The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: estimates, patterns, and threats

M Coll, C Piroddi, J Steenbeek, K Kaschner… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
The Mediterranean Sea is a marine biodiversity hot spot. Here we combined an extensive
literature analysis with expert opinions to update publicly available estimates of major taxa …

Benthic foraminiferal biogeography: controls on global distribution patterns in deep-water settings

AJ Gooday, FJ Jorissen - Annual Review of Marine Science, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Benthic foraminifera, shell-bearing protists, are familiar from geological studies. Although
many species are well known, undescribed single-chambered forms are common in the …

Foram-AMBI: A sensitivity index based on benthic foraminiferal faunas from North-East Atlantic and Arctic fjords, continental shelves and slopes

E Alve, S Korsun, J Schönfeld, N Dijkstra… - Marine …, 2016 - Elsevier
The present study follows up the FOraminiferal BIo-MOnitoring (FOBIMO) working group's
aim to explore methods which will improve the usefulness of benthic foraminifera in …

Live benthic foraminiferal faunas from the French Mediterranean Coast: Towards a new biotic index of environmental quality

C Barras, FJ Jorissen, C Labrune, B Andral… - Ecological …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, living (Rose Bengal stained) foraminiferal faunas from 31 stations along the
entire French Mediterranean Sea coast except Corsica have been analysed. In the context …

Tracking rainfall in the northern Mediterranean borderlands during sapropel deposition

S Toucanne, CMA Minto'o, C Fontanier… - Quaternary Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
The role of mid-latitude precipitation in the hydrological forcing leading to the deposition of
sapropels in the Mediterranean Sea remains unclear. The new GDEC-4-2 borehole, East …

Live (stained) benthic foraminifera from the Rhône prodelta (Gulf of Lion, NW Mediterranean): Environmental controls on a river-dominated shelf

A Goineau, C Fontanier, FJ Jorissen, B Lansard… - Journal of Sea …, 2011 - Elsevier
In this paper, we investigate the ecology of live (rose Bengal stained) benthic foraminifera
collected at 20 stations ranging from 15 to 100m depth in the Rhône prodelta (Gulf of Lions …

Benthic foraminifera as bioindicators of marine pollution: A bibliometric approach to unravel trends, patterns and perspectives

MN Abd Malek, F Frontalini - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Benthic foraminifera, single-celled marine organisms, are known for their wide distribution,
high abundance and species diversity, test (ie, shell) preservation in the sedimentary (eg …

Live (stained) benthic foraminifera in the Whittard Canyon, Celtic margin (NE Atlantic)

P Duros, C Fontanier, E Metzger, A Pusceddu… - Deep Sea Research …, 2011 - Elsevier
Living (Rose Bengal stained) benthic foraminifera were investigated at 18 deep-sea stations
sampled in the Whittard Canyon area (NE Atlantic). The stations were positioned along 4 …

Correlation between textural characteristics of marine sediments and benthic foraminifera in highly anthropogenically-altered coastal areas

MC Magno, L Bergamin, MG Finoia, G Pierfranceschi… - Marine Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
The coastal zone is the most variable area in the marine system in terms of environmental
parameters and it is characterised by the highest granulometric variability. Considering that …

Benthic foraminifera: inhabitants of low-oxygen environments

KA Koho, E Piña-Ochoa - Anoxia: Evidence for eukaryote survival and …, 2011 - Springer
Benthic foraminifera, single-celled eukaryotes, constitute a significant part of the living
community in low-oxygen or even oxygen-depleted marine environments. Although the …