Sediment oxygen demand and benthic foraminiferal faunas in the Arabian Gulf: A test of the method on a siliciclastic substrate

Sediment oxygen demand and benthic foraminiferal faunas in the Arabian Gulf: A test of the method on a siliciclastic substrate

In this study, we investigated the relationship between environmental parameters (water and sediment) and benthic foraminiferal assemblages found in nearshore siliciclastic sediment in the Arabian Gulf. Nearshore marine water and sediment samples were collected from a beach on the Gulf of Bahrain lo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Saudi journal of biological sciences 2021-05, Vol.28 (5), p.2907-2913
Hauptverfasser: Garrison, Thomas F., Kaminski, Michael A., Tawabini, Bassam, Frontalini, Fabrizio
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Sprache:eng
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Arabian Gulf
Biochemical oxygen demand
Foraminifera
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Sediment oxygen demand
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Zusammenfassung:In this study, we investigated the relationship between environmental parameters (water and sediment) and benthic foraminiferal assemblages found in nearshore siliciclastic sediment in the Arabian Gulf. Nearshore marine water and sediment samples were collected from a beach on the Gulf of Bahrain located south of Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The water samples were analyzed for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) and other chemical analyses. The sediment samples were tested for sediment oxygen demand (SOD) and heavy metal analysis. Results showed the BOD5 levels were below the detection limit (
ISSN:1319-562X
2213-7106
DOI:10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.02.024