Freshwater microbial diversity is subject to multiple stressors in the Anthropocene epoch.
However, the effects of climate changes and human activities on freshwater protozoa remain …

Knowledge of the effect of geographic factors on the assemblages of protozoan testate
amoebae is still limited, despite there having been a number of studies on this fauna. We …

Testate amoebae are micro-organisms characterized by an agglutinated or autogenous
shell enclosing the cytoplasm. Testate amoebae have been widely proposed as valuable …

Abstract The middle Yangtze Reach is one of the most developed regions of China. As a
result, most lakes in this area have suffered from eutrophication and serious environmental …

Testate amoebae are an irreplaceable key component of microbial communities in many
aquatic and soil ecosystems and well known as useful bioindicators. In the present work …

The testate amoebae from nine major lakes in the Yunnan Plateau, southwest China were
investigated from August to October 2003. Ninety-four species and subspecies belonging to …

Abstract In Asia, especially in China, our knowledge of the distribution of testate amoebae is
still limited. In this paper, the geographical distribution of testate amoebae in Tibetan Plateau …

We investigated the response of lacustrine testate amoeba communities to 20th century
environmental changes in Lake Zhangdu, China. The lake and surrounding region have …

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 …

A total of 42 testate amoebae species and varieties were identified in sediment samples
taken from three stations (L, O, R) around the outlet of Lake Dongting to the ChangJiang …