Modern benthic foraminiferal assemblages from the world’s largest deltaic mangrove ecosystem, the Sundarbans

• Published in: Marine biodiversity Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 421 - 431
• Main Authors: Sen, Areen, Ghosh, Moumita, Khanderao, Pradnya, Das, Sunit Kumar, Chowdhury, Debmalya Roy, Sarkar, Pankaj Kumar, Saha, Ratul, Bhadury, Punyasloke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Benthos; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Foraminifera; Forests; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Genera; Habitats; Intrusion; Life Sciences; Mangrove swamps; Mangroves; Organic carbon; Original Paper; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; River ecology; Saline intrusion; Salinity; Salinity effects; Saltwater intrusion; Sea level; Sea level changes; Seawater; Sediment; Sediment composition; Sediment texture; Sediments; Total organic carbon; Bangladesh; Sundarbans; Bay of Bengal; Japan; India; Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA); Mangrove; Benthic foraminifera; Total organic carbon (TOC); Indian Sundarbans; Sea level; Sediment texture

The Sundarbans is the world’s largest contiguous mangrove ecosystem. Recent changes in the region have been reported due to a rise in relative sea level along with increased salinity intrusion. Intertidal benthic foraminifera are widely used as indicators of relative sea level change. The taxonomic...