Testate amoebae as ecological and palaeohydrological indicators in peatlands - The Polish experience

Proceedings of the International Conference W3M "Wetlands: Modelling, Monitoring, Management"

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 85-90

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

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CYTOLOGY; DEFORESTATION; PEAT; VEGETATION; WATER;

DATA SETS; ECOLOGICAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN IMPACTS; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; MACROFOSSILS; PALYNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; PEAT LANDS; PEATLAND; PINE FORESTS; SURFACE SAMPLES; TESTATE AMOEBAE; TRAINING SETS; UNICELLULAR ORGANISMS; WATER TABLES;

WETLANDS;

AQUIFERS; CLIMATES; CYTOLOGY; DATA; DEFORESTATION; EDUCATION; HYDROLOGY; PEAT; PLANTS; SEDIMENTS; SET; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WATER; WETLANDS;

EID: 60749115120     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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