期刊
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
卷 9, 期 1, 页码 129-137出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.02.006
关键词
copper; cupriferous peatlands; heavy metals; Pohlia nutans; testate amoebae
资金
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Vegetation, testate amoebae, and metal concentrations in water and soil (mostly peat) were studied in two copper-rich treed swamps located north of Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. One of the sites is partly disturbed, characterized by bare soil nearly devoid of vegetation cover except for isolated patches of the moss species, Pohlia nutans, around seepages and small streams. Copper concentrations in soil and water samples were high but varied among plots. Values in soil samples were as high as 16,000 mu g/g in the open area, with 4550 mu g/g being the mean. The highest value in groundwater was 1540 mu g/l, with 292 mu g/l being the mean. Twenty-seven testate amoebae species were identified from soil samples. The most abundant species were Cyclopyxis arcelloides and Centropyxis spp. Principal component analysis and detrended correspondence analysis showed that their abundance was especially high in the open area where copper concentrations were high, while species diversity of testate amoebae was low in the open area. This study suggests potential use of mosses and testate amoebae as bio-indicators and bio-monitoring tools for metals such as copper. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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