The density and diversity of gymnamoebae associated with terrestrial moss communities (Bryophyta: Bryopsida) in a Northeastern U.S. forest

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 275-279

  Anderson, O Roger ^a  

^a Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Amoeba ecology; Bacterial densities; Biodiversity; Microbial ecology; Proportion of encysted amoebae; Protistan ecology

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; MOSS; PROTOZOAN; TEMPERATE FOREST;

AMOEBA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRYOPSIDA; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; PARASITOLOGY; TREE; UNITED STATES;

AMOEBIDA; ANIMALS; BRYOPSIDA; ECOSYSTEM; NEW YORK; TREES;

NORTH AMERICA;

BRYOPHYTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 33745620735     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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