Seasonal and Spatial Dynamics of Benthic Foraminiferal Assemblages in Relation to Seagrass Meadows in the Gulf of Aqaba-Eilat (2020–2021)

This dataset contains benthic foraminiferal assemblage data and associated environmental parameters collected from seagrass habitats along the northern and southern coasts of the Gulf of Aqaba-Eilat between January 2020 and April 2021. Sampling was conducted seasonally at two sites: a highly urbanized northern coast (NC) and a near-pristine southern coast (SC), representing varying levels of anthropogenic influence.
The record includes:
Total numerical abundance (specimens/10 cm²)
Species-level identification and richness
Diversity indices (Shannon-Wiener, Margalef, Evenness)
FORAM Index (FI) values per sample
Leaf surface area (cm²)
Sediment grain size distribution (by weight% %)