Protozoa of biological soil crusts of a cool desert in Utah

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 722-729

  Bamforth, S S ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Amoebae; Biological soil crusts; Ciliates; Protozoa; Testate amoebae

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; DESERT; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PROTOZOAN; SOIL CRUST; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ALGAE; AMOEBA (GENUS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CILIOPHORA; COLPODA; COLPODIDA; CRYPTODIFFLUGIA; CYANOBACTERIA; DIFFLUGIELLA; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; HARTMANNELLA; MICROCOLEUS; PROTOZOA; SARCODINA; VAHLKAMPFIIDAE;

EID: 40849124286     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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