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JOURNAL OF FORAMINIFERAL RESEARCH
卷 34, 期 4, 页码 258-275出版社
CUSHMAN FOUNDATION FORAMINIFERAL RESEARCH
DOI: 10.2113/34.4.258
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The distribution of live benthic foraminifera (>63 mum) in box core samples from coarse sediments of the Ria de Vigo (NW Iberian margin) is mainly related to food availability and bottom current range. Live benthic foraminifera are dominated by small forms (63-125 mum). Faunal densities and diversity values suggest that very coarse substrates provide a favorable settlement for live benthic foraminifera. It is suggested that microalgae or bacterial biofilms that colonize shell surfaces are the main food resource for foraminifera. During upwelling events, the food supply to the bottom increases and the environment is colonized by opportunistic species. Moderate- to low-velocity bottom currents favor such pathways. The upwelling not only enhances the density of benthic foraminifera, but also allows the arrival of new species from the shelf. Attached forms are related to relatively high-velocity bottom currents and free living forms to moderate- to low-velocity bottom currents. Live benthic foraminifera inhabit a wide range of sediment depths and are not restricted to the uppermost centimeter. Under relatively high-velocity bottom current regimes, the vertical distribution of live benthic foraminifera is controlled by current strength. In coarse sediments, attached forms commonly considered strict epifaunal, and inhabiting above the disturbance depth, are considered pseudoepifauna. Below the disturbance depth, the sediment is not affected by currents and a true infauna is recognized.
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