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    STUDIA GEOLOGIA - Issue no. 1 / 2016  
         
  Article:   LATE HOLOCENE PALAEOHYDROLOGICAL CHANGES IN A SPHAGNUM PEAT BOG FROM NW ROMANIA BASED ON TESTATE AMOEBAE.

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  Abstract:  This paper investigates the possibility of reconstructing the palaeohydrological changes in an active Sphagnum peat bog from north-western Romania using testate amoebae fauna and organic matter content determined by loss on ignition (LOI). In total 28 taxa of testate amoebae were identified of which 11 were frequent enough to present a remarkable ecological significance. Based on the relative abundance of these taxa nine zones were identified, crossing from very wet to dry climate conditions. The wet periods identified are characterized by taxa like Centropyxis cassis, Amphitrema flavum and Hyalosphenia papilio, while in the dry periods Difflugia pulex and Nebela militaris thrive. We showed that combining qualitative information regarding hydrological preferences with the quantitative percentage data from the fossil record it is possible to obtain information regarding major surface moisture changes from the peat bog surface. Furthermore we identified a link between distribution of testate amoebae assemblages, organic matter variation and minerogenic material.

Keywords: testate amoebae, moisture, organic matter, peat bog, Romania.
Received: August 2015; accepted January 2016
Available online 12 January 2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1937-8602.60.1.1285 		 
         
     
         
         
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