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BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA IN A LARGE INDO-PACIFIC CORAL REEF AQUARIUM

2011; Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research; Volume: 41; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2113/gsjfr.41.2.101

1943-264X

Sandra Williams Ernst, Max Janse, Willem Renema, Tanja J. Kouwenhoven, Marie-Louise Sophie Goudeau, Gert‐Jan Reichart,

Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Research Article| April 01, 2011 BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA IN A LARGE INDO-PACIFIC CORAL REEF AQUARIUM Sander Ernst; Sander Ernst 1Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, The Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Max Janse; Max Janse 2Burgers' Zoo, Antoon van Hooffplein 1, 6816 SH, Arnhem, The Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Willem Renema; Willem Renema 3National Natural History Museum Naturalis, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Tanja Kouwenhoven; Tanja Kouwenhoven 5 1Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, The Netherlands 4Current address: Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E, B-3001 Heverlee-Leuven, Belgium 5Correspondence author. E-mail: Tanja.Kouwenhoven@ees.kuleuven.be Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Marie-Louise Goudeau; Marie-Louise Goudeau 1Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, The Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Gert-Jan Reichart Gert-Jan Reichart 1Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, The Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Journal of Foraminiferal Research (2011) 41 (2): 101–113. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.41.2.101 Article history received: 31 Jul 2008 accepted: 04 May 2010 first online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Sander Ernst, Max Janse, Willem Renema, Tanja Kouwenhoven, Marie-Louise Goudeau, Gert-Jan Reichart; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA IN A LARGE INDO-PACIFIC CORAL REEF AQUARIUM. Journal of Foraminiferal Research 2011;; 41 (2): 101–113. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.41.2.101 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyJournal of Foraminiferal Research Search Advanced Search Abstract Live (rose Bengal-stained) benthic foraminifera were studied from one of the largest coral reef aquaria in the world (Burgers' Ocean, Arnhem, the Netherlands). Benthic foraminifera were unintentionally transported to the aquarium with live rock (i.e., natural reef substratum) from Java and Bali (Indonesia) during initial setup in 2000. After eight years and stabilization of the water chemistry, the foraminifera were found to have successfully colonized this artificial environment. Fifty benthic foraminiferal taxa (>125 μm) were identified in samples from the various subenvironments within the aquarium. The ecological conditions in the aquarium appeared to be optimal for both symbiont-bearing foraminifera and hermatypic corals. Among the four symbiontic foraminiferal species identified, Heterostegina depressa was the most abundant and it was dominant in all samples. Overall, foraminiferal densities in the aquarium were relatively high compared to those in the natural environment emulated. Although foraminifera are not generally recognized as inhabitants of saltwater aquaria, they can play an important ecological role in this type of closed environment. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.