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Volpi Ghirardini, Annamaria |
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dc.contributor.advisor |
Mazzola, Antonio |
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dc.contributor.advisor |
Cuttitta, Angela |
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dc.contributor.author |
Musco, Marianna <1982> |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-05-24T12:02:32Z |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-07-30T16:05:35Z |
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2012-05-24T12:02:32Z |
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dc.date.available |
2012-07-30T16:05:35Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2012-03-30 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10579/1208 |
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dc.description.abstract |
I foraminiferi bentonici sono spesso utilizzati come bioindicatori di stress ambientale ed inquinamento, poiché sensibili alle variazioni ambientali. La tesi si propone di studiare i foraminiferi bentonici nel Canale di Sicilia come possibili bioindicatori in ambienti marini.
E’ stato creato un Atlante dei foraminiferi bentonici del Canale di Sicilia, seguito da uno studio tassonomico che ha evidenziato nella morfometria un strumento di supporto alla classificazione.
La granulometria ed il TOC influenzano la distribuzione delle specie di foraminiferi bentonici viventi costieri, mentre gli elementi in traccia influenzano la presenza di taxa opportunisti.
Le concentrazioni di Cd e Mg nei gusci di U. mediterranea, analizzate per ricostruire le concentrazioni di Cd e le temperature nelle acque profonde del Canale, hanno mostrato alte concentrazioni di Cd nell’acqua interstiziale e la possibile presenza di un altro fattore oltre la temperatura che influenzi l’inclusione di Mg nei gusci. |
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Benthic forams are often used as bioindicators of environmental stress and pollution, due to their sensitivity to environmental variations. This study aims to detect benthic foraminiferal assemblages in the Sicily Channel and to apply them as bio-indicators of marine environment.
An Atlas of benthic forams of the Sicily Channel was created, accompanied by a taxonomical study which highlighted how morphometry could be a classification supporting tool.
The study of living coastal assemblages of benthic forams has shown the strong influence of grain-size and TOC on species distribution, as well as the influence of trace elements on the presence of opportunistic taxa.
To reconstruct past Cd concentrations and temperatures at bottom water, Cd and Mg in U. mediterranea tests were analyzed, showing considerably high values, probably due to a high concentration of Cd in the porewater, and to the possible presence of another factor (i.e. salinity) influencing the inclusion of Mg in forams tests. |
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dc.format.medium |
Tesi cartacea |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Università Ca' Foscari Venezia |
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dc.rights |
© Marianna Musco, 2012 |
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dc.subject |
Foraminifera |
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Bioindicators |
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Sicily Channel |
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dc.title |
Study of benthic foraminifera in the Sicilian Channel and their applicability as bio-indicators |
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dc.type |
Doctoral Thesis |
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dc.degree.name |
Scienze ambientali |
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dc.degree.level |
Dottorato di ricerca |
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dc.degree.grantor |
Scuola di dottorato in Scienze e tecnologie (SDST) |
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dc.description.academicyear |
2010/2011 |
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dc.description.cycle |
24 |
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dc.degree.coordinator |
Pavoni, Bruno |
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dc.location.shelfmark |
D001138 |
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dc.location |
Venezia, Archivio Università Ca' Foscari, Tesi Dottorato |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
openAccess |
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dc.thesis.matricno |
955662 |
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191 p. : ill. |
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dc.subject.miur |
BIO/07 ECOLOGIA |
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dc.description.tableofcontent |
Sommario
Introduction to the study of benthic foraminifera in the Sicily Channel, and their applicability as bio-indicators 4
Objectives of the Thesis 5
State of the Art 6
Study Area and Sediment Sampling Stations 7
Chapter 1: Benthic forams of the Sicily Channel: description and distribution 14
Introduction 14
1.1 Atlas of Benthic Dead and Live Forams of the Sicily Channel 15
Chapter 2: Coastal Benthic Forams as possible bio-indicators of environmental stress or pollution along the southern coasts of Sicily 83
2.1 Introduction and objectives 83
2.3 Materials and Methods 86
2.3.1 Sampling methods 86
2.3.2 Hydrology 87
2.3.3 Sediment features 87
2.3.3.1 Sediment sampling 87
2.3.3.2 Grain-size 88
2.3.3.3 TOC and δ13C 89
2.3.3.4 Heavy Metal Contents 90
2.3.4 Foraminiferal biodiversity 92
2.3.5 malformations of foraminiferal tests 93
2.3.6 Statistical analyses 93
2.4 Results 94
2.4.1 Hydrology and Sediment features 94
2. 4. 2 Heavy Metals content 97
2.4.3 Foraminiferal biodiversity 100
2.3.5 malformations of foraminiferal tests 110
2.3.6 Statistical analyses 111
2.5 Discussion 113
Chapter 3: Evidence from foraminiferal assemblages in relation to environmental settings in the Sicily Channel 117
3.1 Introduction 117
3.2 Study Area 118
3.2 Material and Methods 120
3.2.1 Sampling methods and Grain-size analysis 120
3.2.2 Analysis of total benthic foraminiferal assemblages 120
3.2.3 Statistical Analyses 120
3.2.4 Analysis of trace elements in Uvigerina mediterranea tests 121
3.3 Results 124
3.3.1 Grain-size analyses 124
3.3.2 Analysis of total benthic foraminiferal assemblages 126
3.3.3 Statistical Analyses 128
3.3.4 Analysis of trace elements in Uvigerina mediterranea tests 133
3.4 Discussion 136
Conclusions 140
Ringraziamenti 143
APPENDIX I 145
1.2 Morphometric analysis of the shell in the genus Bolivina from the Gulf of Gela (Sicily Channel): a valid classification instrument? 145
1.2.1 Introduction 145
1.2.2 Study area 146
1.2.3 Material and Methods 147
1.2.4 Results and Discussion 149
1.2.5 Conclusions 161
APPENDIX II 163
APPENDIX III 168
Bibliography 175 |
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dc.identifier.bibliographiccitation |
Musco, Marianna, 2012. "Study of benthic foraminifera in the Sicilian Channel and their applicability as bioindicators". Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, doctoral thesis, 24° cycle, 2012 |
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