[HTML][HTML] Development of a new pan-European testate amoeba transfer function for reconstructing peatland palaeohydrology

MJ Amesbury, GT Swindles, A Bobrov… - Quaternary Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the decade since the first pan-European testate amoeba-based transfer function for
peatland palaeohydrological reconstruction was published, a vast amount of additional data …

Development and refinement of proxy-climate indicators from peats

FM Chambers, RK Booth, F De Vleeschouwer… - Quaternary …, 2012 - Elsevier
Peat, especially from acidic mires (bogs), is a natural archive of past environmental change.
Reconstructions of past climate from bogs commenced in the 19th Century through …

Testate amoebae analysis in ecological and paleoecological studies of wetlands: past, present and future

EAD Mitchell, DJ Charman, BG Warner - Biodiversity and conservation, 2008 - Springer
Testate amoebae are an abundant and diverse polyphyletic group of shelled protozoa living
in aquatic to moist habitats ranging from estuaries to lakes, rivers, wetlands, soils, litter, and …

[PDF][PDF] Preparation and analysis of testate amoebae in peatland palaeoenvironmental studies.

RK Booth, M Lamentowicz, DJ Charman - Mires & Peat, 2010 - pixelrauschen.de
The use of testate amoebae in studies of peatland hydrology and palaeohydrology has been
increasing, and considerable efforts have been made over the past decade to standardise …

Living specimen tomography by digital holographic microscopy: morphometry of testate amoeba

F Charrière, N Pavillon, T Colomb, C Depeursinge… - Optics …, 2006 - opg.optica.org
This paper presents an optical diffraction tomography technique based on digital
holographic microscopy. Quantitative 2-dimensional phase images are acquired for …

The Ecology of Testate Amoebae (Protists) in Sphagnum in North-western Poland in Relation to Peatland Ecology

M Lamentowicz, EAD Mitchell - Microbial ecology, 2005 - Springer
We studied the relationship between testate amoebae (Protozoa) communities and the
depth to the water table (DWT), pH, conductivity, and microhabitat type in Sphagnum …

Testate amoeba functional traits and their use in paleoecology

K Marcisz, VEJ Jassey, A Kosakyan… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
This review provides a synthesis of current knowledge on the morphological and functional
traits of testate amoebae, a polyphyletic group of protists commonly used as proxies of past …

Exploitation of northern peatlands and biodiversity maintenance: a conflict between economy and ecology

S Chapman, A Buttler, AJ Francez… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Peatlands are ecosystems of exceptional conservation value because of their beauty,
biodiversity, importance in global geochemical cycles, and the paleoenvironmental records …

How many is enough? Determining optimal count totals for ecological and palaeoecological studies of testate amoebae

RJ Payne, EAD Mitchell - Journal of Paleolimnology, 2009 - Springer
Testate amoebae are increasingly used in ecological and palaeoecological studies of
wetlands. To characterise the amoeba community a certain number of individuals need to be …

Testate amoebae as proxies for mean annual water‐table depth in Sphagnum‐dominated peatlands of North America

RK Booth - Journal of Quaternary Science: Published for the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Peatland‐inhabiting testate amoebae are sensitive indicators of substrate‐moisture
conditions and have increasingly been used in palaeohydrological studies. However, to …