Ecological Distribution of Protosteloid Amoebae in New Zealand
During the period of March 2004 to December 2007, samples of aerial litter (dead but still attached plant parts) and ground litter were collected from study sites representing a wide range of latitudes (34° S to 50° S) and a variety of different types of habitats throughout New Zealand (including St...
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crpeerj:10.7287/peerj.preprints.136 2024-06-02T08:03:45+00:00 Ecological Distribution of Protosteloid Amoebae in New Zealand Zahn, Geoffrey Stephenson, Steven L. Spiegel, Frederick W. 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.136 https://peerj.com/preprints/136v2.pdf https://peerj.com/preprints/136v2.xml https://peerj.com/preprints/136v2.html unknown PeerJ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ posted-content 2013 crpeerj https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.136 2024-05-07T14:14:27Z During the period of March 2004 to December 2007, samples of aerial litter (dead but still attached plant parts) and ground litter were collected from study sites representing a wide range of latitudes (34° S to 50° S) and a variety of different types of habitats throughout New Zealand (including Stewart Island and the Auckland Islands). The objective was to survey the assemblages of protosteloid amoebae present in this region of the world. Twenty-nine described species of protosteloid amoebae were recorded, along with the heterolobesean acrasid, Acrasis rosea . Of the species recovered, Protostelium mycophaga was by far the most abundant and was found in more than half of all samples. Most species were found in fewer than 10% of the samples collected. Seven abundant or common species were found to display significant preferences for aerial litter or ground litter microhabitats. There was some evidence of a general pattern of a decrease in species richness and diversity with increasing latitude and precipitation and elevation. Other/Unknown Material Auckland Islands PeerJ Publishing New Zealand |
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During the period of March 2004 to December 2007, samples of aerial litter (dead but still attached plant parts) and ground litter were collected from study sites representing a wide range of latitudes (34° S to 50° S) and a variety of different types of habitats throughout New Zealand (including Stewart Island and the Auckland Islands). The objective was to survey the assemblages of protosteloid amoebae present in this region of the world. Twenty-nine described species of protosteloid amoebae were recorded, along with the heterolobesean acrasid, Acrasis rosea . Of the species recovered, Protostelium mycophaga was by far the most abundant and was found in more than half of all samples. Most species were found in fewer than 10% of the samples collected. Seven abundant or common species were found to display significant preferences for aerial litter or ground litter microhabitats. There was some evidence of a general pattern of a decrease in species richness and diversity with increasing latitude and precipitation and elevation. |
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Zahn, Geoffrey Stephenson, Steven L. Spiegel, Frederick W. Ecological Distribution of Protosteloid Amoebae in New Zealand |
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Zahn, Geoffrey Stephenson, Steven L. Spiegel, Frederick W. |
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Ecological Distribution of Protosteloid Amoebae in New Zealand |
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Ecological Distribution of Protosteloid Amoebae in New Zealand |
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Ecological Distribution of Protosteloid Amoebae in New Zealand |
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Ecological Distribution of Protosteloid Amoebae in New Zealand |
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Ecological Distribution of Protosteloid Amoebae in New Zealand |
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ecological distribution of protosteloid amoebae in new zealand |
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