ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY IN COASTAL WATERS OF FERNANDO DE NORONHA, BRAZIL: BIOMARKER ANALYSES IN AMPHISTEGINA LESSONII

Symbiont-bearing foraminiferal assemblages from reef environments have proven useful as ecological indicators for water quality. Studies with other organisms have utilized cellular biomarkers to elucidate mechanisms of stress response. Our goal was to combine these approaches, focusing on populations of the symbiont-bearing foraminifer Amphistegina lessonii from Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (northeastern Brazil). Reef-rubble samples …