From the Abstract: “At present, environmental impacts from offshore oil and gas activities are partly determined by measuring changes in macrofauna diversity.
Jorissen, F. J., E. Bicchi,G. Duchemin, J. Durrieu, F. Galgani, L. Cazes, M. Gaultier, and M. Camps
From the Abstract: “We studied the benthic foraminiferal faunas in a five-station, 4-km-long sampling transect around a cuttings disposal site at about 670 m depth offshore Angola (W Africa), where drilling activities started 1.5 years before sampling.
From the Abstract: “The species composition and distribution of 26 species of the living and dead Recent benthic foraminiferal faunas of Tibalier Bay, Louisiana, were determined…Of the [environmental] parameters studied, salinity and sediment type were
From the Abstract: “The living littoral Foraminifera of Timbalier Bay, Louisiana, were studied from September 1972 to May 1973, to determine species composition, the distribution and abundance with respect to environmental factors, and effects of activ
Mojtahid, M., F. Jorisson, J.Durrieu, G. Galgani, H. Howa, F. Redois, and R. Camps
From the Abstract: “We present a study of benthic foraminiferal faunas from the outer continental shelf off Congo (tropicalWest Africa), with the aim to determine the impact of the discharge of oily drill cuttings on the sea floor environment, to judge
Denoyelle, M., F. J. Jorisson, D. Martin, F. Galgani, and J. Miné
From the Abstract: “We compare foraminifera and macrofauna as bio-indicators of oil-based drill mud disposal site off Congo. The most polluted sites are characterized by poor faunas, dominated by some very tolerant taxa.
Preliminary results indicate that many species of benthic Foraminifera and Mollusca have colonized
offshore Louisiana oil and gas platforms. Some of these, especially the sessile species, may have
biotechnology potential.
Thyasira-foraminiferan community. Marked sediment and faunal gradients were present over the survey area, which correlated strongly with each other and with water depth.
Species of benthic foraminifera presumably colonized the bacteria- and diatom-rich biofilms on the metallic surfaces of Louisiana-shelf petroleum platforms soon after their emplacement.
