The Effects of Vegetation and the Environment on Testate Amoeba Assemblages in Sphagnum Peatlands in the Northern Caucasus Mountains

AN Tsyganov, ES Chertoprud, NG Mazei, AS Esaulov… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Understanding the interactions among the functional groups of living organisms within
ecosystems is a main challenge in ecology. This question is particularly important in relation …

Why do testate amoeba optima related to water table depth vary?

IV Kurina, H Li - Microbial ecology, 2019 - Springer
This study focusses on the ecology of testate amoeba species in peatlands of the southern
taiga of Western Siberia. To estimate the influence of the trophic state of mires on species …

The species composition, distribution, and structure of a testate amoeba community from a moss bog in the middle Volga river basin

YA Mazei, AN Tsyganov, OA Bubnova - Zool. Zhurnal, 2007 - hero.epa.gov
Fifty-nine species and intraspecific taxa of testate amoebae were identified from a
sphagnum bog located in the upper Sura River basin (the Privolzhskaya Upland). Two types …

Additive partitioning of testate amoeba species diversity across habitat hierarchy within the pristine southern taiga landscape (Pechora-Ilych Biosphere Reserve …

AN Tsyganov, AA Komarov, EAD Mitchell… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
In order to better understand the distribution patterns of terrestrial eukaryotic microbes and
the factors governing them, we studied the diversity partitioning of soil testate amoebae …

Species composition, spatial distribution and seasonal dynamics of testate amoebae community in a sphagnum bog (Middle Volga region, Russia)

YA Mazei, AN Tsyganov - Protistology, 2007 - cyberleninka.ru
An ecological study of the testate amoebae community in a sphagnum bog in the Middle
Volga region (Russia) during April-October 2004 revealed 63 taxa, belonging to 21 genera …

[PDF][PDF] Biodiversity of testate amoebae in Sphagnum bogs: the dataset from forest-steppe ecotone (Middle Volga Territory, Russia)

N Saldaeva, K Babeshko, V Chernyshov… - Biodiversity Data …, 2024 - bdj.pensoft.net
Testate amoebae are a polyphyletic group of unicellular eukaryotic organisms that are
characterised by a rigid shell and inhabit mostly freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. They …

The Potential Influence of Short-term Environmental Variability on the Composition of Testate Amoeba Communities in Sphagnum Peatlands

ME Sullivan, RK Booth - Microbial Ecology, 2011 - Springer
Testate amoebae are a group of moisture-sensitive, shell-producing protozoa that have
been widely used as indicators of changes in mean water-table depth within oligotrophic …

Contributions of temporal and spatial variation to the diversity of soil-dwelling testate amoeba assemblages in a swampy forest

YA Mazei, A Trulova, NG Mazei, RJ Payne… - Pedobiologia, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding the spatial and temporal variation in protist communities is essential for
comprehensive studies on diversity and biogeography, yet most research focuses on either …

Ecology of testate amoebae (Protists) in a-dominated peat bog and the relationship between species assemblages and environmental parameters

M Niedźwiecki, T Mieczan, M Adamczuk - … and Hydrobiological Studies, 2016 - sciendo.com
Despite its ecological importance, little information is available regarding spatial and
seasonal changes in the testate amoebae community in peat bogs. The objectives of this …

Distribution of soil testate amoeba assemblages along catenas in the northern taiga zone (Karelia, Russia)

T Andrey, E Elena, M Yuri - Protistology, 2012 - cyberleninka.ru
Topography is one of the main factors, which regulate composition and functioning of
terrestrial ecosystems. However, the relationships between topography and soil protozoa …