Ecology of testate amoebae in peatlands of central China and development of a transfer function for paleohydrological reconstruction

Y Qin, EAD Mitchell, M Lamentowicz, RJ Payne… - Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Testate amoebae are a diverse and abundant group of protozoa that constitute a large
proportion of biomass in many ecosystems and probably fill important roles in ecosystem …

Ecology of testate amoebae and their potential use as palaeohydrologic indicators from peatland in Sanjiang Plain, Northeast China

L Song, H Li, K Wang, D Wu, H Wu - Frontiers of earth science, 2014 - Springer
Testate amoebae are sensitive indicators of substrate moisture in peatlands. Over the last
decades, they have been studied to reconstruct hydrological changes since the Holocene …

Developing a continental-scale testate amoeba hydrological transfer function for Asian peatlands

Y Qin, H Li, Y Mazei, I Kurina, GT Swindles… - Quaternary Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Testate amoebae (TA) are a common and diverse group of protists and are especially
abundant in peatlands. The structure of peatland TA communities is well correlated to …

A testate amoebae transfer function from Sphagnum-dominated peatlands in the Lesser Khingan Mountains, NE China

H Li, S Wang, H Zhao, M Wang - Journal of Paleolimnology, 2015 - Springer
We present a testate amoebae training set for building a paleohydrology transfer function.
Ninety-one samples were collected from three Sphagnum peatlands in the Lesser Khingan …

Ecology of testate amoebae in Dajiuhu peatland of Shennongjia Mountains, China, in relation to hydrology

Y Qin, RJ Payne, Y Gu, X Huang, H Wang - Frontiers of Earth Science, 2012 - Springer
This study investigates the testate amoeba communities of a large peatland in Central
China. The ecology and seasonal variability of testate amoeba communities were studied …

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 …

Palaeoecology of testate amoebae in a tropical peatland

GT Swindles, M Lamentowicz, M Reczuga… - European Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
We present the first detailed analysis of subfossil testate amoebae from a tropical peatland.
Testate amoebae were analysed in a 4-m peat core from western Amazonia (Peru) and a …

Ecology and paleoenvironmental application of testate amoebae in peatlands of the high-elevation Colombian páramo

B Liu, RK Booth, J Escobar, Z Wei, BW Bird… - Quaternary …, 2019 - cambridge.org
We investigated the ecology and paleoecology of testate amoebae in peatlands of the
Colombian páramo to assess the use of testate amoebae as paleoenvironmental indicators …

A testate amoeba-based transfer function for paleohydrological reconstruction from boreal and subarctic peatlands in northeastern Canada

A Lamarre, G Magnan, M Garneau, É Boucher - Quaternary international, 2013 - Elsevier
Testate amoebae are common proxy for water table depth in peatlands and are commonly
used to reconstruct past hydroclimatic conditions. In northeastern America, previous transfer …

Ecology of testate amoebae in an Amazonian peatland and development of a transfer function for palaeohydrological reconstruction

GT Swindles, M Reczuga, M Lamentowicz, CL Raby… - Microbial ecology, 2014 - Springer
Tropical peatlands represent globally important carbon sinks with a unique biodiversity and
are currently threatened by climate change and human activities. It is now imperative that …