Benthic foraminifera as bioindicators of pollution: A review of Italian research over the last three decades

Revue de Micropaleontologie

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-127

  Frontalini, Fabrizio ^a   Coccioni, Rodolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Bioindicators; Italy; Pollution

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ITALY;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 79957952776     PISSN: 00351598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmic.2011.03.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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