Trophic strategies of intertidal foraminifera explored with single‐cell microbiome metabarcoding and morphological methods: What is on the menu?
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9437
Abstract: Abstract In mudflats, interactions and transfers of nutrients and secondary metabolites may drive ecosystems and biodiversity. Foraminifera have complex trophic strategies as they often rely on bacteria and eukaryotes or on potential symbionts for carbon… read more here.
Keywords: foraminiferal species; microscopy; foraminifera; single cell ... See more keywords
COI metabarcoding of large benthic Foraminifera: Method validation for application in ecological studies
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9549
Abstract: Abstract Monitoring community composition of Foraminifera (single‐celled marine protists) provides valuable insights into environmental conditions in marine ecosystems. Despite the efficiency of environmental DNA (eDNA) and bulk‐sample DNA (bulk‐DNA) metabarcoding to assess the presence of… read more here.
Keywords: dna; large benthic; bulk dna; foraminifera ... See more keywords
Physiological and morphological scaling enables gigantism in pelagic protists
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DOI: 10.1002/lno.12770
Abstract: Planktonic foraminifera are pelagic protists frequently used to study paleoenvironmental change. Many planktonic foraminifera, like other taxa in Rhizaria, reach gigantic proportions relative to other pelagic protists (> 600 μm), placing them in a size class dominated… read more here.
Keywords: pelagic protists; respiration; size; planktonic foraminifera ... See more keywords
Benthic foraminifera in a deep-sea high-energy environment: the Moira Mounds (Porcupine Seabight, SW of Ireland)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00015-018-0317-4
Abstract: Cold-water coral ecosystems represent unique and exceptionally diverse environments in the deep-sea. They are well developed along the Irish margin, varying broadly in shape and size. The Moira Mounds, numerous small-sized mounds, are nestled in… read more here.
Keywords: foraminifera; deep sea; porcupine seabight; moira mounds ... See more keywords
Early Miocene larger benthic foraminifera from the northwestern Tethyan Seaway (NW Iran): new findings on Shallow Benthic Zone 25
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DOI: 10.1007/s00531-021-01986-1
Abstract: The lower Miocene marine units of NW Iran (Hamedan–Miandoab area) were studied to establish a high-resolution biostratigraphy framework in the context of European standard biozonation (SBZ zonal scheme). The units are dominated by larger and… read more here.
Keywords: tethyan seaway; foraminifera; benthic foraminifera; larger benthic ... See more keywords
The architecture and associated fauna of Perouvianella peruviana, an endemic larger benthic foraminifera from the Cenomanian–Turonian transition interval of central Peru
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DOI: 10.1007/s10347-017-0514-z
Abstract: During the Cenomanian–Turonian transition interval, larger benthic foraminifera became extinct or suffered decreases in terms of their diversity. Anoxic/dysoxic conditions of oceanic bottom water masses and potentially seawater acidification during this pivotal time also affected… read more here.
Keywords: peruviana; turonian transition; cenomanian turonian; foraminifera ... See more keywords
Fissumella motolae n. gen. n. sp., a new soritoidean (Foraminifera) from the lowermost Albian carbonate platform facies of central and southern Italy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2017.05.024
Abstract: The Soritoidea (Foraminifera) represent an important component of Cenomanian microfossil assemblages of the central and southern Tethyan carbonate platforms and are widely used as biostratigraphic markers. In this paper a new taxon, Fissumella motolae n.… read more here.
Keywords: motolae gen; foraminifera; central southern; carbonate platform ... See more keywords
Planktic propagules as a potential long-distance dispersal mechanism of Cretaceous serial rotaliid benthic foraminifera
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2019.03.012
Abstract: Abstract Conventionally, foraminifera were divided into two separate planktic and benthic taxonomic groups. However, more recent molecular studies call this paradigm into question, showing that mode of life of foraminifera is not diagnostic of their… read more here.
Keywords: mode life; foraminifera; dispersal mechanism; benthic foraminifera ... See more keywords
Large rotaliid foraminifera as biostratigraphic and palaeoenvironmental indicators in northwest Borneo: An example from a late Miocene section in Brunei Darussalam
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2018.10.019
Abstract: Abstract Palaeonvironmental interpretations and biostratigraphic zonations in northwest Borneo are still a matter of debate but are important for petroleum related applications. The outcrop of Ambug Hill, a late Miocene marine siliciclastic sequence in Brunei… read more here.
Keywords: brunei darussalam; late miocene; rotaliid foraminifera; foraminifera ... See more keywords
Can benthic foraminifera serve as proxies for changes in benthic macrofaunal community structure? Implications for the definition of reference conditions.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.02.023
Abstract: Benthic macrofauna is one of the most widely used biological groups to assess the ecological status of marine systems. Lately, attention has been paid to similar use of benthic foraminifera. In this study, distribution patterns… read more here.
Keywords: macrofaunal community; foraminifera; benthic foraminifera; macrofauna ... See more keywords
Foraminifera reveal a shallow nearshore origin for overwash sediments deposited by Tropical Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu (South Pacific)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2017.06.003
Abstract: Abstract Tropical cyclone inundation is a major threat to the highly exposed islands of the South Pacific. This vulnerability was highlighted in March 2015 when Tropical Cyclone (TC) Pam made landfall on Vanuatu as a… read more here.
Keywords: pam sediments; foraminifera; pam; tropical cyclone ... See more keywords