Ecology of Benthic Foraminifera of the Eastern Aegean Sea Coasts

Year 2020, , 6 - 22, 26.04.2020

Engin Meriç Niyazi Avsar M. Baki Yokeş , İpek F. Barut , Feyza Dinçer Cüneyt Bircan Erol Kam

https://doi.org/10.30897/ijegeo.627856

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Benthic foraminifer
assemblages of the Turkish Aegean coasts have been investigated. Sediment
samples from Alibe and Maden Islands (Balıkesir), Kusadası (Aydın), Cesme Ilıca
Bay (Izmir) and northwestern coast of Karaburun Peninsula (Izmir) have been
analysed. Similarities, as well as dissimilarities were observed between the
assemblages from different locations. The Red Sea orginated alien foraminifer Amphistegina lobifera Larsen was found
to form a very dense population around the south and west part of a submarine
spring water in Kusadası, where as it was replaced by Ammonia compacta Cushman and Elphidium
crispum (Linné) assemblages on the northern and eastern parts. Euthymonacha polita (Chapman) has been
first recorded in Kusadası and it is also abundant in the Ilıca Bay. The Red
Sea originated Coscinospira acicularis (Batsch)
has also been first recorded in the Mediterranean from Ilıca Bay. Presence of
the individuals with colored tests indicates the presence of heavy metals in
spring waters. Aberrant aperture morphologies observed in some of the Vertebralina striata d’Orbigny
individuals attracts attention. Abundance of individuals with colored tests, morphological deformities or togetherness, as
well as the Red Sea originated species indicates the special environmental and
ecological conditions around the submarine springs.

Keywords

Alibey and Maden islands-Ayvalık, benthic foraminifer, ecological factors, Ilıca Bay-Çeşme, Karaburun Peninsula, Gulf of Kusadası

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