Peatlands cover 3% of the earth's land surface but contain 30% of the world's soil carbon
pool. Microbial communities constitute a crucial detrital food web for nutrient and carbon …

The physical and chemical characteristics of the bedrock, along with the geological and
hydrological conditions of karst caves may influence the taxonomic and functional diversity …

Anthropogenic disturbance on natural ecosystems is growing in frequency and magnitude
affecting all ecosystems components. Understanding the response of different types of …

Microbiomes are integral to ecological health and human well-being; however, their
ecological and evolutionary drivers have not been systematically investigated, especially in …

A long-standing debate in microbial ecology is the extent to which free-living
microorganisms exhibit cosmopolitan distributions. We use a comparison of testate …

Ecological studies of peatland testate amoebae are generally based on totals of 150
individuals per sample. However, the suitability of this standard has never been assessed …

Amoebozoa is a poorly studied component of the soil microbiota. Data on amoebozoan
diversity in different types of soil remains drastically limited. In this paper, we present results …

Climate change is likely to cause increased tree recruitment on open peatlands but we
currently have little idea what consequences this vegetation change may have below …

It is well established that in ombrotrophic bogs, water-table depth (WTD) is the primary
environmental control on testate amoeba distribution. However, the environmental controls …

This study investigates the testate amoeba communities of a large peatland in Central
China. The ecology and seasonal variability of testate amoeba communities were studied …