Testate amoebae (protists) as palaeoenvironmental indicators in peatlands

Polish Geological Institute Special Papers

Volumn 16, Issue , 2005, Pages 58-64

  Lamentowicz, Mariusz ^a   Mitchell, Edward A D ^b  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climate; Holocene; Hydrology; Palaeoecology; Pollen analysis; Protozoa; Sphagnum dominated peatlands; Testate amoebae; Transfer function; Tuchola Pinewoods

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PEATLAND; PROTIST; TRANSFER FUNCTION;

BRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; SPHAGNUM; TESTACEALOBOSIA;

EID: 29544448596     PISSN: 15079791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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