Sediment oxygen demand and benthic foraminiferal faunas in the Arabian Gulf: A test of the method on a siliciclastic substrate
Joint Authors
Garrison, Thomas F.
Kaminski, Michael A.
Frontalini, Fabrizio
Tawabini, Bassam S.
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 28, Issue 5 (31 May. 2021), pp.2907-2913, 7 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2021-05-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
In this study, we investigated the relationship between environmental parameters (water and sediment) and benthic foraminiferal assemblages found in nearshore siliciclastic sediment in the Arabian Gulf.
Nearshore marine water and sediment samples were collected from a beach on the Gulf of Bahrain located south of Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
The water samples were analyzed for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) and other chemical analyses.
The sediment samples were tested for sediment oxygen demand (SOD) and heavy metal analysis.
Results showed the BOD5 levels were below the detection limit (<1 ppm), while the mean SOD value was 0.97 ± 0.08 g/m2 day.
The water and sediments were unpolluted and free of eutrophic enrichment, while the sediment was anoxic.
The two most common genera in the benthic foraminiferal assemblage, Ammonia and Elphidium, are typical of shallow water sandy substrates.
This is the first reported comparison between SOD and benthic foraminiferal assemblages.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Garrison, Thomas F.& Kaminski, Michael A.& Tawabini, Bassam S.& Frontalini, Fabrizio. 2021. Sediment oxygen demand and benthic foraminiferal faunas in the Arabian Gulf: A test of the method on a siliciclastic substrate. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 28, no. 5, pp.2907-2913.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1414520
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Garrison, Thomas F.…[et al.]. Sediment oxygen demand and benthic foraminiferal faunas in the Arabian Gulf: A test of the method on a siliciclastic substrate. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 28, no. 5 (2021), pp.2907-2913.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1414520
American Medical Association (AMA)
Garrison, Thomas F.& Kaminski, Michael A.& Tawabini, Bassam S.& Frontalini, Fabrizio. Sediment oxygen demand and benthic foraminiferal faunas in the Arabian Gulf: A test of the method on a siliciclastic substrate. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2021. Vol. 28, no. 5, pp.2907-2913.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1414520
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 2912-2913
Record ID
BIM-1414520