The ecology of testate amoebae (Protozoa:Rhizopoda) in oceanic peatlands in Newfoundland, Canada: Modelling hydrological relationships for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction

Ecoscience

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 555-562

  Charman, Daniel J ^a   Warner, Barry G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mire; Moisture; Peatland; Testate amoebae; Transfer functions; Water table

Indexed keywords

AMPHITREMA; ARCELLA DISCOIDES; CRYPTODIFFLUGIA; DIFFLUGIA; NEBELA; PROTOZOA; QUADRULELLA; RHIZOPODA;

EID: 0001645885     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1997.11682435     Document Type: Article

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