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 …

As most ecosystems, peatlands have been heavily exploited for different human purposes.
For example, in Finland the majority is under forestry, agriculture or peat mining use …

Sphagnum peatlands host a high abundance of protists, especially testate amoebae. Here,
we designed a study to investigate the functional diversity of testate amoebae in relation to …

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

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 …

Testate amoebae are an abundant and functionally important group of protists in peatlands,
but little is known about the seasonal patterns of their communities. We investigated the …

Ongoing climate warming threatens the survival of bogs at the warm/dry limit of their
distribution (eg. in central Europe), and jeopardises the restoration of damaged bogs even …

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

Testate amoebae contribute significantly to belowground ecological processes like nutrient
cycling, but a decline in their nutrient cycling functions in peatlands is expected due to global …

Testate amoebae represent a crucial component of soil microfauna and have been studied
extensively in ombrotrophic peatlands. However, little is known about their ecology in …