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  <dc:contributor>A.M. Hoare</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>P. Hallock</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>B. H. Lidz</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>C. D. Reich</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>E. A. Carnahan</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2009</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;This study assessed foraminiferal assemblages in Biscayne Bay, Florida, a heavily utilized estuary, interpreting changes over the past 65&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;years and providing a baseline for future comparisons. Analyses of foraminiferal data at the genus level revealed three distinct biotopes. The assemblage from the northern bay was characterized by stress-tolerant taxa, especially&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ammonia&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, present in low abundances (∼2.0&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;×&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;foraminifers/gram) though relatively high diversity (∼19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;genera/sample). The southwestern margin of the bay was dominated by&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ammonia&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Quinqueloculina&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, an assemblage characterized by the lowest diversities (∼12 genera/sample) and highest abundances (∼1.1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;×&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;foraminifers/gram), influenced by both reduced salinity and elevated organic-carbon concentrations. A diverse assemblage of smaller miliolids and rotaliids (∼26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;genera/sample) characterized the open-bay assemblage, which also had a significant component (∼10%) of taxa that host algal endosymbionts. In the past 65&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;years, populations of symbiont-bearing taxa, which are indicators of normal-marine conditions, have decreased while stress-tolerant taxa, especially&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ammonia&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;spp., have increased in predominance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.08.008</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Elsevier</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Foraminiferal assemblages in Biscayne Bay, Florida, USA: Responses to urban and agricultural influence in a subtropical estuary</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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