Increasing marine microplastic pollution has detrimentally impacted organismal physiology and ecosystem functioning. While previous studies document negative effects of microplastics on coral reef animals, the potential responses organisms such as large benthic foraminifera (LBF) are largely unknown. Here, we impact heterotrophic feeding behavior LBF. Specimens Amphistegina gibbosa were incubat...

The Eocene Jahrum Formation in High Zagros was studied Kuh-e- Soukhteh and North Gahrou sections (southwest of Shahrekord region, Chahar-mahal Bakhtiari Province). This formation, composed limestone, marl, dolomitic limestone (dolostone), accumulated on a marine platform within the Neo-Tethys ocean realm. It yields rich foraminiferal fauna, which three larger benthic assemblage zones were ident...

Searching one of the most important reservoirs Cretaceous in Iraq is aim many researchers. The studied sequences are Mishrif Formation southern Iraq. goal to define fauna and design biostratigraphic zoning. Forty genus species were identified as associated with capable reservoir facies (the biostrome). Identification biostrome mainly was Late Cenomanian part studying sequences. Suggested biozon...

This Special Issue “Bio-Geochemistry of Heavy Metals/Metalloids” contains a series papers that cover range topics highlighting the role microorganisms in ore-forming biochemical processes and potential environmental risk (the first to fourth papers), assessment potentially toxic element contamination using plants living benthic Foraminifera fifth sixth phytoremediation contaminated land seventh...

We present a comparison of two different techniques: Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) and wavelength-dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy by electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA) for obtaining Mg/Ca ratios in individual foraminifera shells. The goal is to assess the use EPMA as an alternative technique analyses single foraminiferal calcite Foraminifera obtained fro...