Cellular Slime Molds in Soils of Alaskan Tundra, USA
Stephenson SL, Landolt JC, Laursen GA. 1991. Cellular Slime Molds in Soils of Alaskan Tundra, USA. Arctic and Alpine Research. 23(1):104-107
A study of the occurrence and distribution of cellular slime molds (CSM) in soils of Alaskan tundra was carried out during the 1989 field season. Samples for CSM isolation were collected from nine different study sites. These included examples of both subarctic alpine tundra and arctic tundra. Only two species (Dictyostelium mucoroides and D. sphaerocephalum) were isolated, but the total number of clones/g wet soil averaged >100 for all samples and was >200 at three of the four arctic tundra study sites. These figures are comparable to those recorded for samples of forest soil collected at two spruce study sites in central (interior) Alaska.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Stephenson, Steven; Landolt, John; Laursen, Gary
- Units
- ARCN , BELA , CAKR , GAAR , KOVA , NOAT
- Keywords
- Arctic, forest soils