Academic Journal
Ecology of benthic foraminifera of the eastern Aegean Sea coasts
| العنوان: | Ecology of benthic foraminifera of the eastern Aegean Sea coasts |
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| المؤلفون: | Kam, Erol, Bircan, Cüneyt, Dinçer, Feyza, Barut, İpek F., Yokeş, M. Baki, Avşar, Niyazi, Meriç, Engin |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| الوصف: | The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of benthic foraminifera in some field of the Turkish Aegean coasts have beeninvestigated and the effects of ecological changes observed on these fauna in 2009-2014 period. Sediment samples from Alibey andMaden Islands (Balıkesir), Kuşadası (Aydın), Çeşme Ilıca Bay (Izmir) and northwestern coast of Karaburun Peninsula (Izmir) havebeen analysed. Similarities, as well as dissimilarities were observed between the assemblages from different locations. The Red Seaorginated alien foraminifer Amphistegina lobifera Larsen was found to form a very dense population around the south and west partof a submarine spring water in Kuşadası, where as it was replaced by Ammonia compacta Cushman and Elphidium crispum (Linné)assemblages on the northern and eastern parts. Euthymonacha polita (Chapman) has been first recorded in Kuşadası and it is alsoabundant in the Ilıca Bay. The Red Sea originated Coscinospira acicularis (Batsch) has also been first recorded in the Mediterraneanfrom Ilıca Bay. Presence of the individuals with colored tests indicates the presence of heavy metals in spring waters. Aberrant aperturemorphologies observed in some of the Vertebralina striata d’Orbigny individuals attracts attention. Therefore, abundance of individualswith colored tests, morphological deformities or togetherness, as well as the Red Sea originated species have indicated the specialenvironmental and ecological conditions around the submarine springs. The main reasons for these ecological changes are salinitychanges, the presence of heavy metals, thermal springs and cold-water springs. It is noteworthy that there is a different benthicforaminiferal living due to physical and chemical changes in the regions where different ecological conditions develop around thesubmarine thermal / cold water springs observed in these coastal regions. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | 18c49bad-aee4-40a4-8090-2d41c9af00e7; https://avesis.yildiz.edu.tr/publication/details/18c49bad-aee4-40a4-8090-2d41c9af00e7/oai |
| DOI: | 10.30897/ijegeo |
| الاتاحة: | https://avesis.yildiz.edu.tr/publication/details/18c49bad-aee4-40a4-8090-2d41c9af00e7/oai https://doi.org/10.30897/ijegeo |
| Rights: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.D6AAA2C2 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.30897/ijegeo |
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