI ISLANDS; SICILY; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

FORAMINIFERA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 79951692781     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540.2010.529076     Document Type: Article

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