Benthic foraminifera as bioindicators of anthropogenic impacts in two north African lagoonsa comparison with ostracod assemblages

  1. Francisco Ruiz Muñoz
  2. María Luz González-Regalado Montero
  3. Emilio Galán Huertos
  4. Isabel González-Díez
  5. M. Isabel Prudêncio
  6. María Isabel Dias
  7. Manuel Abad de los Santos
  8. Antonio Toscano Grande
  9. José Prenda Marín
  10. Edith Xio Mara García
Zeitschrift:
Revista mexicana de ciencias geológicas

ISSN: 1026-8774 2007-2902

Datum der Publikation: 2012

Ausgabe: 29

Nummer: 3

Seiten: 527-533

Art: Artikel

Andere Publikationen in: Revista mexicana de ciencias geológicas

Zusammenfassung

Numerous investigations have used the foraminiferal assemblages or species as bioindicators. This paper tests the responses of these microorganisms to different environmental changes (heavy metal pollution, treatment stations, artificial inlets, agricultural and urban sewages) and compares them to those observed previously on ostracod assemblages. Foraminifera are more tolerant to these changes, while ostracods present a more specialized response.