Title: Towards a Holarctic synthesis of peatland testate amoeba ecology: development of a new continental-scale palaeohydrological transfer function for North America and comparison to European data
Citation: Amesbury, Matthew; Booth, Robert; Lamarre, Alexandre; Pelletier, Nicolas; Markel, Erin; Magnan, Gabriel; van Bellen, Simon; Roland, Thomas; Bunbury, Joan; Mitchell, Edward; Payne, Richard; Roe, Helen; Clifford, Michael; Charman, Dan; Talbot, Julie; Warner, Barry; Mackay, Helen; Finkelstein, Sarah; Swindles, Graeme; Sullivan, Maura; Elliot, Suzanne; Loisel, Julie; MICHELLE, GARNEAU; Hughes, Paul (2018), “Data for: Towards a Holarctic synthesis of peatland testate amoeba ecology: development of a new continental-scale palaeohydrological transfer function for North America and comparison to European data”, Mendeley Data, V1, doi: 10.17632/bdbsgn32n6.1
Study Site: Canada
Purpose: Fossil testate amoeba assemblages have been used to reconstruct peatland palaeohydrology for more than two decades. While transfer function training sets are typically of local-to regional-scale in extent, combining those data to cover broad ecohydrological gradients, from the regional-to continental- and hemispheric-scales, is useful to assess if ecological optima of species vary geographically and therefore may have also varied over time. Continental-scale transfer functions can also maximise modern analogue quality without losing reconstructive skill, providing the opportunity to contextualise understanding of purely statistical outputs with greater insight into the biogeography of organisms.
Abstract: Testate amoeba community data for 1956 modern surface samples throughout Canada and the USA, alongside environmental data (water table depth, pH) and location (lat/long). Full details given in 'Read me' tab.
Supplemental Information Summary:
Responsible Parties:
Principal Investigator: Matthew Amesbury
Collaborator: Robert Booth
Collaborator: Alexandre Lamarre
Collaborator: Nicholas Pelletier
Collaborator: Erin Markel
Collaborator: Gabriel Magnan
Collaborator: Simon van Bellen
Collaborator: Thomas Roland
Collaborator: Joan Bunbury
Collaborator: Edward Mitchell
Collaborator: Richard Payne
Collaborator: Helen Roe
Collaborator: Michael Clifford
Collaborator: Dan Charman
Collaborator: Julie Talbot
Collaborator: Barry Warner
Collaborator: Helen Mackay
Collaborator: Sarah Finkelstein
Collaborator: Graeme Swindles
Collaborator: Maura Sullivan
Collaborator: Suzanne Elliot
Collaborator: Julie Loisel
Collaborator: Michelle Garneau
Collaborator: Paul Hughes
Research:
Further Info: Matthew J. Amesbury, Robert K. Booth, Thomas P. Roland, Joan Bunbury, Michael J. Clifford, Dan J. Charman, Suzanne Elliot, Sarah Finkelstein, Michelle Garneau, Paul D.M. Hughes, Alexandre Lamarre, Julie Loisel, Helen Mackay, Gabriel Magnan, Erin R. Markel, Edward A.D. Mitchell, Richard J. Payne, Nicolas Pelletier, Helen Roe, Maura E. Sullivan, Graeme T. Swindles, Julie Talbot, Simon van Bellen, Barry G. Warner,
Towards a Holarctic synthesis of peatland testate amoeba ecology: Development of a new continental-scale palaeohydrological transfer function for North America and comparison to European data, Quaternary Science Reviews, Volume 201, 2018, Pages 483-500, ISSN 0277-3791, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.10.034
Status: Complete
Keywords:
peat properties,
mapping,
hydrology,
ecology,
Geographical coordinates: North: 61.28, South: 41.909 East: -52.619 West: -124.11
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 1987-01-01, End
Date: 2017-12-31
