Abstract
Biofilms collected on Plexiglass substrates, from a freshwater pond in northern New York State, were examined microscopically for naked amoebae densities, sizes, diversity, and estimated C-biomass. Five samples were obtained during summer 2006 and 2007. The densities ranged from 109 to 136/cm(2) biofilm surface and 285 to 550/mg biofilm dry weight. Sizes ranged from 13 to 200μm. Diversities ranged from 4.23 to 4.55. C-biomass ranged from 64 to 543ng C/cm(2) and 125 to 1,700μg C/g dry weight. Thirty morphospecies were identified among the five samples, including very large amoebae in the range of 100-200μm. Large amoebae (≥50μm) accounted for the largest proportion of the C-biomass.
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