A. Rogerson et al., Numbers of naked amoebae inhabiting the intertidal zone of two geographically separate sandy beaches, J MARINE BI, 80(4), 2000, pp. 731-732
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Numbers of naked amoebae (Gymnamoebae) inhabiting the lower intertidal zone
of two sandy beaches were estimated using a novel enrichment cultivation m
ethod. Samples were collected between June and September, 1999. Beach sand
at Kames Bay, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland contained on average 2604 amoebae c
m(-3) while at Dania Beach, Florida, USA, sand harboured 4236 amoebae cm(-3
). This is the first study to focus on the abundance of naked amoebae inhab
iting a sandy beach. These numbers are higher than densities generally repo
rted for shallow subtidal sands and show that amoebae must be considered in
future studies on the dynamics of sandy beach communities.