Testate Amoebae

• Predator of bacteria and fungi
• Live in variety of oxic freshwater environments
• Very sensitive to water level changes
• Can be identified to species level
• Short living cycle, reacts quickly to changes
• Around 2000 described taxa, usually about 60 to 70 found in peat cores

Examples of applications

• Peatlands - Research applications
• Peatland restoration
• Eutrophication
• Biomonitoring
• sea level change
• Wind pattens
  Important for greenhhouse gas dynamics