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The abundance of marine naked amoebae in the water column of the Clyde estuary
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Rogerson, A and Laybourn-Parry, J, The abundance of marine naked amoebae in the water column of the Clyde estuary, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 34, (2) pp. 187-196. ISSN 0272-7714 (1992) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1016/S0272-7714(05)80104-0
Abstract
Water samples were collected each month from seven sites in the Clyde estuary, Scotland, throughout 1990. The numbers of naked amoebae in each sample were enumerated following enrichment cultivation. Amoebae showed a seasonal trend with greatest abundances over the summer months, June and July. Numbers throughout the year ranged between 0 (below detection) to 43·0 amoebae ml-1 with an overall annual mean of 8·3 amoebae ml-1. A total of 21 different morphotypes were identified and some of these had locomotive forms less than 10m in length. These small forms, in particular, constitute a previously overlooked group of protists. Our data suggest that amoebae were frequently associated with suspended floc material where they were uniquely suited to graze the absorbed floc bacteria and other microbes. There were occasions throughout the year when the numerical density of amoebae equalled that of ciliates, thus they are probably contributing significantly to the cycling of estuarine carbon and deserve further consideration. © 1992 Academic Press Limited.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Ecology |
Research Field: | Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences |
UTAS Author: | Laybourn-Parry, J (Professor Johanna Laybourn-Parry) |
ID Code: | 49453 |
Year Published: | 1992 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 55 |
Deposited By: | Research Division |
Deposited On: | 2007-12-14 |
Last Modified: | 2011-10-04 |
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