Human impacts on large benthic foraminifers near a densely populated area of Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands

Human impacts on sand-producing, large benthic foraminifers were investigated on ocean reef flats at the northeast Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, along a human population gradient. The densities of dominant foraminifers Calcarina and Amphistegina declined with distance from densely populated island...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine pollution bulletin 2010-08, Vol.60 (8), p.1279-1287
Hauptverfasser:	Osawa, Yoko, Fujita, Kazuhiko, Umezawa, Yu, Kayanne, Hajime, Ide, Yoichi, Nagaoka, Tatsutoshi, Miyajima, Toshihiro, Yamano, Hiroya
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amphistegina Animal, plant and microbial ecology Applied ecology Atolls Biological and medical sciences Calcarina Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution Environment Environmental Monitoring - methods Flats Foraminifera Foraminifera - growth & development Fresh Water - chemistry Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Groundwater Human impact Human influences Humans Islands Large benthic foraminifer Majuro Atoll Marine Marine and brackish environment Micronesia Nitrogen - analysis Nutrient Nutrients Oceans Phosphates - analysis Population Density Reef island Reefs Sea water Seawater - chemistry Water Pollutants - analysis
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