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An Excellent Indicator for Quaternary Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions—Advances in the Study of Testate Amoebae (Thecamoebians, Arcellacean)

  • QIN Yangmin ,
  • GU Yansheng ,
  • WANG Junxia ,
  • XIE Shucheng
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  • 1.The Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China; 2.State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China

Received date: 2008-04-10

  Revised date: 2008-06-23

  Online published: 2008-08-10

Abstract

Testate amoebae (Thecamoebians, Arcellacean) are a kind of worldwide distributed rhizopoda protozoan, which are living in wet and freshwater environments.Due to their narrow niches, short lifecycle and being sensitive to environmental changes, the abundant testate amoebae fossils in sediments might provide high-resolution paleoenvironmental information. Sedimentary testate amoebae are very useful in quantitative reconstruction of sea level changes, paleohydrology, and paleoclimate, which are mainly in the studies of paleolimnology and human activities. Profound researches carried out in European and North American countries have demonstrated that testate amoebae are excellent indicators for paleoenvironmental changes. The large climatic gradient and diversity of habitats in China are ideal for the studies of testate amoebae biogeography, ecology, and paleoenvironmental reconstructions.

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QIN Yangmin , GU Yansheng , WANG Junxia , XIE Shucheng . An Excellent Indicator for Quaternary Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions—Advances in the Study of Testate Amoebae (Thecamoebians, Arcellacean)[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2008 , 23(8) : 803 -812 . DOI: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2008.08.0803

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