Benthic Foraminifera as Pollution Biomarkers: a Morphological Approach
Laura Tavera Martínez,
Margarita Marchant,
Roberto T. Abdala Díaz
et al.
Abstract:Coastal areas are often intervened by anthropic activities, which increase the contamination of toxic agents such as heavy metals. This causes adverse morphological effects on benthic microorganisms, such as foraminifera. This group is one of the most susceptible to environmental deterioration, so they can be used as pollution biomarkers by identifying shell abnormalities. Therefore, 28 sediment samples from northern Chile were analyzed, calculating the Abnormality Index-FAI and its spatio-temporal distributio… Show more
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