<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>10</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dimiza, M.,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tsourou, T.,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Triantaphyllou, M.,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Koukousioura, O.,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dermitzakis, M.D.,</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nannoplankton assemblages and benthic microfauna acting as environmental health proxies in coastal ecosystems: preliminary results from Andros Island (central Aegean Sea)</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9th Symposium on Oceanography and Fishery</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2009</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.google.gr/search?redir_esc=&amp;redir_esc=&amp;hl=el&amp;client=tablet-android-samsung&amp;source=android-browser-type&amp;v=200400000&amp;qsubts=1483879630978&amp;action=devloc&amp;q=Nannoplankton%20assemblages%20and%20benthic%20microfauna%20acting%20as%20environmental%20hea</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Proceeding</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1330-1335</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;A combined study of extant nannoflora (calcareous nannoplankton/coccolithophores) and microfauna (ostracods, benthic&amp;nbsp;foraminifera) was conducted in summer period between 2001 and 2003 at Kastro and Korthi gulfs, Andros Island (central&amp;nbsp;Aegean Sea). The results of our study showed that the studied three groups can provide evidence of stress on the natural&amp;nbsp;assemblages and therefore can be used as proxies of declining coastal environments. In particular, the existence of coccolithophore&amp;nbsp;communities with low species diversities, high dominance values and the predominance of &lt;em&gt;Emiliania huxleyi&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;with malformed coccoliths indicate unstable environmental conditions. The environmental stress in ostracod assemblages&amp;nbsp;is mainly proved by the decreasing abundances of &lt;em&gt;Xestoleberis&lt;/em&gt; spp. specimens. The response of benthic foraminifers was&amp;nbsp;demonstrated by the increase of foraminiferal tests with morphological abnormalities and the replacement of &lt;em&gt;Amphistegina&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;lobifera&lt;/em&gt; – an environmental health proxy- by miliolids and small rotalliid forms.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">II</style></issue></record></records></xml>