RECENT LITERATURE ON FORAMINIFERA

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Below are given some of the more recent works on foraminifera. To have a publication included in this section, please send a reprint to address given at the end of this section. All reprints will be incorporated into the Todd Library of Foraminiferal Research at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D. C., for the use of the scientific community. Armynot du Châtelet, E., Debenay, J.-P., and Soulard, R., Foraminiferal proxies for pollution monitoring in moderately polluted harbors.—Environmental Pollution, v. 127, 2004, p. 27–40, 5 figures, 2 tables, 1 appendix.—“. . . Eighteen sediment samples were collected in September 2000 in five harbors located in moderately polluted estuaries on the coast of Vendee (France) . . . Ten heavy metals and 13 PAH have been analyzed . . . the results show that foraminiferal density and species richness of the assemblages decrease with an increase in heavy metal and PAH concentration . . .” (from Abstract). Bicchi, E., Debenay, J.-P., and Pages, J., Relationship between benthic foraminiferal assemblages and environmental factors in atoll lagoons of the central Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia).—Coral Reefs, v. 21, 2002, p. 275–290, 10 figures, 4 tables.—“. . . Among geomorphological conditions, the degree of aperture has a major influence on lagoonal communities. Cluster and factor analyses reveal a clear contrast between the foraminiferal associations located in the peripheral and central areas of the lagoons . . .” (from Abstract). Cearreta, A., Alday, M., Freitas, M. C., Andrade, C., and Cruces, A., Modern foraminiferal record of alternating open and restricted environmental conditions in the Santo Andre lagoon, SW Portugal.—Hydrobiologia, v. 475/476, 2002, p. 21–27, 3 figures, 1 …