Assessment of anthropogenic metal pollution in  Bagnoli (Gulf of Naples) through changes in  foraminiferal assemblages and shell chemistry

Plakolm, Leon; Balzano, Sergio; Nagy, Matthias; Heinz, Petra; Gruber, Daniela; Schmidt, Katy; Stockhausen, Martin; Hofmann, Thilo; Lintner, Michael

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Assessment of anthropogenic metal pollution in Bagnoli (Gulf of Naples) through changes in foraminiferal assemblages and shell chemistry

Leon Plakolm, Sergio Balzano, Matthias Nagy, Petra Heinz, Daniela Gruber, Katy Schmidt, Martin Stockhausen, Thilo Hofmann, and Michael Lintner

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