The response of benthic foraminifera to pollution and environmental stress in Ria de Aveiro (N Portugal)

This work evaluates the quality of the sediment in Ria de Aveiro, a coastal lagoon located at N of Portugal that is under strong anthropic influence, and the effects of the contamination on benthic foraminifera. The initial approach for measuring pollution was done through the load pollution index (...

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Main Author: Martins, V. (author)
Other Authors: Yamashita, C. (author), Sousa, S. H. M. (author), Martins, P. (author), Laut, L. L. M. (author), Figueira, R. C. L. (author), Mahiques, M. M. (author), Ferreira da Silva, E. (author), Dias, J.M. Alveirinho (author), Rocha, F. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Contaminated area
Heavy metals
Aveiro
Holocene evolution
Water quality
Lagoon Ria
Sea level
Mercury
Sediments
Transport
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/12079
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/12079

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/12079

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