Ecology of Testate Amoebae in Moorland with a Complex Fire History: Implications for Ecosystem Monitoring and Sustainable Land Management

Protist

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 844-855

  Turner, T Edward ^a   Swindles, Graeme T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Fire; Hyalosphenia subflava; Monitoring; Moorland; Testate amoebae; UK.

Indexed keywords

AMOEBA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); ARTICLE; BIOTA; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; SOIL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMOEBA; BIOTA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; SOIL;

BRYOPHYTA; HYALOSPHENIA;

EID: 84866933232     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: 16180941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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