Linking testate amoeba assemblages to paleohydrology and ecosystem function in Holocene peat records from the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Ontario, Canada
D Bysouth, SA Finkelstein - The Holocene, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Peat cores from boreal bog and fen sites in the Hudson Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario,
Canada, were analysed to calculate Holocene carbon accumulation rates, and to show how …
Canada, were analysed to calculate Holocene carbon accumulation rates, and to show how …
Holocene carbon storage and testate amoeba community structure in treed peatlands of the western Hudson Bay Lowlands margin, Canada
MA Davies, JW Mclaughlin… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Hudson Bay Lowlands (HBL) stores a significant proportion of the northern
peatland carbon pool, and constraints on the factors controlling local‐scale variation are …
peatland carbon pool, and constraints on the factors controlling local‐scale variation are …
Testate amoeba records indicate regional 20th‐century lowering of water tables in ombrotrophic peatlands in central‐northern Alberta, Canada
S van Bellen, G Magnan, L Davies… - Global Change …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Testate amoebae are abundant in the surface layers of northern peatlands. Analysis of their
fossilized shell (test) assemblages allows for reconstructions of local water‐table depths …
fossilized shell (test) assemblages allows for reconstructions of local water‐table depths …
Testate amoebae as indicators of hydroseral change: an 8500 year record from Mer Bleue Bog, eastern Ontario, Canada
SM Elliott, HM Roe, RT Patterson - Quaternary International, 2012 - Elsevier
Testate amoebae have been used widely as a proxy of hydrological change in ombrotrophic
peatlands, although their response to abiotic controls in other types of mire and fenland …
peatlands, although their response to abiotic controls in other types of mire and fenland …
Long-term successional changes in peatlands of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canada inferred from the ecological dynamics of multiple proxies
Peatlands in northern Ontario, Canada, archive multiple biological indicators, including
macrofossils, algae, testate amoebae, and pollen. These proxies can provide insights …
macrofossils, algae, testate amoebae, and pollen. These proxies can provide insights …
Re-assessing the vertical distribution of testate amoeba communities in surface peats: implications for palaeohydrological studies
HM Roe, SM Elliott, RT Patterson - European Journal of Protistology, 2017 - Elsevier
Testate amoeba-derived transfer functions are frequently used in peatland
palaeohydrological studies and involve the development of training sets from surficial peats …
palaeohydrological studies and involve the development of training sets from surficial peats …
Environmental associations and the paleoecological significance of the genus Pyxidicula Ehrenberg,1838 and Pyxidicula muskegii sp. nov. in the Hudson and …
An environmental proxy routinely used in paleoecological studies of peatlands is testate
amoebae, which are used to infer successional and hydrological shifts through time …
amoebae, which are used to infer successional and hydrological shifts through time …
Holocene changes in climate and land use drove shifts in the diversity of testate amoebae in a subalpine pond
F Oris, M Lamentowicz, A Genries, B Mourier… - Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Testate amoebae that inhabit peat are sensitive indicators of water table position. In this
study, we used testate amoebae in sediments from a mire in the western Alps (Lac du Thyl) …
study, we used testate amoebae in sediments from a mire in the western Alps (Lac du Thyl) …
Testate amoebae as paleoindicators of surface-moisture changes on Michigan peatlands: modern ecology and hydrological calibration
RK Booth - Journal of Paleolimnology, 2002 - Springer
Peatland testate amoebae are sensitive indicators of local hydrology and have been used
as proxies for surface moisture conditions in fossil studies. However, few regional calibration …
as proxies for surface moisture conditions in fossil studies. However, few regional calibration …
Functional traits as a new approach for interpreting testate amoeba palaeo-records in peatlands and assessing the causes and consequences of past changes in …
Subfossil remains of various groups of organisms preserved in peat and sediment archives
are commonly used to infer past environmental changes using transfer functions based on …
are commonly used to infer past environmental changes using transfer functions based on …