Vertical micro-distribution and response to nitrogen deposition of testate amoebae in Sphagnum

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 480-490

  Mitchell, Edward A D ^a,b   Gilbert, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric nitrogen pollution; Community composition; Micro environmental gradients; Peatland; Protist ecology; Protozoa; Testaceans; Vertical gradient

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

MOSS; NITROGEN; PEATLAND; PROTIST; PROTOZOAN; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

AMOEBA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; SPHAGNOPSIDA;

AMOEBA; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; NITROGEN; SPHAGNOPSIDA;

ANIMALIA; ASSULINA MUSCORUM; BRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; NEBELA; PHRYGANELLA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; SPHAGNOPSIDA; SPHAGNUM; TESTACEALOBOSIA;

EID: 3242892683     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00400.x     Document Type: Article

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