GRSM Dictyostelium Survey
Clark S. 2018. GRSM Dictyostelium Survey. National Park Service
Field Methods: Collection of 10-20 samples of about 20 g of soil from just under the leaf litter of assorted forest locations. Soil is scraped only from the surface of patches about 10 cm square and stored in small sterile plastic collection bags. No digging is necessary because the organisms are only on the surface. The soil will be cultured in the laboratory to produce spores and then cloned and stored for future research. Dictyostelium is a common model organism and we are developing a library of wild strains to compare.
- Type
- Generic Dataset
- Authors
- Clark, Scott
- Date of Issue
- 2018-05-18
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Amoeba, Amoeboid, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM Permitted Study ID: GRSM-02014, Protist, Protista, SER, Southeast Region
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Amphibians and Reptiles