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Structure of a community of testate amoebae in a sphagnum dominated bog in upper sura flow (Middle Volga Territory)

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Fifty nine species of testate amoebae were found in a sphagnum moss bog located in the upper Sura flow (Volga highland). The active diversity in communities of sphagnum moss biotopes was formed by 24 species. Minimal species diversity (3 species) and maximum density of organisms were noted in the driest habitat. In the habitats with the medium humidity levels, the level of species richness was similar (13–16 species) and the total density was determined by redox characteristics of the environment: under the conditions of oxygen deficit, it was two to three times lower than in an oxidized environment. The species composition specificity in sphagnum moss biotopes was determined by the degree of humidity: in the driest habitats, Arcella arenaria predominated; in the biotopes with medium humidity, Nebela tenella and Hyalosphenia elegans; and in the most humid biotopes, Hyalosphenia papilio and Heleopera sphagni. Communities of testate amoebae differed by species composition and integral characteristics at different sphagnum moss horizons: the abundance and species richness increased with depth. The proportion of living individuals in the total number of tests was 35 to 75%.

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    Yu. A. Mazei

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  3. Regional Center of State Ecological Control and Monitoring of Penza District, ul. Botanicheskaya 30, Penza, 440014, Russia

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Original Russian Text © Yu.A. Mazei, A.N. Tsyganov, O.A. Bubnova, 2007, published in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Biologicheskaya, 2007, No. 4, pp. 462–474.

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Mazei, Y.A., Tsyganov, A.N. & Bubnova, O.A. Structure of a community of testate amoebae in a sphagnum dominated bog in upper sura flow (Middle Volga Territory). Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 34, 382–394 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359007040115

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