Ecology of testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) in Sphagnum peatlands in the Jura mountains, Switzerland and France

Ecoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 565-576

  Mitchell, Edward A D ^a   Buttler, Alexandre J ^a,c   Warner, Barry G ^b   Gobat, Jean Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Europe; Peatlands; Protozoa; Sphagnum; Testate amoebae

Indexed keywords

AUTECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; PEATLAND; PROTOZOA;

FRANCE; JURA MOUNTAINS; SWITZERLAND;

PROTOZOA; RHIZOPODA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 0033500091     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1999.11682555     Document Type: Article

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