A group of 55 scientists from 20 countries met for a three days symposium on testate
amoebae in the French city of Monbeliard from the 14th to the 17th of September 2009. This …

An international group of 44 scientists from 16 countries assembled at the University of
Antwerpen to share experiences and assess current research progress concerning testate …

Testate amoebae are valued for their functional significance and application as indicators of
environmental conditions, particularly in peatland ecosystems. Research on testate …

Testate amoebae are increasingly used in ecological and palaeoecological studies of
wetlands. To characterise the amoeba community a certain number of individuals need to be …

Methodological advances are essential for robust ecological research. Quantitative
reconstructions of environmental conditions using testate amoebae rely on sound taxonomy …

Testate amoebae are a polyphyletic assemblage of at least three major, unrelated
taxonomic groups of unicellular amoeboid eukaryotes exhibiting a test. The focus on testate …

Studies on testate amoeba species distribution at small scales (ie, single peatland sites) are
rare and mostly focus on bogs or mineral-poor Sphagnum fens, leaving spatial patterns …

Testate amoebae are a diverse group of shelled protists frequently used as model
organisms in microbial biogeography. Relatively few species have been reported for the …

Highlights•First study of shell-bearing (testate) amoebae conducted in historical parks of
Potsdam, Germany.•76 species and subspecies of testate amoebae were identified (in 32 …

In this review we assess past and current trends in the use of testate amoebae in peatland
science, concentrating mainly on studies conducted in northern peatlands. We also discuss …