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Testate amoebae communities from some freshwater and soil habitats in China (Hubei and Shandong Provinces)

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Seventy-eight species and forms of testate amoebae were identified from 29 freshwater and soil habitats in three territories of China (Shandong and Hubei Provinces). Most abundant species from the genera Plagiopyxis, Centropyxis and Trinema represent the globally-distributed and eurybiont group of testate amoebae. The species richness was observed to be the lowest (7–12 species per biotope) in sandy sediments of the Yangtze River, but considerably higher (20–30 taxa) in soil environment. In the range of terrestrial habitats, the most remote communities from Laoshan Mountain in Shandong Province, China manifested the highest difference from others. On the other hand, communities originated in the most distant from industrial center places (Guifeng Mountain in Hubei Province, China) possess the most peculiar species composition including specific Gondwanian taxa (e.g. Nebela bigibbosa). In sum, the results obtained provide the evidence that the community complexity and specificity reduce in the places located within areas that are highly populated and intensively visited by humans.

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  1. Department of Soil Geography, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119899, Russia

    Anatoly Bobrov

  2. Department of Zoology and Ecology, Penza State Pedagogical University, Penza, 440026, Russia

    Yuri Mazei & Viktor Chernyshov

  3. Laboratory of Protozoan Taxonomy and Ecology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China

    Yingchun Gong & Weisong Feng

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Dr. Anatoly Bobrov is a Professor in the Department of Soil Science at Moscow State University (Russia). His areas of research include: 1) taxonomy, morphology and community ecology of testate amoebae; 2) biogeography of testate amoebae; 3) palaeoecology of Late Pleistocene and Holocene; 4) palaeoecology of Bronza age and culture of nomaden. His career has spanned more than 30 years. His degrees, all in soil science and zoology, are from Moscow State University (M.S. and Ph.D.). He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles.

Dr. Yuri Mazei is a Professor in the Department of Zoology and Ecology at Penza State Pedagogical University (Russia). His areas of research include: 1) taxonomy and community ecology of testate amoebae; 2) community ecology of heterotrophic flagellates; 3) morphology and ecology of marine benthic ciliates; and 4) microbial macroecology. His career has spanned more than 20 years. His degrees, all in hydrobiology and ecology, are from Penza State Pedagogical University (M.S.), and Moscow State University (Ph.D.). He has authored nearly 100 peerreviewed journal articles.

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Bobrov, A., Mazei, Y., Chernyshov, V. et al. Testate amoebae communities from some freshwater and soil habitats in China (Hubei and Shandong Provinces). Front. Earth Sci. 6, 1–9 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-012-0310-6

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