Ammonia-Elphidium index as a proxy for marine pollution assessment, Northeast Brazil

The Ammonia-Elphidium Index (IAE) allows to assess the oxygenation levels of coastal regions. Both genera used in this index are resistant to oxygen reduction conditions. The genus Ammonia has a greater resistance than the genus Elphidium to low oxic conditions, and both are abundant in the coastal...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Antonio Pregnolato, Rayssa de Almeida Viana, Camila Cunha Passos, Maria Laura Misailidis, Wânia Duleba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Sedimentary Environments
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